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That’s broadly still in the right ballpark re fees. For a UK debit card holder (me) most of the mains banks seem to be at €7 Euros. Sabadell seems to have increased though still one of the cheapest and when I last used DB they seem to be asking...
Thefts from security scanner belts is a valid concern. I have read about such thefts - and cases where the perpetrators were quickly caught and later convicted based upon airport security camera footage.
To reduce the risk, I use a white paint...
Try and go with the flow. Everyone does things differently.
If you are late to rise and late to start walking there may be less choice when you reach your days end.
My choice is to start at daybreak and enjoy the sun coming up, stop as and when...
My wife and I had returned from a wonderful trip in Europe and I saw a movie being advertised on our streaming application. Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez in "The Way". It was not earth shattering or life changing, but we thought what a really...
I walk for many reasons. For my first, I was walking out of gratitude mainly.. gratitude of still being alive, after having survived a large subdural hemorrhage that required surgery and I almost "coned", I survived 4 years at that time of...
Hello, my name is Xosé and I am doing a research on LGBT people who have done the Camino. I would be very grateful if you could help me through your experiences. If possible I would like to interview you, privately online.
Regards
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
During my Camino a few walking pals and I referred to ourselves as the "Second Bar Club", as we made it a rule to always, always stop in the second bar every time we came to a village, even if the first one looked particularly promising or we...
Great question, David! Probably best sums up ALL of the Camino prep issues!
Like others, I had prepped, read & watched videos, trained (physically), packed & unpacked my backpack so many times, I could do it in the dark (which was the point!)...
I worried too much about my health in relation to the Camino. ( I had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and triple heart bypass a couple of years before my first Camino [SJPDP - Santiago]).
Bizarrely, it was my heart issues that helped me...
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