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  1. fred4ski

    American using Debit card for ATM?

    I use a credit card as much as possible at stores/mercados++. Make sure you tell your bank which countries you're going to before you go, so they won't stop your transactions (thinking someone stole your card in a foreign country). i use debit cards for ATM withdrawal and always get the...
  2. fred4ski

    American pilgrims may be interested in this page...

    They will mail you a pilgrim passport (free of charge) before you go.
  3. fred4ski

    What is a pilgrim?

    On my last camino i questioned the same thing. What is a 'real' pilgrim. One afternoon I saw two people drive up to an Alburgue (couple blocks away) in a luxury car, pull out their backpacks and walk into the Alburgue as if they had walked all day. i was upset. Another person explained to...
  4. fred4ski

    What do you do when you cannot walk anymore?

    I have enjoyed reading all the comments here about aging and the Camino 'calling' us. It reminds me when I had a sailboat: 'you don't really need a boat.... to get the same effect you get into a cold shower and rip up $100 bills.' Perhaps with VR technology we can just strap on our goggles...
  5. fred4ski

    What was your meltdown point?

    I had a meltdown in O Cebreiro. I think i was on my 20th day and the long uphill hike, running out of daylight...very tired. Several pilgrims had said it was a special, great town. As soon as I saw it i realized it was a 'disneyland' type re-enactment town and very touristy. It was fFoggy...

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