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  1. T

    Travel and Medical Insurance

    I'm hoping to go on my first Camino this summer. Do you have any advice on how and where to buy travel and medical insurance? I will be travelling from Toronto, Canada. Thank you in advance for your help.
  2. D

    When to buy Travel Insurance

    Hi! I'm planning on a Camino next year. I have never traveled overseas. So in my planning do I need to get travel insurance before I have dates and airlines nailed down or do I get the insurance and then figure out the dates. Any suggestions?
  3. Sidekick

    Health Insurance

    I'm not sure this hasn't already been asked, if so, please be patient with me. I'm a US citizen who walked the Camino Francis in April and took very sick in Astorga. I tried to get medical attention but the clinic I was sent to refused to help. They asked for health insurance - I only have US...
  4. peregrina2000

    Medical Insurance for US peregrinos

    In this jolting thread, https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/cautionary-tale-of-the-importance-of-travel-insurance.51945/ @nidarosa brought home the importance of buying medical insurance while on the Camino. I have been very negligent in this regard, having bought some coverage...
  5. nidarosa

    Cautionary tale of the importance of travel insurance!

    This September my husband went on an adventure, to walk from St Jean to Santiago. I would meet him there and we would walk out to the sea together. He was just getting his washing when he slipped on smooth stone steps and fell hard on concrete in an albergue garden. It was late and he didn’t...
  6. happymarkos

    Visa dangers for volunteers

    Last year after walking the Portuguese Camino I spent 2 weeks as a volunteer in St Jean Pied De Port at the Acceuil which is the Pilgrim's information centre on the rue de la Citadelle. After finishing my volunteer commitment I flew from Biarritz to Stansted in the UK and expected an easy...
  7. Shawnae

    Americans Needing a Visa? Updates or How-To's Please

    Hey there, I'm planning on landing in Europe in mid-May, and I'm greatly concerned with all the news and vote that took place over eliminating the visa-free travel to the Schengen zone for Americans. I'm worried about being denied entry or having to sort out visa stuff while on the trail, as...
  8. D

    Travel/medical insurance for Canadians

    I am a Canadian and shopping for travel/medical insurance for my Camino France journey starting on April 18 for 38 days all inclusive. Since I have some pre-conditions, Manulife asks for C$470. I checked the "Insure and Go" with the same conditions, it would cost me 60 Euro. I am wondering if...
  9. Sparrow in Texas

    Showing passport in an albergue

    When registering in an albergue I was always asked to show my passport in addition to my credencial. I felt reluctant to pull my neck wallet out of my shirt to get my passport. Is there a better way of handling this that I have not thought of? Perhaps I could show a photo copy of my passport...
  10. Gerhard58

    Travel arrangements, travel documents, validity of documentation comprehensive travel insurance

    Hello dear Pilgrims I've been reading this threat about passports and visa with interest. Below I offer some advice about visas and passports. I know that many countries have no problems with visas, but in ALL cases the validity of National passports/ I D cards is important. As a person who...
  11. Wokabaut_Meri

    What Would You Do If You Lost It?*

    In recent days there have been a few posts on this Forum about death and dying. My heartfelt thoughts go out to all who are walking this final Camino or are accompanying another upon it. I have traveled the latter path so many times over the last few years... One of my Buddhist teachers taught...
  12. jirit

    You may need more than a credencial to walk the camino

    If you are American or Canadian please take note. The European Union executive is considering whether to make U.S. and Canadian citizens apply for visas before traveling to the bloc, a move that could raise tensions as Brussels negotiates a trade pact with Washington. To learn more...
  13. Jennifer from Colorado

    Warnings about your (national) passport

    I had a near catastrophe just weeks before launching for my 2016 Camino, so I hope someone else can learn from my near-error. WATCH THE EXPIRATION DATE ON YOUR PASSPORT. My passport was set to expire on 26 July 2016, but since I was launching my Camino on the 16th of May 2016, I expected to be...
  14. rappahannock_rev

    Medical Care

    Recently, halfway through my 2nd Camino, I tripped and fell crossing the street in El Virgin del Camino. I sustained a messy compound fracture of the little finger of my right hand. A very professional rescue squad was quickly on the scene and transported me to the large hospital in nearby...
  15. L Squared

    Two Passports?

    I am a US citizen with a US passport. I just recently have received Irish citizenship through foreign birth registration, my grandmother was born in Ireland, and now I have applied for and received my Irish passport. I was planning on bringing both passports for my camino. But I really don't...
  16. Anniesantiago

    FREE Travel Insurance

    I've never taken out travel insurance. But as some of you know, I got stuck in Spain last year and was unable to get home when my sister in law was dying. The ticket home was so far out of my budget, I couldn't do it. This year, someone suggested joining Hostelling International USA, and so I...
  17. LesBrass

    Do I need my passport?

    I was out walking today... thinking about my pack and what to take and not take and a question popped into my head... do I actually need to take my passport? I have a UK passport and UK photo driving license - would the plastic driving license be enough? We're driving down to SJPdP as it's...
  18. Anniesantiago

    Travel Insurance?

    Has anyone from the USA or Canada had any experience with Travel Insurance Companies? What type of travel insurance do you buy? What are the protections? Cost?
  19. Declan Breen

    Insurance

    Hi, just a quick question in relation to getting insurance. Is this necessary or will the European health insurance card be sufficient
  20. M

    What to do with passport while in albergues?

    I will be walking alone... What do people do with passport, money while taking shower or sleeping in albergues? Is there any worries about theft? I would hope not but you never know... Thanks, Matt

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