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Related question...anyone know if Tricare covers you. Or is it hie thee to Rota if serious but you can travel.
They would not let me on the base.Related question...anyone know if Tricare covers you. Or is it hie thee to Rota if serious but you can travel.
Especially don't say it to your Spanish friend!! You are basically saying the the Camino. Choose one article el or the.Please, el Camino. Not "The the Camino" or "the el C.". It's the Camino. People won't look at you as funny this way in Spain
It looks like I will be doing the Frances sooner than expected. I finally convinced my friend who grew up in Spain to do the El Camino, but he wants to do it this September. There are certain advantages to doing the El Camino de Santiago Frances with him as he speaks Spanish and has relatives in Barcelona and Madrid who can help us with travel arrangements. So it looks like September 2017 it is!
I wanted to ask about medical coverage in Spain. I am still working now and have medical coverage through work, but I retire in a month and will switch over to V.A. medical coverage. I am fairly certain they will not cover in Spain, so I will have to buy temporary medical coverage for the six or so weeks I am there. I am assuming that the Spanish health care system will not cover visiting Americans. So if anyone, especially Americans, can give me information on how to go about getting temporary travelers medical insurance for the El Camino I would appreciate it.
Thank you and Buen Camino. I am so excited!
Hi Jill - gee you both had bad luck on your camino.Yes, do get good travel insurance. Among other dramas during my last camino, on her last day walking into Santiago de Compostela, my friend Robyn tripped and fell and badly injured her elbow - she had to be taken by ambulance to hospital in Santiago, where she was Xrayed and treated. No breaks, but severe nerve damage. She is only now back in Australia and receiving the bills, and they are quite large. She had the sense to take out good travel insurance, so all should be covered.
It looks like I will be doing the Frances sooner than expected. I finally convinced my friend who grew up in Spain to do the El Camino, but he wants to do it this September. There are certain advantages to doing the El Camino de Santiago Frances with him as he speaks Spanish and has relatives in Barcelona and Madrid who can help us with travel arrangements. So it looks like September 2017 it is!
I wanted to ask about medical coverage in Spain. I am still working now and have medical coverage through work, but I retire in a month and will switch over to V.A. medical coverage. I am fairly certain they will not cover in Spain, so I will have to buy temporary medical coverage for the six or so weeks I am there. I am assuming that the Spanish health care system will not cover visiting Americans. So if anyone, especially Americans, can give me information on how to go about getting temporary travelers medical insurance for the El Camino I would appreciate it.
Thank you and Buen Camino. I am so excited!
Thank you cvix, but I am only one of many on this forum who are in their golden years and still going ...you will meet many in your age group when you do begin your journey. I wish you Buen Camino.Just wanted to thank those who cleared things up regarding Rota and Tricare. The experiences of others who have Tricare are very useful.
Also wanted to let movinmaggie know I an very impressed. I will be 73 next year when I plan on walking the Camino Frances but to do the Primitivo when in your 80s definitely gives me hope for the next decade. Maggie, my hat's off to you.
FYI, I checked worldnomadscom for the sake of comparison with the insurance I have already purchased for a trip later this fall, and if I understood the message that popped up, it appears they won't insure anyone over the age of 69.When I still lived in USA I used worldnomads.com to insure all my travels. Very reputable, quite reasonable...
Well that does help somewhat.......FYI, I checked worldnomadscom for the sake of comparison with the insurance I have already purchased for a trip later this fall, and if I understood the message that popped up, it appears they won't insure anyone over the age of 69.
When I still lived in USA I used worldnomads.com to insure all my travels. Very reputable, quite reasonable. If you want to compare several options, check out Squaremouth.com .
The base at Rota is now cut up into zones and access is strictly enforced on an as-needed basis. I can't see a US vet limping in and asking for medical care, even if he has his VA paperwork. Not any more.
Welllll, not if you happen to be 70 or 0verWell that does help somewhat.......
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