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    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    My bank requires the 2 step Authenticator when I’m outside Canada but only for making online purchases. Last month in Mexico for instance I needed to purchase airline tickets for onward travel). Northern Light’s suggestion to switch sims for the one transaction works. Also, last year for VdlP I...
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    How can I buy an Altus poncho/jacket in the US?

    Good idea to buy in advance and more importantly to try it out. Personally I don’t like the Altus. I’m small (5.2”) and was drowning (haha) inside that poncho. In windy conditions it flapped around my legs in a way that was annoying and cumbersome when stepping over rocks or fallen branches...
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    Sunscreen

    I echo other posts to purchase at a mercado and not Farmacia. Prices also differ by location (city vs village) I am currently on Via Francigena. Fellow hiker purchased ibuprofen in Aosta for 10.70 Euros. Two weeks later in a small town same item was 3.50 euros. And drinks! At end of day a spritz...
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    What did you bring on the Camino that you wound up not using?

    Thank you! Best laughI’ve had today
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    My forum app disabled!

    I believe it’s the Refugio at Orisson

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