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  1. marie s-g

    Medical Insurance

    You were very lucky, but to travel without insurance is taking a risk ! Many holiday makers have been caught out, when they've needed repatriation, it can cost thousands
  2. marie s-g

    Medical Insurance

    There is an agreement for treatment, in some countries, patient may have to pay up front and claim back later. But repatriation is not covered !
  3. marie s-g

    Medical Insurance

    Even though U.K residents will receive " free care " in some countries you may have to pay up front for any care and claim it back ! I sorted out insurance cover before I went on camino - just in case !
  4. marie s-g

    1st ever Camino, 4x1wk and how much tech?

  5. marie s-g

    Comment by 'marie s-g' in media 'Camino Portuguese - Ponte de Lima'

    We had a great time there last August
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    Comment by 'marie s-g' in media 'Leaving Porto'

    Beautiful city
  7. marie s-g

    Vegetarian take away!!

    This is a very good idea. It is possible to buy fruit in the shops, but not always kitchens in the hostels to cook the veg ! I am vegetarian, where we stayed often shared meals would always contain meat/fish, I found the salad would have tinned tuna added to it, as much as I love patatas bavas...
  8. marie s-g

    Unprepared for the path ahead

    Hi, I'm 40+ ! and also didn't have much time to train before hand. It took me a couple of days getting used to walking in the heat, with a rucksack on. After then it got easier. Am glad I took painkillers and deepheat, these did help when we had to merge walking days. I had a fantastic...
  9. marie s-g

    Does Anyone Have Advice on Protecting Ourselves from BedBugs whilst on the Camino?

    No, just think of the great adventure you will all enjoy together
  10. marie s-g

    To headlamp, or not to headlamp?

    We definitey used ours daily, if you need the toilet during the night, if you need to walk early or late evening and it won't take up much space
  11. marie s-g

    Does Anyone Have Advice on Protecting Ourselves from BedBugs whilst on the Camino?

  12. marie s-g

    Unfriendly dogs...problem or not?

    We saw plently of dogs on our camino, we had no problems, as it seemed the norm for them to be tied up !
  13. marie s-g

    19 year old son leaves next week - help an anxious mother 16,000km away

    Try not to worry, when my daughters were 16 & 21 Try not to worry !! My daughters then aged 16 & 21 did the same Camino, they had a great time, youngest had awful blisters, so bad the local chemist said they had to go to hospital, local people and others also doing the Camino were friendly and...
  14. marie s-g

    Loss of Body Weight

    I did Lisbon to Finisterre in 26 days and lost 1 stone 2lbs in weight ! As I am a vegetarian, I did have difficulty finding places to eat that didn't only serve meat. When we had to merge our walking days, we did " carb up " in advance to boost our energy levels
  15. marie s-g

    Does Anyone Have Advice on Protecting Ourselves from BedBugs whilst on the Camino?

    The product we used, you had to spray your items and leave to dry, so is best to apply before you travel
  16. marie s-g

    Does Anyone Have Advice on Protecting Ourselves from BedBugs whilst on the Camino?

    We sprayed all of our items with spray we bought off the internet and had no problems
  17. marie s-g

    2 more weeks...last random questions (hopefully)

    I just took thin sleeping bag liner and fleece blanket. We sprayed all of our items with bug spray before we left U.K. just took thin light weight weather proof Mac. We chose to take no sticks, but lots of people did use them. Have a great time
  18. marie s-g

    Washing the clothes and washing urself....

  19. marie s-g

    Washing the clothes and washing urself....

    I just took shower gel, not many places have washing machines, wash things in shower or sink, we took safety pins to pin washing to side of rucksack, with the heat the washing was dried in no time. Have a great time
  20. marie s-g

    Washing the clothes and washing urself....

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