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Hi, tjasa,Hey,
I will be doing my first camino in May of 2019. I will be flying to Barcelona and then I plan to take the plane to San Sebastian in the same day and start my pilgrim from there the next day. But for that conecting flight it's not adviced to take checked baggage as it's only 1 hour inbetween the flights.
So I got an idea to send my backpack with most of my stuff to San Sebastian (post office open till 20.30) and collect it as soon as I arrive there. I saw alot of discusions about sending backpacks back home or when doing Camino just to the next town.
My question is Did anybody do it from europe before going? How much do they charge for backpack sitting in post offfice for few days (better send it sooner than later right?) and to what to I address it and how to make sure they dont send it back to return address?
Thank you in advance for any information on it!
The OP doesn't want to send the backpack to Ivar but to San Sebastian. You have to read the OP again more carefullyIvar mentions to never send anything to him from outside the EU as it will get stuck in customs. I'm not sure where you are coming from, so I don't know if this applies to you.
On my last trip I just took my backpack onboard the plane and then bought poles in Malaga. I think they cost less than 15 euros (compared to $100 in Canada!)
Yes but the same logic would apply to a place in San Sebastian, wouldn’t it?The OP doesn't want to send the backpack to Ivar but to San Sebastian. You have to read the OP again more carefully
Maybe but I doubt that very much because within EU there is no customs. I think Ivar warned about sending stuff from outside EU. Also I sent the largest Correos cardboard box package from Madrid to my home without any hassle. And my mom regularly sent me smaller packets while I was on Camino and all went through without problems.Yes but the same logic would apply to a place in San Sebastian, wouldn’t it?
You’re right, I assumed if was from outside Europe. Oops.Maybe but I doubt that very much because within EU there is no customs. I think Ivar warned about sending stuff from outside EU. Also I sent the largest Correos cardboard box package from Madrid to my home without any hassle. And my mom regularly sent me smaller packets while I was on Camino and all went through without problems.
PS (The OP is asking about sending the package from Europe, Island, Reykjavik to be exact.)
I think it's quite simple. The OP asked if anybody did it "from" Europe. That's it. Wherever you come from (and she's from EU) the same applies for sending mail within EU. You can be Chinese sending mail from Munich to Paris or German sending it from Madrid to Bucharest. Doesn't make any difference because nobody at the Correos will ask you of your nationality.Sorry if I have confused people with my reply. The OP asked about mailing the backpack to Spain before arriving and I wanted to point out that Ivar mentions that mail can get stuck in customs if it is coming from outside the EU. I did say I don't know where the OP is mailing the backpack from. The question in the OP is "did anybody do it from Europe before going?" - I wasn't sure if that meant the OP was mailing the backpack from Europe, or if it was an English mistranslation meaning did we mail it to Europe before going.
There are other options possibly. Have you considered: pick up your luggage in Barcelona, find a pension, and fly over the next day on earliest flight? Pick up luggage in Barcelona, go to train station, and take that? (There might be a sleeper option.) If you settle on this, rates are cheaper in advance, just like airplanes are. Or, pick up luggage as before, go to bus station, take that. (I've never done that long a ride on the bus, perhaps someone else on the board will have a pertinent observation about it.)Hey,
I will be doing my first camino in May of 2019. I will be flying to Barcelona and then I plan to take the plane to San Sebastian in the same day and start my pilgrim from there the next day. But for that conecting flight it's not adviced to take checked baggage as it's only 1 hour inbetween the flights.
So I got an idea to send my backpack with most of my stuff to San Sebastian (post office open till 20.30) and collect it as soon as I arrive there. I saw alot of discusions about sending backpacks back home or when doing Camino just to the next town.
My question is Did anybody do it from europe before going? How much do they charge for backpack sitting in post offfice for few days (better send it sooner than later right?) and to what to I address it and how to make sure they dont send it back to return address?
Thank you in advance for any information on it!
Maybe I missed something but why would you pick up your luggage twice in Barcelona? And where? At the post office, airport, train station, somewhere else???There are other options possibly. Have you considered: pick up your luggage in Barcelona, find a pension, and fly over the next day on earliest flight? Pick up luggage in Barcelona, go to train station, and take that? ...
Sorry, you were right. See my above post pleaseIvar mentions to never send anything to him from outside the EU as it will get stuck in customs. I'm not sure where you are coming from, so I don't know if this applies to you.
On my last trip I just took my backpack onboard the plane and then bought poles in Malaga. I think they cost less than 15 euros (compared to $100 in Canada!)
Sorry, I was wrong. It's inside Europe but from outside EU...You’re right, I assumed if was from outside Europe. Oops.
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