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Kanga, thanks for initiating this thread.
Here in WA we have been incredibly lucky, with only very rare and brief lockdowns, and with a huge state to explore. My walking partner and I were actively planning the Via Francigena (the Switzerland to Rome section) when COVID began and the borders...
Dear DeansFamily, May I bother you again with some follow-up questions regarding your Spanish non lucrative residency card:? I'm wondering how to arrange a local 'residency' address. Do I understand correctly that you had to submit the paperwork in Spain in the same location as you were...
Thanks so much for your detailed response. It's given me lots to consider. It certainly sounds like getting the residency permit would make the slow Camino much more feasible. I'll get back to the Spanish Embassy in Canberra and see how I go. Thanks again! Happy travels!
Rick, yes, thanks I did go right through the Freedom Initiative website, which was extremely rich on information (but mainly on countries other than France and Spain). Having read that website I still couldn't find in it a way to solve my dilemma. Unfortunately, it would appear the earlier...
I'd be very keen to hear how the DeansFamily experience in Europe went. My wife and I are hoping to walk from Cluny (France) to Santiago beginning August this year, but given some health and age issues we are likely only to average about 15 kms / day, meaning it might take up to 125 days to...
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