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  1. Stephan the Painter

    Samsung translator app - real experience in Spain?

    I used google translate running on an iphone XS ( thats what , 5 or 6 years old?) several times in the last couple days in Spain, and it worked perfectly. That was with the microphone having conversations. I’m not sure how much they could improve it…? Certainly not enough to buy an $800 phone!
  2. Stephan the Painter

    Specific Details on using General Delivery in Spain

    yes, at the post office they told me 15 days. Maybe getting around it a bit by using the general delivery address as my return address also. But he seemed skeptical, so I guess I can just plan on 15 days.
  3. Stephan the Painter

    Specific Details on using General Delivery in Spain

    Thanks. I had seen that page, but it seems they consider the general delivery similar to the left luggage. Perhaps because that’s really what I’m doing. Maybe if I was sending it to a different person it would be different? I just came back from the post office and they also said 15 days. The...
  4. Stephan the Painter

    Specific Details on using General Delivery in Spain

    Is that from personal experience? Because some places I read it says 14 days. I’ve seen both 14 and 30, hence my confusion. 30 days would be perfect.
  5. Stephan the Painter

    Specific Details on using General Delivery in Spain

    I am spending some time pre-Camino in southern Spain and wanted to ship my camino equipment a few cities ahead to where I’m exploring right now. But, I looked on this board and all over the Internet and the Correos website and cannot find specific and certain details about using general...
  6. Stephan the Painter

    Reserving albergue with a credit card

    Well, if you don't like writing it down and sending it via WhatsApp, you can, of course, call them on WhatsApp, and give it to them verbally. I assume you're booking somewhere that has been used by other pilgrims or you've seen reviews, or something like that. So you believe it's a trustworthy...
  7. Stephan the Painter

    Spanish Induction Stove Tops...Alien Tech? or How to operate controls?

    And what happens if you use the wrong pan? Explosion? I've used the induction ovens at various places. Never checked the pans. I guess whatever was there worked…
  8. Stephan the Painter

    Considering Breaking up a Camino Frances into Two Parts

    Good point. As you said, no one ever knows but maybe I am worried too much.
  9. Stephan the Painter

    Considering Breaking up a Camino Frances into Two Parts

    I'm thinking about breaking a Camino Frances into two parts, and I would find some feedback valuable. This is because I'm supposed to meet some family in Tarifa in SW Spain from April 5 to April 9. I'll be in the south of Spain starting February 19. Here are my choices: 1. Start the Camino...
  10. Stephan the Painter

    Electrolytes

    I read that article. I think what you are not considering is that different bodies behave differently. One person's extreme temperature is another person's nice day. Whether your electrolytes get depleted depends on your body type, what you're used to, your age and fitness, and your weight. I...
  11. Stephan the Painter

    A busy April?

    It hadn't even occurred to me that people are making multiple bookings for one night. That is truly evil! I appreciate knowing that the Gronze and Brierly stages are similar. And that you pointed out the differences. I guess to avoid accommodation problems you just want to stay as far away as...
  12. Stephan the Painter

    A busy April?

    A busy April! What a terrifying post title for me! I had been loosely planning to attempt the Frances this year about March 15 to make sure I avoid any hint of a bed race, but now because of a family commitment it looks like it'll probably be April 10 or 11. In 2022 I did the Camino Frances...
  13. Stephan the Painter

    Soft tips for new walkers

    I guess I was more interested in the incidence of attacks from the escaped circus lions....! Does anybody know that amount people have been attacked by escaped circus lions while walking the Camino? Do I need to worry about this? Is there a special spray?
  14. Stephan the Painter

    Soft tips for new walkers

    Is someone keeping track? Please, I need the citation!🤣🤣
  15. Stephan the Painter

    Soft tips for new walkers

    And I thought this post was going to be about "soft tips" for trekking poles.😜
  16. Stephan the Painter

    Lessons learnt on my first Camino

    The Alto del Perdon was also my nemesis on the Camino. I got a really bad shin splint/stress fracture and ended up having to finish my Camino by bicycle after 10 days of rest in Puenta La Reina and Pamplona. Training- training- training, if you're not used to regular long hikes with a backpack...
  17. Stephan the Painter

    0.0 and Sin Alcohol

    Now that brings up an interesting point. I wonder why zero alcohol beers are common in Spain, and not, for instance, in France? Or really, anywhere else I've been?
  18. Stephan the Painter

    Spanish beaches

    I've only driven by them, but I'll third or fourth the recommendations for the beaches up by A Coruna. But It might not be hot enough for a proper beach swimming holiday. When I was in the area around June 2022 it was lovely cool summer weather. They were having a heat wave inland, but on the...
  19. Stephan the Painter

    0.0 and Sin Alcohol

    I suppose you have a point that the most popular beers in the country are not of the best quality, but if you haven't been here in the last 10 or 20 years, you've missed a tidal change in the number of smaller breweries, producing carefully made and high-quality beers. I understand what you're...
  20. Stephan the Painter

    Albergue San Miguel, the painting albergue, is on sale for personal reasons!

    Arturo, I stayed in your Albergue in 2022 and also in your sons property in Leon. It’s a wonderful albergue and extraordinarily comfortable and beautiful. And you and your wife were lovely. Best of luck on whatever the future holds for you. This would be a great choice for someone who is...

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