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Just trying to gauge whether its feasible or just plain foolish!! Wasn't sure if people would say a smartphone is a neccessity for safety reasons!! As for my personal situation obviously everyone is different and I know my own!
No offense but your opening line is condescending..not everyone is...
Thanks so much for your post Nigel. I feel the electronic gadgetry has become a crutch for many people in modern society. In that, they use it to avoid certain social situations. I'm glad I'm not the only who feels that they are not completely necessary for everyone on the camino and I look...
True but my problem is if I turn my phone on I will have a number of emails or text messages from work which I will feel guilty about if I don't respond to....therefore its easier for me just not to bring them.
Hi all,
I apologise if this thread has already been done or If I am repeating previous content. I got such good information from my last post that I have decided to ask the forum for help once more.
I am taking a long period off work. (3 months) and have set out only very rough guidelines for...
The flights from Santander to Dublin seem to be very cheap with Ryanair at the moment and the bus ride from santiago to santander should not be too long or expensive either. Might be an option for you!!
Rob - you have really helped me out. It turns out Ireland have just started offering a passport card in the last few months. This is the solution I was looking for.... this forum really works :-)
Thanks so much! Does this include Europeans though because I am from Ireland and I dont recall getting my passport stamped entering other european countries like spain
I know a require a passport to enter spain and will be doing so but I have a brother living in Barcelona and I want to leave my passport with him rather than bring it on the camino....so I was just wondering do I need the passport for the albergues
Hi all,
I am starting the camino frances on the 8th of June. I have been having a few passport issues over the past year. The issue being that I lost one on hols in Barcelona and the replacement was stolen from my car a few months ago. The passport office have told me that my latest passport...
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