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I take it you know that if you have a Santander bank account you can withdraw cash using your debit card from a Santander ATM abroad for free and you will get a good exchange rate too.
Nothing at all wrong with that. I am hoping to walk solo later this year, a plan postponed from 2020. I like to please myself where to stop,eat,spend time and set my own walking pace. It doesn’t matter what other people think, do what you want to do. Buen Camino
I treated my rucksack with Permethrin both inside and out. Everything in my rucksack was separated in either dry sacs or ziplock food bags. I took 2 large black bin liners and when I had reached my Albergue everything was placed in a bin liner including the rucksack and sealed with a clip. I had...
I walked with friends last year but in truth spent most of the day walking on my own as we liked to walk at different speeds. This year I am returning to walk another chunk of the Frances but on my own, although I expect I will end up walking a bit with camino family I meet on the way.
Tortilla was my fuel for the Camino, sometimes bought an extra piece and had it wrapped to take with me as a snack. Croissants were a good alternative. I always keep a bag of nuts in the top of my rucksack in case I felt my energy levels dipping at any time, if you can find the bags of honey...
Buen Camino to Gill, hope as a newbie she loves it as much as I did as a newbie this year. As for the underwear questions, sports bras and microfibre knickers (they dry so much faster and are lighter)! Enjoy.
As a soon to be first timer I have not let any negative comments put me off or worry me at all. I look on this as a tremendous adventure and have really enjoyed surfing all the threads as part of my research which has been really helpful particularly with regard to equipment and packing lists. I...
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