I am sure that is true but you can’t download the alert cop app which should be downloaded, I believe may be easier and quicker.
Thankfully, I can only speculate because I have never had to use it. But when I arrive in Spain, it is the first...
Recommend contacting the pilgrims of yesteryear/of old and discourse with them on how they were able to walk their Camino with no I-phone, no phones in any town, no electricity, no computers, no ATMs, etc. Their response and insight might be...
Regarding safety - with the non smart flip phone the OP will be still able to call the police, ambulance for help in an emergency just like they could with a smart phone… assuming they have the correct sim.
Yes you can, definitely. The SJPDP Pilgrims Office even gives out a printed paper list of albergues with addresses, phone numbers.
I used my phone for the pilgrim apps - but I didn’t have the Brierley book!
I say do it! Leave that smartphone at home. My first Camino Frances in 2013 I walked without a phone. I had a cannon camera and Brierly's guide. Many other pilgrims had phones with them and at times I felt lonely in the evenings at the Albergue's...
Totally concur. I only used it a few times to make phone calls. I was focused on the daily satisfaction that comes from moving west and unconcerned about the world outside the Camino.
Yes I did not have one. It is as basic as determining what to put in your pack. The question you need to ask is will you need one once your off the Camino. As the world outside has changed to resources required to have one for travel. If your...
In my view, smartphone is more than a "phone". It is a "digital assistant". It is a navitagion tool (Google map, GPS, compass, etc.). It stores/carries airtickets, train tickets, credit cards, etc., It is used to make 112 call if/when...
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