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    Surprised at our test results poncho vs jacket

    What a simile! I’m happy for you that you know how the rain runs off a newly detailed Ferrari. Maybe I will also know that someday - but I doubt it🤣
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    What do we do about prescription medications? ( Especially controlled substances)

    On a recent tourist visit to Seville, I tried to use an Irish prescription to buy a medication that is very difficult to get at home. The pharmacist wanted the script ‘traded in’ for a local version, not just a translation. I was directed to a medical center next door who wanted €230 to see a...
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    National passport in card form

    Thanks Ultreya, According to the official website of our Dept Foreign Affairs, the card is valid for travel within EU and EEA. It does not claim to be a full passport. So my original post was wrong in that respect. There has been strong opposition to the introduction of a universal ID card in...
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    National passport in card form

    When renewing my Irish passport recently I requested the card version in addition to the booklet version. The passport card would obviously be much more convenient to carry on Camino, being smaller, lighter, easier to conceal and water (sweat) proof. It is of equal diplomatic value and our...
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    CPAP recommendation

    Those are very good points Doug. Let me look into it further. I will post here again if I find any good information
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    CPAP recommendation

    I have seen and I accept the posts suggesting you don’t need a battery for your travel CPAP. You just show your little Spanish language CPAP card and everyone moves heaven and earth to accommodate you. It’s the Camino way. However, it is also the Camino way not to be demanding and doing that...
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    Experience with Deuter ACT-Lite 40+10 pack?

    It usually means "Your mileage may vary" in the sense that "this is what I found but it may not hold true for anybody else "
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