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Over the period of time there has been Covid my wife and I have worn our masks when we leave the house. We used P95 before we could get ANY masks. (P95 were particulate masks from my workshop, good for us, bad for others because they exhausted the exhale out of a vent.) Even after the government...
I moved from Samsung to iPhone but will probably move back again next year. No worries, not a problem. I'm not going back to the Camino any time soon and if/when I do I'll just get another copy of the app. It's a small cost compared to the its value on the journey.
I'm going to reset my Samsung...
That was my first (hopefully only) Covid experience. Most of my journey was also by taxi, bus and train, but I did get to walk a total of about 25 miles. About half of that was through a wind driven misty rain, which came after I left my rain jacket in a taxi. At least I had a small umbrella to...
Thanks for the kind words, Jodean.
Yes, that's true, but I'd still rather have something covering that much of my face, especially in the airports. The planes circulate the air and you're limited to just those around you. In the airports your among thousands of people, breathing, coughing...
Thanks, for other apps that I've purchased they are tied to an email address so I just need to download and log in. The Wise Pilgrim app has to be paid for to download and install, so I don't know how that works. I'll PM him
I have the Wise Pilgrim app on a Samsung Galaxy and I want to transfer it to an iPhone I recently bought. Is there any way to do that and avoid having to buy the app again? I tried the Wise Pilgrim app website but there's no support or contact option, nor is there in the app. Has anyone done...
I have never had Covid until I went to walk the Camino. Since the outset of the Covid pandemic I have been very careful, always wearing a mask, getting each shot as it was offered, staying away from crowds and limiting travel. My 2 oldest children and I left from different states, different...
I bought a General Global Assistance policy. I wanted it mostly for medical and I'm over 75. A lot of companies won't take you over 70 I think. I searched specifically for 'age 75+' companies and found a few. I have no experience with any of them and hope I don't need them, but....just in case...
Thank you :)
Last year my 52 year old son walked the Camino del Norte, Irun to Santiago, then he had some extra time so he walked to the coast (Fisterra) and up to Muxia. His total was 660 miles. He walked very early July to the mid-August. We all stayed in the loop on WhatsApp and we...
Yes, basic economy. I think my seat is on one of the wings. I got bamboozled by a VISA promotion to use my points to buy the ticket. I used all my available points and still had to pay about $900 to fly from middle America to Madrid. My daughter is flying from the west coast, used zero points to...
We're coming next week, starting at Gijon. American Airlines charges $75 for the first checked bag on International flights so I'm shipping my newly purchased $30 Trail Buddy poles to my son for $14.23 to put in his luggage on a Delta flight (for free).
I'm checking with my Fidelity account and here's their reply:
For international ATM withdrawals and merchant purchases, the Visa currency conversion rate may include a 1% foreign transaction fee. This fee is applied at the time of the transaction and is equal to 1% of the total transaction after...
Another Android user here.
I use the Under Armour Map My Walk/Run app. There is a free version which is quite good and it never nags you to upgrade. There are some links here and there if you wish to do so. There is no pressure to do so. I don't recall any popups. It pretty much does its job...
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