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  1. Fritz

    Which Route Next? For Camino Frances Lovers

    How about the Arles route? It's on my to-walk list. I think it meets all the requirements -- there are a couple of 30 km day that might need some work-arounds. Meet up with the CF near Puenta la Reina if you like...or modify it to take the Piedmont route through Lourdes and meet the CF in...
  2. Fritz

    My Last Post for a While--and a Call for Your Favorite Pic

    Thanks all for sharing! You've've brought back many wonderful memories. Here's mine, a local resident walking home in Hospital de Órbigo
  3. Fritz

    Yet another thread about walking alone

    @timr I share your interest in this topic and what I like about your question is that the "answer" is somewhere at the intersection of faith, the practical, and the philosophical. Tom Robbins wrote in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues "The principal difference between an adventurer and a suicide is...
  4. Fritz

    Yet another thread about walking alone

    Hi there are so many experiences shared here, it's one of the things I enjoy most about this forum. Let me share some thoughts about walking the CF mid October - end of November -- a very different experience than what I read about summer walks. I too am an introvert (INTP for the Myers...
  5. Fritz

    Second Camino: the lessons I learnt every day

    Awesome. Loved reading this. Thanks for sharing.
  6. Fritz

    You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

    To add one more story to those who have read this far (and a huge thanks to all, this thread made my week, great reading!) I met a woman on a bus ride in Viet Nam who was an Australian executive and was telling me the story of her first visit to the United States. She did some shopping in a...
  7. Fritz

    Very Miscellaneous Topic

    Hi @Kiwi-family and others: Here is a place to start with connections and information and lots of direct contact information in Lesvos, Greece http://lesvosvolunteers.com From the site: On Lesvos, several local teams of volunteers are at work : you will find a presentation of each team on the...
  8. Fritz

    Cash, Credit, ATMs?

    My experience is similar to Annie. If you have PayPal, another option it to get one of their debit cards. I looked today and the fee is $1.50 per withdrawal and "1%; Per purchase from a non-US merchant or use at a non-US ATM. This fee will apply even if the transaction does not require a...
  9. Fritz

    Walking with (young) children

    I hope this helps. While I did not walk with children, I over nighted with a family with 4 children between ages 2 and 10 twice on my Camino. The father had a pull cart with their items and I don't remember if the children had small packs or carried anything. I stayed with them in Fonfria and...
  10. Fritz

    380gms! lightweight 35 litre pack

    Thanks David, my older and heavier pack that I've used since the mid '90s is about ready for retirement. I've been looking at "pack" weight not just "packed" weight. Thanks for the example of what is out there.
  11. Fritz

    Documenting your Camino: a self per mile

    The beauty of this film project -- which is a teaser for a larger project he hopes to fund via Kickstarter crowd funding -- is that it shows how possible it is to record a personal journey today. There are so many amazing creative and technology tools that make us able to share our experiences...
  12. Fritz

    Google translate

    Laurie, a great thing to share, thank you. I've used Google translate on a desktop and saw a hospitalero and his laptop using it to answer basic questions. I also spent a nice dinner conversation with the international versions of Wikipedia as we bounced between English and French. Having it...
  13. Fritz

    Anyone with a Type D Long Stay visa in Schengen area

    @jirit thanks for the tip on the 90 days out of "host" country. That's good to know.
  14. Fritz

    Anyone with a Type D Long Stay visa in Schengen area

    Hi all, good morning, I've read the awesome visa thread about stays longer than 90 days -- thanks to the prior posters. What I'd like to do is connect with anyone who has actually received a Type D visa and or done a longer term stay (longer than 90 days, shorter than a year). The closest...
  15. Fritz

    Severe Sleep Apnea, DR advises not to sleep w/o a CPAP machine

    @Melensdad I spent a positive night on the CF with a pilgrim who traveled with a CPAP. His multi lingual pantomime included holding his hand over his mouth, breathing, and then saying "La machina, la machina" . None of the pilgrims in the room objected and the "white noise" of his CPAP was...

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