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  1. Volker_

    COVID Covid regulations for Italy

    Returned from Italy a few days ago. You have to wear masks indoors (shopping...), but in restaurants only to and from your table. For indoor dinners you need to show the "green pass" what is simply the vacc. proof. I showed them my QR code via CovPass app and that always worked. All in all I...
  2. Volker_

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Do I need both Proof of Vaccination AND a Negative Test for bus from Pamplona to SJPP

    This is the PDF application form for pilgrims from the US: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/demande_de_conversion_de_certificat_de_vaccination_en_cle85188d.pdf As far as I understand, you need this + pass + vacc. pass + return ticket.
  3. Volker_

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Do I need both Proof of Vaccination AND a Negative Test for bus from Pamplona to SJPP

    Yes, double vaccination is sufficient, you don't need a test. But you need to apply for the new "pass sanitaire" in France. On this page you can find more information on how to apply for the pass. From reading about the pass sanitaire I get the impression that this is quite a strong...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Do I need both Proof of Vaccination AND a Negative Test for bus from Pamplona to SJPP

    France has the new pass sanitaire. This will apply to SJPP and the restaurants and albergues there. You must be either vaccinated or have a negative test valid for 72 hours - otherwise no service. I don't know exactly how you can come by the pass sanitaire but it might be a good suggestion to...
  5. Volker_

    If the Camino Frances stays crazy...

    Hi there, this is exactly what I experienced in September 2015 on the first half of the CF (from St. Jean). Zubiri was "completo" by 3pm, the same for El Burgo Ranero around 1pm. So, leaving early and being one of the first people to arrive at your destination is quite an advantage - although...
  6. Volker_

    New Book! "By the Way: Dispatches, Devotions, and Deliriums from the Camino"

    The author calls it a "booklet", Kindle gives an average reading time of 1hr 46min, so I think it's probably not long enough for a paperback edition. However, I just read the first pages and I like what I see very much. It's this kind of "philosophical" camino memoirs I really like. Will buy...
  7. Volker_

    La Laguna El Burgo de Ranero July 25 2016

    My problem on that day was: El Burgo Ranero was "completo" and knowing that many people were on that part of the Camino I did book in advance with the La Laguna guy - a thing I did only three times on my Camino (when I felt it was necessary). So, leaving after seeing the beds would've meant...
  8. Volker_

    Post Camino can things ever be normal again?

    Hi, after returning from my Camino in late October I managed to keep that "Camino state of mind" for a few weeks, but then work and family took their toll again. In fact, I've been struggling a bit to keep myself on track - plus I had a lot of work in this first half of the year. I've changed...
  9. Volker_

    La Laguna El Burgo de Ranero July 25 2016

    Yes, stayed there last September and had my first bites - and the exquisite feeling of a bed bug crawling over my face at 1 in the night. I just waited for the "hospitalero" to return in the morning - and out I went. The albuerge is the only one I stayed at where there's a sign in Spanish...
  10. Volker_

    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    Hmm... It's strange how many people have no contact with bb. at all. On my Camino in September and October I've been bitten frequently. There are some albergues where you can clearly see that the owners do nothing against bb. I think the best advice is to learn how to spot them and the signs -...
  11. Volker_

    Buying SIM card in Pamplona

    Hi, when you're walking the standard route, entering Pamplona through Villava, you'll pass by a small Vodafone store. I bought a SIM card there. It was a nice experience: I had told the lady that I speak only a bit Spanish and she spoke so slowly that I was able to actually communicate very...
  12. Volker_

    Bedbugs in Granon?

    I was there in September last year and had no problems. Got bitten at several other places, though. cu, Volker
  13. Volker_

    "river route" into Burgos safety

    Hi, I walked the river route in September 15. From the road junction where you leave the main Camino it's clearly marked saying "RIO". However, you enter that "parque fluvial" not from its busiest part. Even as a man I felt a bit uneasy, probably because I was the only pilgrim for some time...
  14. Volker_

    Lessons learned

    Thanks a lot! I ordered an USB hub to take along right away.
  15. Volker_

    It doesn't seem real

    Buen Camino, Waka! I'll be 3 days behind you! I know the very same feelings, in particular because I'm also starting (travelling to SJPdP) on my own. In my memory I have the saying "The Camino provides" and I hope that everything will be OK and also that I (we) will make it. All the best to...
  16. Volker_

    Orisson - Spam

    Hi, same here, one mail per day with spam from the Orisson address. I think they've been hacked or something like that. cu, Volker
  17. Volker_

    3 shoes too much?

    Hi there, I'll take my hiking boots + very light running shoes for the evenings + flipflops for showers / albuerges. I considered taking outdoor sandals but I think they may be too open for late September and early October weather in Galicia. But basically and in warmer climate I'd only take...
  18. Volker_

    Is it safe to drink the water?

    Hi there, And what's about that warning not to drink from the fountains between Burgos and Leon? Is that still valid? Best wishes, Volker
  19. Volker_

    2015 SEPTEMBER PILGRIMS

    Hi Griffin57, please add me for Sep. 9th starting in St.-Jean (resp. Sep 10 Orisson). Will be walking until Mid-October, SdC, Fisterra if doable. cu, Volker
  20. Volker_

    sept 2015

    Hi there, just a quick Hello - I'm planning for the same time frame. I'm from Germany, will start in SJPdP in the 1st or 2nd week of September. I'll start out alone and see what comes my way ... ;-) Cu, Volker

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