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You were very lucky, but to travel without insurance is taking a risk ! Many holiday makers have been caught out, when they've needed repatriation, it can cost thousands
Even though U.K residents will receive " free care " in some countries you may have to pay up front for any care and claim it back ! I sorted out insurance cover before I went on camino - just in case !
This is a very good idea. It is possible to buy fruit in the shops, but not always kitchens in the hostels to cook the veg ! I am vegetarian, where we stayed often shared meals would always contain meat/fish, I found the salad would have tinned tuna added to it, as much as I love patatas bavas...
Hi, I'm 40+ ! and also didn't have much time to train before hand. It took me a couple of days getting used to walking in the heat, with a rucksack on. After then it got easier.
Am glad I took painkillers and deepheat, these did help when we had to merge walking days. I had a fantastic...
Try not to worry, when my daughters were 16 & 21
Try not to worry !! My daughters then aged 16 & 21 did the
same Camino, they had a great time, youngest had awful blisters, so bad the local chemist said they had to go to hospital, local people and others also doing the Camino were friendly and...
I did Lisbon to Finisterre in 26 days and lost 1 stone 2lbs in weight ! As I am a vegetarian, I did have difficulty finding places to eat that didn't only serve meat. When we had to merge our walking days, we did " carb up " in advance to boost our energy levels
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