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JerryStroebele reacted to Kathy F.'s post in the thread How to decide how long to walk for with
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The first 10 days are for your body. The second 10 days are for your mind. The last 10 days are for your soul. Welcome to this forum! You won’t find better advice anywhere. Buen Camino. -
JerryStroebele reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread How to decide how long to walk for with Like.
My feeling is that the minimum is a week, because during the 3-4 first days you have not the benefit of walking, only the drawbacks. I consider that you need at least two weeks to disconnect. The maximum depends on your wishes, and the time left...
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I wasn’t sure where to post this so mods feel free to move it. This year I’ve had more than one person in my group complain because the pork they ordered was “raw” and they have sent it back to be cooked to well done. This is a leftover in the...
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JerryStroebele reacted to Hans-Georg Goebel's post in the thread EU Ruling On Bookings.Com with Like.
You don't have to like Booking.com or advance bookings at all. To avoid the bed race at the age of 77, I made most of my 2024 Camino bookings 4-5 months ago via Booking. I can see the advantages: 1) I can always cancel all my bookings free of...
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<sigh> I will try to be even more boring than I am already when I try to explain the practical meaning of EU law for consumers.
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credit cards... yes and no. some bars and supermarkets may refuse it for small amounts (eg. under 10 euros). always good to have at least 100 euos cash imo. there are atms in all the larger villages/towns. the municipal albergue in oviedo is...
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Like others, I buy a sharp knife in Spain. I carry a spork and a cup I can microwave for instant coffee or soup. I take safety pins to hang up clothes as they take up less room in my pack. I use more cash than others as I stay often in...
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good questions 1. I do you guys take fork/spoon/knife with you? Even plate and a cup? I intended to bring only fork-spoon maybe. Let me know how useful it was for you. I take a spork (spoon, fork, ‘knife’). The ‘knife’ can cut pieces of...
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A knife can be useful (for chorizo, fruits, ham…). A spork if you intend to buy prepared salads. Plate is useless. Yes. No. Prefer cash. However, you will find ATM in the main towns (not so much on Primitivo…).
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Wishing your wife a very speedy recovery Tom🤞
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