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Hello Pierre ,
I see you are based in the U K so please look at 1p mobile sim cards .
I have used 1p mobile for about 2 years now both on the caminos in Spain , whilst travelling in Eastern Europe and of course in the U K and it works perfectly .The cost is 1p per call minute , 1p per text and...
Hello Lynnehardy .....https://www.andalucia.org/en/travel-assistance-insurance
This has all the information and it looks like the scheme is still in operation untill June 2022 .
I think if you present yourself with Covid symptoms at any medical facility then the insurance will be activated...
Happy penguin....regarding the hostal Rodriguez ,that is where i was and there were no vacancies . I said i would stay in the bus shelter outside and i had a drink on the terrace . The owner came out later and said they have found me a room .The problem is that i think during the pandemic they...
Nothing like usual of course , last night 5 pilgrims , the previous night 2 including me .
Another bit of info is that Covid testing for departing flight can be taken at Seville and Madrid airports , but dont know about Santiago.
Regards....John
Hello sunopo a few pilgrims about but a few i suspect are catching the bus and phoning a head as there are very few places available ....today nothing available in Fuente des cantos nor Calzadilla de Cantos ....looks like a bus shelter for me tonight 🙄🙄
A bit of info on albergues on the Via de la Plata...municipal in Castelblanco de los Aroyas closed.... spent the night in Casa Salvadora 43 Avda Espagna , 400mts from the municpal ( 14 € )..... .municipale in El Real De La Jara closed ....spending the night at Alojamiento Del pelegrinos...
Good heavens i am learning a lot today .
After reading that there is no charge to change a booking with Ryanair within the first 24 hrs of making said booking I went ahead and changed my return flight so as to give me more time to find a clinic for a Covid test .
I am not knocking Ryanair as the...
Hello mspath , regarding the long term parking , i did find long term parking at San Jose college in Seville , but after a small accident ( not my fault and on the way to my brothers funeral in Derbyshire ) my car is now in for repair , so a plane it is...
Hello......i will be starting out on the Via de la Plata from Triana hostel Seville on 10th Sept and whilst searching for a covid test in Seville for my return trip to the U K i came across this link ..........
https://www.andalucia.org/en/travel-assistance-insurance
It appears to be free...
Roby.......A month was just a figure plucked from the air and i was allowing a few days to get from Seville to Cadiz ( including a couple of days to look around if i decide to start my pilgrimage from Cadiz ) , a wander around Seville , Merida , Salamanca and a couple of days at the wonderful...
Thank you Foden for your camp site idea as i would prefer to start In Cadiz ( along the Via Augusta , i believe )and i am sure there are several camp sites around that area .
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