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    A slight change in the air?

    The British FCO advice on foreign travel on their website is always the current advice https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice It will change on May 17th - but not before.
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    Snack Bars made of Oats

    The definition of a Muffin changes across the pond too.
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    On this date in September...

    On this day in 2019 we arrived at Santiago on our first Camino, having started at Baiona. We were too late to get Compostelas and had to wait till the next day for them.
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    This map is GREAT!!!

    Mine arrived today too. Thank you Ivar.
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    Cooking/Eating too much while in quarantine !!!

    WRT Blue Vinney - you need Gillingham in Dorset - NOT kent.
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    Armchair tasting tour of Spanish wine

    Some of the most interesting wine I had on pilgrimage came in unlabelled bottles - and I include Orujo.
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    Yummy Recipes for Self-Isolation

    Thank you Anniesantiago (post no 1) for the Azore bean recipe. It is delicious - especially when partnered with wine from the Iberian Peninsular.
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    Advice welcome: easy and short camino to take my mum for her 70th bday :)

    Portuguese Coastal could fit your requirements. Five days at 15km a day is 105km - just enough for a Compostela. This means starting at Vigo. Less than 100km equals no Compostela. If a Compostela is not essential start at Pontevedra.
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    How Hot is Too Hot for You? (NOT a Poll)

    Above 30 deg C my miles per litre (water, beer, orange juice..) declines rapidly.
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    Travel Insurance

    In the UK you can still get medical cover when well over 70 - It just costs more.
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    Travel Insurance

    I had a Similar problem a couple of years ago. There was a good offer but it did not cover any walking above 6000ft (1800m). The stroll between Kleine Schiedegg and Mannlichen would not have been covered.
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    Taking a number in Santiago.

    I finished my Camino at 2pm last Sunday and was politely told that no more tickets could be issued that day. On Monday I got to the office at 7.45am and collected ticket no 168 and got my Compostela at 10.30. Fortunately I had an extra day in Santiago so that I could do so. The problem seems to...
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    Travel and Health Insurance

    Do check the fine print! One policy that I was offered excluded walking on recognized paths above 2000m. The Gt St Bernard pass on the VF goes up to 2469m....

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