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Mailing Postcards to the US, tips and cost?

PaulCat

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Time of past OR future Camino
June (2015) & June/July (2018)
Hello Camino Friends. I fly out on the 12 of June to start the walk. I want to send a series of post cards to my 4 year old nephew as I traverse CF. I'm not concerned about buying postcards, but what is the easiest way to get stamps and post them back to the
US? Should I hit up a post office and just buy a book of stamps (or Spain's equivalent)? What is the cost of a post card to the US?

Thanks for the help!

Edit: I found this on the Correos website. Looks like a great idea. Maybe I'll look up digital options.
 
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Altus ANDES 400 H30 sleeping bag
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
I think Correos is Camino friendly!
 
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Camino Way markers in Bronze
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Stamps can also be purchased at "tobacco" shops which are plentiful in all cities! Probably not nice ones like Correos will have… but if you need stamps in a pinch, it's another option.
 
2024 edition: The Brierley Camino Frances Guide
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
PaulCat said:
Hello Camino Friends. I fly out on the 12 of June to start the walk. I want to send a series of post cards to my 4 year old nephew as I traverse CF...
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Great idea! Maybe he'll be inspired to walk the Camino himself at some point down the road.

Buen Camino!
 
If you have a smartphone you might try the TouchNote app. Take and edit your own pictures, upload them with a message and address and they are printed and mailed locally. We've used them from India, Italy and France and are impressed. You load you account with credits before you go and can top up as you go along.
 
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-

I found this app after making this post and purchased a few credits to give them a try. I think this might be the best thing to do. I figure if I buy the 40 credit package and put my own pictures it will even be more cost efficient than buying postcards in Spain and then mailing them directly.
 

Certainly our grandchildren enjoyed post cards with granny and grandad in them.
 
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