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🏕️ Camping

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Food and drink

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Money, Banking and Budget

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ATM in Spain and Portugal

Water & Hydration

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Water filter system needed?

Long Caminos - from home to Santiago

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Credentials, Stamps & the Compostela

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6-7 days walking for someone with arthritis

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