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Here is a great guide on your options on using an iPhone abroad, it may prevent phone bill shock from your home carrier, some of these tips can be applied to other types of smartphones as well.
http://thebudgetmindedtraveler.com/iphoneabroad/#more-3165
http://shop.bluffworks.com
http://snarkynomad.com/so-these-are-probably-the-best-travel-pants-on-the-planet-right-now/
I might have to try these out, they may be on the pricey side, but they look like they normal pants that you can wear before, during, and after the Camino yet still be office...
There are a some lessons to be learned from this incident, the Pilgrim was found safe and had no idea anybody was even looking for him.
When you walk the Camino, it is something that you do by yourself, there is no one to tell you how far to walk, how fast to walk, and how much to carry etc...
Station Of OriginStation Of DestinationDepartureArrivalDurationRetail PriceDepartureRetail PriceReturnFromToServiceSeatsItineraryDays
PamplonaSaint Jean De Pied De Port10:0011:451h 45min20.0€40.0€13/06/201431/08/2014normalnoshowitinerary Pamplona - Saint Jean De Pied De Port - 10:00 (new window...
Here is a great NY Times article about using your phone overseas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/travel/being-smart-about-phone-fees-overseas.html?_r=0
We all know about the Tarta de Santiago, there was another chocolate dessert that was sold in a clay bowl, I noticed it when I got closer to Santiago, does anybody remember what it's called?
http://www.alimentacionvarma.com/en/capitan-mani.html
Capitan Mani is the brand of peanut I saw at Supersol in Rota, Andalusia, (it's down the street from a US Navy base) I was told that Carrefour carries this brand as well.
I was wondering if someone with a better fluency in Spanish than I...
I noticed a photo of Magnum Ice Cream bars on another site and it brought back memories of Magnum Blanco for me, I know most of us that have walked the Camino had them almost every day, sometimes twice in the same day to reward ourselves after a long day of walking.
There are 10 spots left for this free presentation on tues 24 Sep at the San Diego REI.
http://www.rei.com/event/53086/session/78502?cm_mmc=email_tran-_-event_reg_conf-_-20130922-_-nr_class&RMID=EventReg_v1_20120515&RRID=1226018
Nobody has mentioned anything about Gateau Basque (Basque cake) which is served at the beginning of the Camino in places like SJPDP and Roncesvalles.
http://www.npr.org/2009/12/24/121461544/gateau-basque-a-perfect-cake-for-the-holidays
There is a new information booth at the bottom of the hill when you come into Negreira, lots of good information on albergues and other local businesses.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=419447761503332&set=pb.416853865096055.-2207520000.1376708531.&type=3&theater
English spoken and you...
No one has mentioned the fruit and vegetable vans that sell produce, sometimes bread, and other items as well to the small towns that don't have any stores, usually a white Mercedes Sprinter van with a loud horn.
When you hear the loud horn, wave down the driver and buy from him, you'll be...
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