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    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    I don't know about prepaid card. They are viewed as expensive and a bit of a rip off but DEBIT cards are "prepaid" in a sense and American banks use them pretty commonly. I think they may have lagged behind European ones initially because those cards require different readers both for banks and...
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    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    I don't know where you live. If it is in the USA you could open a SCHWAB bank account (as opposed to an investment one) and you can get an ATM card with that. There is no minimum for the account and there are NO fees when you withdraw money in whatever country you are in. They refund fees from...
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    Need help with a new sleeping bag

    Hi , this may be one too many suggestions but I have loved my 723gm regular length (good for up to 6feet, I think) REI Helio down sleeping bag. It is very adjustable with feet out, arms out, etc. if wanted, and one can walk around in it. It costs $135, much cheaper than the lighter sea to summit...
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    How much interest is there in the Via Regia/Ecumenical Pilgrims Way in Germany?

    Yes, I'm very interested. Thank you for working on this project!
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    Walking the whole Norte or combine with the Primitivo?

    Mine,too. I loved it and thought the first and second day (I started late on the first day and slept in an old mill all by myself) were spectacular. In fact, the entire length of it was wonderful. Missed the hospitales and took the alternative route because of dense fog and rain but that route...
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    Bus Santiago - Porto

    I intended to buy mine in the station just before taking the bus. There was a problem with the computer at the vendor station that day but it was all taken care of by the driver who asked the ticket vender at the next stop to take the money. So, even for last minute people there does not seem to...
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    Medical care in Santiago and elsewhere

    Their website says Membership is free and renewable in a year with a donation. An amount was not mentioned.
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    Foot Pain

    I use those, too. So far, they have been a great help on two caminos and my weekly hikes.
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    On the Primitivo

    I don't want to appear disrespectful but please believe this: It does NOT treat viruses. I don't mean to say that your dog did not get better but please consider that the dog may have had giardiasis.
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    best app for walking the camino primitivo

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    Looking for property on camino de Santiago

    Even if they are, will that world class cook be included?
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    What's the problem here?

    Try a pair of compression knee highs. They usually hug the foot snugly and don't descend. I use a pair of runner smart wool PhD ones as a lining layer and have had good luck with the same pair for 2 entire long( but different) caminos and they are still going strong.
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    How steep is steep?

    I went that route last autumn, stopping at Orisson for the night and taking the less steep way down from the col. I was almost 72. It was not hard. Please do not forget that you can choose to send your backpack ahead from SJPDP to Orisson and from Orisson to Roncesvalles without a problem. It...
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    Voltaren cream ....is it worth it?

    You are not asking for medical advice, just other people's experiences. As a physician myself, I will give you mine: I used it last year for lower back pain and for foot pain and this year for some lower and upper back pain ( I took a much lighter pack, but my age refuses to go backwards) and it...
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    Good Android apps (or guide books) for the Primitivo?

    I just finished the Primitivo (after starting in Irun) and was unable to download Liz Brandt's guide to my smartphone. I printed out the guide at home, put the package in my backpack and put the page for the next day in my front pocket so I could stop a hundred times to consult how much higher I...
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