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Thank you. I did get one from him in 2014. But that is a good idea I will use it as my " official" shell for my pack.
Yes they do take credit cards from America, just let them know that you are making a foreign purchase.
I have just bought tickets for RENFE (Barcelona to Pamplona) and for the ALSA bus from Pamplona to SJPDP for April 19th. There were no problems except with my cc issuer who declined transaction even though I had alerted them. But after a second try everything went smoothly. YaY, for my fifth Camino!
You may be too early to buy online as you are looking at August. I was not able to get my ticket for April until Feb. Yes you can purchase with a credit card, make sure you let your credit card company know you are making an overseas charge if you are from USA or they may block it. The process...
"Bajaracer" is correct. It is 4 hours from Barcelona to Pamplona, and the cost when I booked on Feb. 2nd was 23.80E. From Pamplona to SJPDP ,you can take a bus or share a taxi or better yet book a night at Corazon Puro at corazonpuro.es and they will pick you up at train station in Pamplona and...
Antico, I had a similar situation in 2010. I had booked my return flight exceeding 90 days. The Spanish Consulate in Houston advised me to go to a police station and get some documentation from them. I tried doing that in Madrid but they referred me to the immigration office. They issued me an...
I'm not sure about the tarjeta dorada but the ticket from Barcelona to Pamplona on the 12:10 train was 23,80 E, @ 32$, on petrabax it was 50$, so a good deal I think. Also I have "winged" it before and bought at the train station but it sure feels good having the ticket in my hand.
Hello,
I have just purchased a ticket from Barcelona to Pamplona on the RENFE site. They have revised their reservation site and is almost painless. Two things that made it easier were 1) calling my credit card company and letting them know I was making a purchase online through an overseas...
As a side note, I went the checked cardboard tube route and used a rather large triangular tube from UPS. When I went to mail the tube from Barcelona to Santiago with post camino shoes,etc., a rather gruff looking man at the post office near Plaza Catalunya looked at the box with" UPS"...
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