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we were asked to provide 3 months of bank statements when we applied for our visa. this was to prove that we had enough money available to travel. we submitted them and were granted our visa. I think this is probably a visa requirement and you don't have to show the cash on entry.
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Just checking...my husband and I are starting in SJPD on 9 April. Eish! so soon, I can hardly wait. We fly into Bilbao as we want to explore the city before we return home. He wants to post his cycling equipment (clothes, helmet and shoes) to himself to Post Restante Burgos. We...
Hi everyone, my husband and I are walking the Camino Frances in April 2022. we will start in SJPDP, but thought of catching a train to Barcelona from Pamplona for a few days and then returning to Pamplona to continue to Santiago. Are there albergues in Barcelona? Can we use our Camino...
I realise that now....we will be arriving at lunch time on saturday the 9th, but if there is a daily bus we may miss that. Difficult to change dates now, although i guess not impossible
Hi everyone. we are booked to fly into Bilbao from South Africa on the 8th of April 2022. this is my 3rd camino. the first 2 times I flew into Madrid and then trained/flew to Pamplona and then bussed to SJPDP. this time, I thought we could start and end in Bilbao; bus to Irun/hendaye and...
Hi everyone. Without getting into the merits of COVID and the Camino....my husband and I have plans to walk the Camino in August (God and COVID willing). For multiple reasons (his snoring, privacy, COVID risk reduction), we had thought of camping in a small tent we have used before. (By small...
thanks! that is helpful advice, have already made an enquiry at an air b n b about how to best get to them at that time of night. Good to know the airport bus runs until midnight. thanks again
thanks. I am happy to sleep in the airport if I have to. My question was specifically about Bilbao and its airport and late night transport. Corona does not factor into my decision.
One unforseen night in a hotel won't make or break my Camino. Its my third and I'm comfortable with uncertainty. I would like to avoid an expensive unplanned hotel stay if i can avoid it though by getting advice on the topic. It may not be the best year to do it, but it may be also the best...
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