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Gumba - Many thanks for letting me know about the FB group and Efrens' series. I had never heard of him before (I never thought of YouTube as a resource for my travel research), but have just started watching that series and am enjoying it so far. I agree that his camera work is fantastic! In...
I have continued searching for information in French, using different search terms from what I used before and found what seems really useful: https://geneve-lepuy.chemindesaintjacques.com/reservez-vos-etapes/ Hope this helps with your research too (until you get your Yellow Guide)!
Well, there are many Camino routes where you can't count on water being available en route. When my brand new water bladder started leaking in my backpack on a recent trek overseas, I wished I had a tube to convert a normal water bottle into a hydration system; I had no idea such a thing already...
Thank you very much to all those who have responded!
Peterexpatkiwi - I found the same information as you did and yes I was indeed looking for something similar to MiamMiam Dodo, which now publishes ebooks as well, but unfortunately they don't cover the Via Gebennensis. I don't really want to...
Hello All! I have tried for some time without success to find information online about accommodation along the Via Gebennensis. The 'Online Guide' offered by this website doesn't cover this route. Is the Yellow Guide still the only resource for this? That book seems to be available only in hard...
Depending on where you are flying from, and through, you should also check whether your luggage will be checked all the way through to your final destination. Airline and airport regulations about this have changed in recent years. If you need to check in again en route, be prepared to wait a...
Of course it is the bank / card company that charges the conversion fees. Banks / companies that offer nil conversion fees for foreign transactions specifically advertise this as a selling point.
OK, an update (for those who are interested...) - After the card issuing company disabled their security requirements for ALSA, my payment finally went through and I got my ticket! The whole transaction took less than a couple of minutes. It is just a little annoying that the fare has gone up by...
I would only use a normal bank card or credit card as a last resort for foreign transactions. Apart from the poor exchange rate and exhorbitant conversion fee, I would have thought they are actually more likely to block foreign transactions.
So I called the company that issued one of my travel...
Thank you all for sharing your experiences! I am looking to buy a ticket for early October - certainly before 11 Oct. But the Monbus calendar literally stops at 30 Sep, so it isn’t even a 30-day thing.
I also have problems with the ALSA site! They rejected my credit card payment 5 times. Both...
Hello Camino walkers! I have been trying to book a Monbus ticket from Muxia back to Santiago de Compostela in October but the Monbus website doesn't enable me to choose any departure date beyond September. When I click on the right arrow at the top of the calendar to try to move to the next...
Hi there! I am looking to get an e-SIM (including calls and texts) for Portugal / Spain before arriving, and am wondering if I will see the phone number as soon as I purchased the e-SIM, or whether I will only see it after activation (ie after arriving in Spain). Does anyone know? Grateful for...
Thank you all for your super helpful responses and even photos!
Oh, if you have a photo of the departure point, I'd love to see that too, thank you! I will PM you later. :) Let's not have the 'To WhatsApp or Not To WhatsApp' debate here; I'll just say I have my reasons...
Hello All! I am looking to book my boat trip from Vilanova to Pontecesures online. What is the difference between Bahia (€25 one way) and Amare (€30 one way) in terms of quality of service and reliability? And do the boats to Pontecesures all depart from the same spot in Vilanova, or do...
Thank you! It seems that there are different buses going to the airport: the shuttle run by the company Tussa (line 6A) stops right at the entrance, but the public bus run by the Galicia local government (number XG802, according to Google) seems to stop a fair way away. I will need to check if...
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