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I have a T-Mobile account. It works in 135-plus countries without having to activate/change anything. No data roaming charge and I can use unlimited data. Calls made to the US via Wi-Fi are free. If you make local calls using cellular data, it is 25 cents per minute. I can google hotels, use...
When I am not on one of the Camino trails, I do what I call iFIT Camino. I have a treadmill with a 22-inch monitor. I have an iFIT individual membership for around $15 per month. I can creat a Googlemap-based trail. I can program one of my favorite trails or a trail that I have not walked yet...
South Korea became a republic after World War 2 and had its first democratic election in 1948. The newly-elected president was married to an Austrian lady (the marriage occurred while he was living in the United States). Koreans commonly refer to someone's wife as Mrs. wherever she was born...
I always wear two pairs: these liner-toe socks inside and lightweight wool socks (Farm to Toe, made in the USA) . It always worked for me and never had a single blister. I normally wear women's shoe size 6 1/2 but purchased men's hiking shoes size 7 (women's size 9?) (that was the smallest I...
I use Booking.com to see the availabilities and price ranges, but always call the property directly (I find the number on Google). All of them gave me a reservation over the phone. Once, I arrive at the property, I ask to see the room before I pay them. This way, I don't get stuck in a room I...
I walked el Norte in October and saw less than 20 pilgrims the entire time. When I switched to Camino do Mar from Ribadeo, I only saw 2 pilgrims in Ribadeo then none afterward! Pilgrims were so rarely seen, that I turned goats´ and cows´ heads.
I am home now. On a return flight aboard the Iberian Airlines, I was given a salt and pepper shaker shaped like "Las Meniñas". Delighted and excited, I immediately held the "salt Meniña" by her waist and tried to twist open it but nothing happened. Then I held her head and did the same...well...
I had a medical emergency when I reached O Vicedo. I had to go back to Viveiro for treatments. Spent 2 days there and then came to Santiago. I will stay here for a week or so before I fly back home. I have been doing my own Camino in and around Santiago, Wikiloc has many lovely trails in...
I just experienced the same on the Norte and do Mar . Continuos rain for 8 days, then strong wind for the last 3 days. Hoping and praying for everyone’s safety.
I would try Wikiloc. I just used it for my Camino do Mar. It is a collection of trails uploaded by people who walked the walk. You can choose one from multiple trails.
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