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  1. Olivia Luna

    Quick phone acces when wearing tights ...

    Maybe a hiking skirt? I used one over leggings.
  2. Olivia Luna

    Leggings/tights experience, pros & cons

    The hat you refer to for women is called a “mantilla.” Grew up Catholic in a Latin American country and some men were allowed to wear ceremonial hats (always of religious origin). If a woman showed up wearing a hat instead of a mantilla, she was turned away. I have beautiful mantillas from way...
  3. Olivia Luna

    Leggings/tights experience, pros & cons

    We found that men were always asked to take their hats off in every Catholic church we visited in Spain and Italy (as well as in other mostly Catholic countries). Other than that, we never found we were unwelcome unless there was a mass going on and even then we were allowed in, but to...
  4. Olivia Luna

    Medical first aid kit

    I cannot believe I am saying this, my mama would be so proud… add Vicks… OMG, I can hear my mom saying this was the cure for just about everything - 🙃 However, we did use Vicks between our toes and on our heels every morning before putting on our toe socks (injinji brand is what we had). After...
  5. Olivia Luna

    Should I pack backup eyeglasses?

    Agreed! We spent hours mid Camino looking for an optician because my husband did not bring a second pair. His glass fell out and the only luck attached to that is that I speak fluent Spanish and was able to call and locate the store and then head out in that direction (well away from our route).
  6. Olivia Luna

    Should I pack backup eyeglasses?

    I am not helpless without mine and would not even consider traveling anywhere and not bringing a second pair. They basically weigh nothing and stay packed with my travel gear.
  7. Olivia Luna

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Traveling to the US After Covid: Bringing Proof of Infection and Clearance from a Health Care Provider

    We actually printed the attestation form from the CDC website and filled it out before arriving at the airport only to have the airline tell us they needed THEIR form and not the one we had from the CDC. Like I said earlier, until the re-entry regulations change, it is domestic travel for us.
  8. Olivia Luna

    Cathedral Rooftop Tour Confusion: Which One Should You Choose?

    Haha! I totally get that. I am borderline afraid of heights, but the hubs convinced me and found me a perch on the actual roof so my heart rate could normalize. Sitting up high was not bad at all. He walked around like a cat and there I sat, perched with a fellow pilgrim who was in the same state.
  9. Olivia Luna

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Traveling to the US After Covid: Bringing Proof of Infection and Clearance from a Health Care Provider

    Keep an eye on the CDC web page for international travel re-entry. We were re-entering US and had the test one day before travel as was specified (that had changed after we had made our travel plans and will likely change again by March). Long story short, our fight was cancelled!!! There were...
  10. Olivia Luna

    Cathedral Rooftop Tour Confusion: Which One Should You Choose?

    A fellow translator here, “tejados” would have been the appropriate choice for sure.
  11. Olivia Luna

    Shoes for Camino Portuguese after recovering from ankle injury

    I broke my ankle resulting in surgery to place nine pins and a plate on the surrounding bones. I walked the Camino years later and found there was a slight weakness to the ankle/leg resulting in not lifting the foot high enough over cobblestones. It was not something I had noticed until the...
  12. Olivia Luna

    Trekking poles on trains

    Same here. TBH, never gave it a second thought for trains until I read the question. We did put ours in a FedEx box and checked them in for the flight from US to Spain. Return trip found them shrink wrapped along with the back packs - they looked like Turkeys ready to go into a pan! We were...
  13. Olivia Luna

    advice on trekking poles please

    I favor Pacers and the hubs favors Leki. Both of ours have a cork-like handle which I think is terrific for grip and comfort. I honestly do not remember if they are alloy or carbon and I would recommend going for grip and comfort since both materials have pros and cons. As an aside… I always...
  14. Olivia Luna

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    I took my walking poles from US by placing them in a FedEx carton and checking them in as my free bag (I had that option, if not you would have to pay a fee depending on your airline). Returning, I had my backpack, with the attached poles, shrink wrapped at Barajas and checked it all in. I was...
  15. Olivia Luna

    My equipment that people coveted

    Are you kidding??? I have to go confess I am so jealous of your pack LOL ¡Buen camino!
  16. Olivia Luna

    Things the Camino needs more of

    :-P
  17. Olivia Luna

    Privacy in alburgues/seeing more than one wants to see

    LOL, the snoring bit got me one night!! I no longer think my husband is the worst snorer in the world. This guy, in the lower bunk next to mine snored, snorted, and farted all night. I almost hurt myself trying not to laugh out loud. Thankfully, I sleep through anything so I eventually slept...
  18. Olivia Luna

    Rethinking plans (and baggage transport)

    We used transport when my knee gave in and then when my husband's shins could barely carry him, let alone his pack too. I was going to go on with my backpack as I was well by then... Until I caught a glare sent my way from the man (who probably should have been in a taxi too) that said loud and...
  19. Olivia Luna

    Why are you walking so slow, or did you train for this?

    Well, we walked slowly and stopped frequently. We did not want to miss a thing! It was so breath-taking and beautiful that at times I just had one word come through my thoughts, grace. I am so grateful, so deeply grateful for our camino.
  20. Olivia Luna

    A Blessed Feast of St. James to all!

    celebrated by making my first tarta... The stenciling needs further work, but the taste was perfect!!

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