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Good advice above about debit cards and simply withdrawing cash from the ATMs. That is what I do every time now. However I make sure that the very first time I use it that the bank is open, just in case it gets eaten by the machine. Also for your information there is a great DVD available made...
Hi Sarah and welcome. Feel free to email me if you want some information. In April May you are unlikely to face too much heat on the Camino, maybe on the Meseta, but then you just start early and finish early. That seems to basically be the way of the Camino anyway. You are about to undertake a...
It's probably best to plan to take the train from CDG to either Bordeaux or Bayonne and stay the night there before heading off to St Jean PdP. You can check the train timetable on line for the train from Bayonne to St Jean as that is the section of line with the fewest number of trains per day...
Hey Chadley, Welcome to the Camino family. The Dandenongs are a great training ground (my home ground), but these days I live up on the Murray where the only 'hills' are in and out of the dry irrigation channels. A great walk is starting at FTG National Park, up the 1000 steps to One Tree Hill...
Just introducing myself. My name is Nola & I'm 60+. I walked the Camino from St JPdP to Santiago in May June this year. It was the most awesome experience, despite the blisters, which didn't appear until the second week. I started off with my youngest brother who is 20 years younger than me, but...
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