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  1. Flirish

    Laundry advice

    We tried the Travelon sheets and you did need several for a load. The biggest drawback was trying to pull out a sheet with slightly wet hands. We switched back to Sea To Summit Wilderness Wash, which we’ve used on backpacking/camping trips for years. One capful for a sink load.
  2. Flirish

    Challenge with accommodations

    I’ll second the Mountain Shuttle. We used this service in 2018 and it worked out wonderful.
  3. Flirish

    Alternative to Allianz travel insurance

    I had a similar issue with Allianz payment delays last May from a 10 day Covid layover at the end of our post-Camino trip in Germany. It took me several months of waiting, with phone calls and follow up receipts that were not relevant to the claim (I.e. requiring the original airline receipt...
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    Luggage transport

    We used our backpacks on our previous 2 Caminos, and used Jacotrans on part of the last one. We stayed in private albergues and saw suitcases awaiting pickup nearly every morning when we took our packs downstairs. I contacted Jacotrans recently about their suitcase requirements for our upcoming...
  5. Flirish

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to León

    We also just arrived in Burgos and start tomorrow. Buen Camino!
  6. Flirish

    Using a larger Backpack, just not filling it up. Thoughts?

    My husband and I have 55L and 65L packs from previous hikes and that's what we use. There isn't much weight difference between those and smaller packs so wasn't worth the extra cost for us. Sometimes the larger packs have better hip belts too. Pack lightly and don't be tempted to add "extras" ;)

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