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Leave this behemoth if a solar charge battery behind. I bring a very lightweight (4 ounces) battery pack that will give my phone a full charge. Anything more is overkill. You will have the opportunity to plug your phone in to charge at your...
My post wasn’t about fines that have been imposed because of breaking lockdown rules, but about my personal opinion that some more fine wielding wouldn’t go amiss.
There are plenty of cases (I’ve added links to my OP) where people do stupid...
It happens. No doubt someone else can explain the process, but it happens.
Personally I’ve long thought that idiots who do stupid stuff like taking a 14 month old baby up Scafell Pike in the winter, this should be fined, or presented with a bill...
and true to that, absolutely. I guess I didn't think too much of a size. I don't rightly recall what the size of the one (or couple) i wound up buying; I will agree that a 'portable size' it was not but at the same it was not a 'family size'...
1. Good thing to remember - the people behind the counter are very friendly and helpful in that aspect, esp. if you just finished a meal (however small that may be). I had no problem filling my 3L camel bladder and couple of times the gents said...
No, no. Don't get me wrong - I don't think I'm going to a scary place - I've been to Spain many times and love it - just never this region, never been on the trail to know the infrastructure, and also want to be prepared for those random alone...
Re water purification: you are in SPAIN gor crying out loud. People drink tap water from the street spigot and fountains.
Brown and foul? Really? Honestly I'd be more afraid to drink it in NYC...
Same with expensive shampoo and toothpaste. Any...
Totally unnecessary. Spanish water meets high quality standards. However, if your system is ultra sensitive to the tiniest changes in drinking water it could be useful.
I always use a shampoo bar for hair and body on the Camino. If it can...
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