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    "3 Caminos" Series available on US Amazon Prime Video

    We returned from our Camino last week and just watched “Tracks” on Amazon Prime US. It’s the story of a woman who walked across Australia in the 1970s. It was quite compelling. I really appreciated the ending statement which felt relatable to the Camino.
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    European SIM - data-only or talk/text?

    We bought them from Simcorner while in the US and were given French phone numbers to use while we were abroad. I only wished I had turned them on before I left even if it ate a day or two of time because it was a hassle that took many hours and a few days to iron out with our US and the...
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    European SIM - data-only or talk/text?

    We’re on the Camino Frances now and we got an eSim with talk , text and data. I’ve not used the texting at all as I too use what’s app. Even then we’ve only texted a few times to touch base with our house sitter and daughter. We’ve used the minutes just a few times to call our lodging or a...
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    Steep up hill - downhill like Alto de Perdon?

    Yes, it’s been tough on me… I’m definitely not as strong as my husband … I have stretched and tested myself for sure… we’re in Logrono now scheming for my husband to come back next year alone to actually test himself… I’m too slow for him for sure… it’s been tough and slow but we’ve learned so...
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    Lost & Found Lost: Men’s Tilley Hat in Sansol

    My husband set his hat down on a windowsill on the corner of Calle de Logrono as we were across from the bus stop in Sansol. If anyone sees it and is coming this way, we are in Viana tonight, Logrono tomorrow and in Burgos in a few days. Phone number removed by moderator. Please use the...
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    Steep up hill - downhill like Alto de Perdon?

    I really appreciate the feedback from everyone as I look to complete my first section on the Camino and plan for my return
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    Steep up hill - downhill like Alto de Perdon?

    I completed my first day of my first Camino from Pamplona to Uterga… Thank goodness it was dry, but the up and down were really tough for me, fortunately with only one slip/fall on the way down from Alto de Perdon. I’ve tried looking for elevation maps to judge the next few days, but I’m...
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    What to carry in my wallet

    We are here now and that is similar to what happened to me… for security I had set the app to no transactions or international transactions and so was declined at the ATM. But once we got the esim phone sorted out I was able to fix it and then it was good. The phone was a whole other story.
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    What to carry in my wallet

    If you use a debit card at a grocery store, can you get cash back that way? As opposed to just the ATMs?
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    What to carry in my wallet

    Thank you all for these wonderful tidbits of advice. I look forward to seeing some of you on the trail, if not this time, then a future adventure!
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    What to carry in my wallet

    Here's a silly question... if I'm carrying everything (self/backpack) and that's it... how do you keep your cards separate? I'll have a wallet in the front of my backpack with small amounts of euros and maybe one card and everything else will be in a waist pack buried under all clothes... how...
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    What to carry in my wallet

    Oh excellent point… I’ll add in the travel insurance to the vault and my wallet
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    What to carry in my wallet

    One week to go!!!!! We will soon be on the camino! For my wallet/secret waist pack, I will be bringing: - Passport - International Driver's License - California Driver's License - 1-2 Credit Cards that have been notified I will be abroad (one with no international fees, one as an emergency...
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    Palace of the Kings of Navarre, Olite

    Greetings, We are soon approaching our very first camino. We will be flying from California to Madrid and then taking the train to Pamplona for our starting point. That journey will take us approximately a day and a half or two days until we arrive. We then have two days in Pamplona to ship...
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    The culture has changed...sadly

    Don’t be disheartened… as a soon to be new pilgrim I have been reading as many different posts and threads as I can. In regards to luggage transport my husband and I have opted to mail ahead our luggage to our last stop and will be living off our packs for the section of the walk that we will...
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