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  1. SilentNight

    Any experience in using your Non-EU Visa Debit Card with 6-digit PIN in ATMs?

    In my 64 years of travel … I used my debit card 2X at bank-owned ATMs in Spain this past week to get Euros with no problem. To simplify, I change my debit card from a 6 PIN to a 4 PIN before my trip, to ensure compatibility with ATMs in Europe (from past experience). Do change your 6 PIN to a...
  2. SilentNight

    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    So for some of us, this is not a joking matter. I’m looking through the perspective of personal, direct experience with the 2018 Woolsey Fire. One of my good friends from church, who had the same autoimmune diseases as me, was hospitalized for 3 weeks for smoke inhalation, before succumbing. I...
  3. SilentNight

    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    If you’re in the USA, when asking for an extension, do you know that you must estimate your tax owed and pay it anyway by the usual tax deadline, not the extension date? Otherwise, you’ll be assessed penalties for not paying your estimated taxes on time, despite your filing date extension.
  4. SilentNight

    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    My local sheriff deputy said no. Any would be thief or burglar, as well as identity thieves, knows now that you are not home for a long time. Instead, tell those you want that you’ll be away, and to please not leave any messages until your return. In case they must reach you, ask them to...
  5. SilentNight

    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    These matters were not yet addressed: Put your water heater on vacation mode. Put your refrigerator(s) on vacation mode. Shut off the thermostat/HVAC, unless you live in snow country, then put it in vacation mode. Be sure to remove any compostable trash before your departure. Test any skylights...
  6. SilentNight

    Carry your backpack please.

    Please consider that some pilgrims are disabled, have chronic pain or limited energy, a combination thereof, or have all three. Yet they still want to do a Camino pilgrimage. Their daily suffering at home, let alone on the Camino, is oftentimes worse than yours on your most exhausting day on the...
  7. SilentNight

    Diversity on the Camino

    Why does skin color matter to you? A pilgrim’s skin color means nothing in God’s eye, though to some people it means a great deal. I believe in and pray for Dr. Martin Luther King’s words to become a reality. “I have a dream that … little children will … be judged not for the color of their...
  8. SilentNight

    Booking.com

    I used booking.com for my recent 6 weeks of traveling in Italy and Croatia. Aside from 3 airbnbs, I had booked every accommodation through booking.com. I had zero problems with booking.com. Every stay was exactly as described. I did have a problem with airbnb, when one hilltop town apartment‘s...
  9. SilentNight

    Where can I find prayer opportunities on my way?

    I wonder at your expression of anxiety over proselytizing, which the commenter did not do in the least, and which you acknowledged. So why comment as you did on something that did not happen, nor was there even a hint of an attempt at ecclesiastical conversion? Your ignoring the origin, intent...
  10. SilentNight

    Last night I learned I snore...

    Seems common sense and decency to not subject a fellow pilgrim to my sleep apnea/snoring or the soft susurration of my CPAP, so I booked private rooms.
  11. SilentNight

    Portuguese weather app

    I like wunderground for its comprehensive coverage, accuracy, and historical data. I checked every town and city along my Camino Portugues, and wunderground has today’s, and the 10 day forecasts for all. My son is a pilot, and he encouraged me to use clime and weather&radar, but I don’t need to...
  12. SilentNight

    Portuguese weather app

    A similar question with answers was posted here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/most-accurate-weather-apps.79917/

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