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  1. jenwearing

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    I’ve done 40 ish WhatsApp bookings and only one asked me for prepayment. I said I didn’t have a card that would work and he said fine. I paid cash when I arrived. No problem. This is important. They don’t actually require prepayment if they are asking for it via WhatsApp. If they required it...
  2. jenwearing

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    This is a good question. If they reach out to you in a new medium or from a new account/handle it’s perfectly okay to go back to the booking app or call the place directly (with the phone number published in booking) to clear up anything. That said, If you used Booking, they don’t need more...
  3. jenwearing

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    Yes! So in the screenshot you can see where I got a message from someone I was already booked with. The message explains that they need to verify my credit card info and have me a link. If you read the link carefully, it is not booking.com. It looks like it could be but it’s not. It’s...
  4. jenwearing

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    Sorry, I didn’t mean to say you did anything wrong to be in this position. I can see how it may have come off this way. It wasn’t my intent.I guess I was speaking in more general terms of site safety which you obviously know your way around but others might not. I saw some comments where people...
  5. jenwearing

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    Hi, Booking is a safe site to use, just do not respond to any messages that send you a link to verify your card, those are always scams. If you use email or WhatsApp, you are essentially promising to show up and pay upon arrival. If you are subsequently asked to pay via a link…that could...
  6. jenwearing

    What should I do about a phone?

    Hi! I also have an IPhone 14 and I’m from Canada where international plans are expensive. Data plans in Europe are so much cheaper. You could walk into any Vodophone (most of Europe?) or orange store (Spain) and ask them to add a local data plan to your phone. You can get 30Gigs for 30€ ish...
  7. jenwearing

    Hola. asking for advice for first night in Irun

    I didn’t book ahead for Irun. The plan was to stay at the municipal. It was moot though because my flights were delayed by an entire day so I started from San Sebastián instead. 😅
  8. jenwearing

    Bug spray

    I recently finished The Norte and in Galicia alone, I did get several bug bites. In SDC, I got three of which turned into large annoying blisters. In Asturia, I was swarmed by mosquitoes and in one night, had over 100 bites. I had a couple dozen just on my face! I know this is not the norm but...
  9. jenwearing

    Santiago de Compostela best restaurant

    I was just there in January and had the best meal/service at A Fuego Lento Bistró. It was reasonably priced and casual enough that we didn’t feel weird in our hiking clothes but elegant as well so it felt special. It’s near the cathedral on Rua Vilar.
  10. jenwearing

    John Brierley is seriously ill - an invitation to send messages of thanks and support.

    Both my camino Francés and Portuguese Brierley guides have been marked up heavily by me and passed to others who wanted a taste of the camino before walking themselves. I hope he know that the hours and hours spent planning with the guides are an exciting part of the camino as a whole.
  11. jenwearing

    My experience on the Camino Francés from Sarria…

    I had a very similar experience 5 years ago reuniting with friends in the square. All the same fears and none of them materializing. I’m glad to hear you had a great time.
  12. jenwearing

    LIVE from the Camino Bed racing on the Norte - thoughts after 1,5 weeks here

    Thank you for posting this! I’m walking the CdN in July/August and booked the first two nights but planning to wing the rest, maybe booking ahead on weekends if I’m going to end up in a popular place. The Deba news is funny! Luckily I take tons of photos naturally. Buen camino!
  13. jenwearing

    Hola. asking for advice for first night in Irun

    That’s great to know! I Google street view’ed the route and saw the barrier on the one side. It seems a lot easier to just walk the 20 minutes that figure out transport. Glad to know it worked out! Buen Camino! Did you book your first night or wander into the albergue and get a spot?
  14. jenwearing

    Hola. asking for advice for first night in Irun

    There is one small section with no sidewalk but there is a shoulder. No different to some of the scenarios you’ll find yourself in all along a camino. That said, you’ll be exhausted so if you don’t want to walk, it would be a very, very short taxi ride! I might end up doing the same!
  15. jenwearing

    West Jet Pilots reach deal!

    Good news for those of us already booked on west jet flights to Spain and France this summer, especially this week!
  16. jenwearing

    How do you get to the Atapuerca dig site?

    Hi! I stayed in Atepuerca. Got to the hostel at 2, showered, laundered, etc and then I think around 5pm a bus showed up and drove us all out to the site. It’s a few kilometres away. The bus took us back about 1.5 hours later.there was a tour of the dig and then enough time to explore the...
  17. jenwearing

    LIVE from the Camino Help for sore heel and ankle

    Physiotherapy should be easy to find. They can probably give you an accurate assessment and recommendations.
  18. jenwearing

    The most beautiful stamp : Caldas de Reis

    I started in Lisbon in December and even in the winter every bar/hotelhad a stamp for us
  19. jenwearing

    Is Logrono worth spending a day off?

    I did 1.5 rest days there and it was awesome! I almost stayed another night. 😂
  20. jenwearing

    25 and Ready to Roll...But

    This exact time in 2018 I remember thinking the same thing. I started May24th. The forum was full of advice on booking ahead and high numbers and I was starting to panic. I ended up only booking my first night and once there, everything was fine. I was never in a bed race, I was just going with...

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