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  1. April Jo

    My 2.2 Kilo/4.3 Pound CF Packing List

    To all you ultralite packers out there.... if I was a jealous woman, I'd be very jealous indeed of your discipline! May I learn from you!
  2. April Jo

    As a Protestant...

    Happy singing, Stivandrer!
  3. April Jo

    For Aussies....Heading to the "Saturday, Let's Get Stuff for the Camino" ALDI Sale

    Gerard, please take a friend with you to Aldi's on Saturday, whose sole task is to video your shopping expedition, for our edification - well, entertainment....
  4. April Jo

    Australians - Aldi next Saturday, gear for sale

    The thing I found with Aldi clothes is their fit/sizes can be, ah, unexpected.... and some features can be truly weird (e.g. I got a hiking jacket with overly sleeves.) My advice is.... buy the size you think will fit, head home (or the shopping mall's public loo!) and try all items on. Then go...
  5. April Jo

    Sarria to Santiago at short notice

    I am very sorry for your loss, Andrew. May your brother rest in peace. It’s a beautiful idea making your Camino pilgrimage a memorial for him. Last year I let go of my hopes to walk the full Frances route when I heard that a friend in England was terminally ill. Because of the time frame, like...
  6. April Jo

    Australians - Aldi next Saturday, gear for sale

    Excellent, thanks Kanga. And tomorrow 1st July I'll be getting a digital luggage weigher from Aldi :)
  7. April Jo

    How to make great videos with your phone

    Lovely video, good quality, great technical information - thanks
  8. April Jo

    Alert Pilgrims

    Wow, thanks for this important safety information, Rodrigo
  9. April Jo

    A Camino Song

    What a fun post - makes me smile
  10. April Jo

    Where to put what at bedtime?

    After reading about someone whose sleeping bag was cut at the bottom while they were sleeping (yikes!) I took an oversize lightweight pillow slip: to encase the albergue pillow AND my pouch of 'valuables'. The pouch was then easy to take with me if I went to the bathroom during the night...
  11. April Jo

    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    To state the obvious regarding my earlier post about CBA Travel Cards: you'd need to specify Australian Dollars as one of the loaded currencies on the card when you get the card issued: Then you can use it anywhere in Australia as well as overseas. BTW I had no problems with this card at all...
  12. April Jo

    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    You're probably not in Australia, but for anyone who is.... the Commonwealth Bank of Australia issues Travel Cards which are really just Debit Master Cards. You specify which currencies you want (I chose AUD, GBP and Euros) and are valid for a couple of years. They issue you with TWO cards...
  13. April Jo

    Moving to Santiago

    What lovely news! All the very best to you Sybil in this exciting move. Would love to meet up with you one day. Enjoy your new home, and your new life!
  14. April Jo

    Hip injury

    Hi Marie-Claire. Have. Look at Rock Tape (their website plus You Tube) - they have kinesiology tape that can apparently be used for flexibility and pain for the hip (and elsewhere on the body) - my local pharmacist has been getting great feedback for this tape from sports people. Thanks to...
  15. April Jo

    Aarn Backpack Advice Please - FF or PA

    I haven't used a FF, but I really love my Peak Aspiration. (Can't remember the name of the smaller one I swapped it for.) The size of the PA suited me better, because I'm not a good packer, and wanted enough space to stuff things into, in my rather untidy fashion.... The PA turned out to be...
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