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    In the USA? A Favor. Sorry to ask.... (re gadget to clip phone to walking stick)

    No worries, glad to hear they could help Diane
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    In the USA? A Favor. Sorry to ask.... (re gadget to clip phone to walking stick)

    Not sure how to private message but I run an online store and go to the post office Monday - Friday and also know the customs form you will need to get it into AU. Would be happy to help Diane
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    Pedicures along the Camino

    Literally the only thing I bought on my first Camino was a pair on nail clippers along the way. I never got a blister but the nail of my shortest toe cut through the next toe and I had a sock full of blood. I personally would carry the nail clippers. Buen Camino
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    The Camino: So much to fear - So little to fear.

    Just think it may be your first camino but it is NOT the first camino. Everything is there, ready to support you.
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    Which of these 3 start dates would you pick?

    I would avoid going back and forth to London in the middle of a Camino since the UK is no longer part of the Schengen Zone and you may be subject to quarantine or other rules
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    A stay of greater than 90 days

    Schengen is 90 days in and then 90 days OUT. A trip to morocco will do nothing for you
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    Health insurance for 2021 and Covid?

    These are recommended on the Schengen Travel site The Europe travel health insurance policy can easily be purchased online from AXA, MondialCare or Europ Assistance at a very low cost.
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    Sending my bag ahead

    But be careful as you would need to go to the post office during business hours which may not include Saturday, Sunday or local holidays. I did this in 2001 and had to hang around Santiago until they opened. Also you may want to bring packing supplies, I wrapped some tape around a pencil I...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Portugal PRC test or Antigen?

    from flytap.com Passengers entering or transiting thru Portugal must present proof of testing for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, or they will be denied boarding. (including Portuguese citizens, residing in Portugal and their families): NAAT - Nucleic Acid Amplification...
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    Ten Years Ago Since "The Way"

    I walked the Frances first in 2001 and either people knew about the camino from Shirley Maclaine's book or Paulo Coehlo.
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    Question about food

    I walked the camino way back in 2001 and had about the same restrictions and had no problem finding food except once when there was only one dish left and it was the Lomo (pork) which I ate after 40KMS otherwise it would have been stale bread and a slice of cheese as the next patrons got. But...
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    What’s on your playlist?

    I had CatStevens "the wind" playing in my head sing with me: I listen to the wind to the wind of my soul. Where I'll end up well I think only God really knows. I've sat upon the setting sun. But never never never never. I never wanted water once. No never never, never. I listen to my words but...
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    The truth about Camino fashion

    I wore smartwools on the outside with light liners on both camino and never got a blister. Only issue was a toenail that cut into my foot, bring a nail clipper your will need it if you walk for many than a week
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    Luggage Transfer to Burgos

    When I walked the Camino the second time I used Poste Restante. Here is the info from wikipedia. I put my back pack in a duffle bag and shipped that bag with some clean clothes to Santiago. The issues are you must find a post office to mail it from (i shipped it from Pamplona and already knew...
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    The truth about Camino fashion

    I called it on my 2X Camino the "luxury of dirt". You will never be this dirty and must just embrace it. I remember washing all my clothes and hanging them on the line outside and watching a big gust of wind blow dust all over my wet "clean" clothes. I bought my Camino clothes in a thrift shop...
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