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  1. MichaelF4

    What is the best SIM to use

    I used a sim card from Orange in France and it worked very well.
  2. MichaelF4

    Buying trekking poles from Amazon.es with delivery to Irun

    Support a local business and buy your poles locally wherever you plan to start walking.
  3. MichaelF4

    Which is the best rain JACKET to buy?

    Since you are in Canada MEC had a good goretex rain shell on sale at Christmas.
  4. MichaelF4

    WiFi/4G access?

    I used a SIM from Orange in France while walking. It worked very well. Good coverage pretty much everywhere and easy to top up. Available on Amazon in North America.
  5. MichaelF4

    Favourite apps/phone numbers for the Camino (Frances)

    Apps - Maps.me A free GPS mapping app that doesn't use cell data so you can use it offline. GPS files can imported into the app. You can find the files here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/gps-in-kmz-and-in-gpx-format-tracks-of-all-spanish-caminos-in-one-file.341/ Strava -...
  6. MichaelF4

    European sim cards

    You can buy a SIM card on Amazon before you go from Orange, a French carrier. It will work in France and Spain. Social media apps have nothing to do with your SIM card. Your SIM is just your connection to the network.
  7. MichaelF4

    Do I need a VPN?

    For my upcoming Camino I bought a Sim card for Orange. 20 gig of data to use over 30 days for a very reasonable price. Don't hog the bandwidth in albergues by using network intensive applications like video chat or vpns.
  8. MichaelF4

    Walking and GPS apps

    I used Strava on the CF to track my walks. I added photos and a few notes and it became a bit of a diary for me to look back on after finishing. It worked well and I didn't have my data on, it used only GPS info to track.
  9. MichaelF4

    What is the best SIM to use

    I'd be weary of wifi in cafes and albergues. Most of the places I stayed at had limited internet connections and they were overwhelmed with people hogging bandwidth. I'll be looking for a SIM with data to use with an old phone in Europe and use it as a wifi hotspot.
  10. MichaelF4

    What is the best SIM to use

    Can you elaborate on where you bought this SIM card please?
  11. MichaelF4

    Giving away my brand new Salomons

    A company I work with gets great rates with UPS and Fedex. If you can provide me a zip code I can see if they can pick them up or you can drop them off at a local pick up point.
  12. MichaelF4

    Giving away my brand new Salomons

    Well I am a member of the local chapter of the CCOP (Canadian Company of Pilgrims), that should shorten the six degrees...
  13. MichaelF4

    Giving away my brand new Salomons

    Laurie, I live in Canada and that is the exact boot I am wearing now. If by chance you don't get someone in the US to give these boots to please let me know. This is a grand idea.

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