For example: wallet in my trousers, extra card in some pocket of my backpack and some emergency cash in my first aid kit. Some sleeping bags have internal pockets, the extra pants in your pack have pockets, some backpacks have not-so-obvious...
Thank you for all your help. I decided to walk and see. Started earlier than normal and left just after 0630. Then had about 4 hours of rain. As I am heading north from Leon to La Robla which is about 29 kms north I expect to stay in Leon which...
I’m in Pamplona tonight 21 September and there does not seem to be a problem with numbers nor did there appear to have been in Zubiri last night so all may be well for the road ahead.
When travelling, Camino or anywhere, I carry two wallets. The real wallet has what is needed and is carried in a not so obvious place.
The second wallet is where most would carry it, accessible but contains a couple of fives and expired cards.
when in Europe, NEVER use ATMs from Euronet: They charge your shirt of you. It is pure fraud. In Spain, only use ATMs from Spanish banks. And always in local currency: Never choose Conversion.
That seems way above the busiest days in past years. Perhaps @Monasp who works at the Pilgrim's Office can let us know what the numbers have been like this month.
I recommend getting some euros from a bank in the US so you have some money ready to go when you land. Even though I had informed my bank when and where I would be traveling, my card still didn't work when I got over to Europe and it took me a...
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