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    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    I don't know about prepaid card. They are viewed as expensive and a bit of a rip off but DEBIT cards are "prepaid" in a sense and American banks use them pretty commonly. I think they may have lagged behind European ones initially because those cards require different readers both for banks and...
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    Prepaid Debit cards for France / Spain

    I don't know where you live. If it is in the USA you could open a SCHWAB bank account (as opposed to an investment one) and you can get an ATM card with that. There is no minimum for the account and there are NO fees when you withdraw money in whatever country you are in. They refund fees from...
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    How steep is steep?

    I went that route last autumn, stopping at Orisson for the night and taking the less steep way down from the col. I was almost 72. It was not hard. Please do not forget that you can choose to send your backpack ahead from SJPDP to Orisson and from Orisson to Roncesvalles without a problem. It...
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    Accomodation...or lack of

    The primitivo is very busy also. I have taken to booking private accommodations ahead in the morning as those seem to go fast and I am walking alone. The albergues can't be counted on. I am a slow walker and stop to look a lot and prefer that to getting someplace early. So, I would be careful...
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    Reviews about Orisson

    A picture on google is better than any verbal description I can think of.
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    How steep is steep?

    There is no need to take the steep route down from the Col L. In fact, the longer but much less steep route that branches off to the right just below the Col is very pretty and easy.
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    Recipes for 12

    I suggest a look at this recipe for a vegan dish which is very good with yoghurt on top for nonvegans ( and, at home, pomegranate seeds). Less onions is OK, more lentils is OK. Frying the rice and the spicing will allow it to be kept a day without refrigeration. Onions can be fried way ahead...
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    Weather; thinking of October, November or April?

    I disagree about the boots . A few days ago I went up to O'Cebreiro in pouring rain that turned the paths into small brooks. Waterproof Salomon boots helped tremendously and the slight damp was helped by newspaper overnight with soles removed. I do not have sweaty feet, however. Raingear is...
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    Top Albergues on the Camino

    LA Casa magica in Villatuerte: the dinner was 3 star(Michelin), vegetarian. Breakfast was great also. Dinner was 13 and b'fast 5, so more than usual but worth ever penny. The place is very nice, also. Amenities very good, too. Other people seem to have had similar good experiences.

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