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    dfox reacted to Molly Cassidy's post in the thread Tipping? with Like Like.
    No, you do not need to tip. If you want to leave something, it's usual to round up the bill to a whole euro.
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    dfox reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread Tipping? with Like Like.
    as @Molly Cassidy says above. The whole tipping thing has gone out of control in the US but you don’t need to worry about it in Spain.
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    dfox replied to the thread How Much Should You Budget Per Day?.
    The following numbers were in 2017 if my memory serves me right: Breakfast: 3 euros (a croissant and coffee.) Snack: whatever available when I was hungry. Lunch: 5 ~ 10 euro / meal Dinner: 10 ~15 euros / meal Water: 2 ~ 4 euros? / day Fresh...
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    dfox reacted to jsalt's post in the thread private albergues cancelling reservations with Like Like.
    Hi, yes, I was leading a group of 14 people when I got a whatsapp one morning, from our next overnight accommodation . . . his young daughter had been killed in a car accident after school the previous evening, and he couldn’t accommodate us that...
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    The only other thing that I would add to @Vacajoe excellent post is that possibly a very honest mistake in booking was made. I primarily stay in private albergues. I generally, but not always, have reservations with some of them being made...
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    dfox reacted to SabsP's post in the thread refusing disposable sheets in albergues? with Like Like.
    No, I try to follow the rules/ arrangements of the country / albergue where I am a guest. So I take the disposable sheets yes. Can you provide us details that these sheets come from the Eucalyptus? Even if this is so then I would still take...
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    dfox reacted to Grousedoctor's post in the thread Maintaining weight on Camino with Like Like.
    I think a fairly common phenomenon over the course of a 30+ day Camino is weight loss. What I found was that although I was walking on the average six hours a day, my appetite did not increase proportionally to the amount of physical activity...
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    I recently completed my third of the 5 Kumano Kodo Routes along With Mika, my Japanese Wife. Have compiled information for those interested in Kumano, Shikoku 88 Temple, and Nagasaki “Hidden Christians” pilgrimages: 1. How The Kumano Kodo Is...
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    dfox reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Half a wild boar with Like Like.
    @Bedspring, where was this? It’s an odd time of year to be hunting Boar and very odd to waste meat. An aside, but the majority of the people who live along the Camino routes have little interest and certainly no vested interest in the Camino...
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    dfox reacted to Tassie Kaz's post in the thread There are worse things we could do! with Like Like.
    Isn't the first step (pun intended 🤭) admitting you have a problem?! 🤣 👣🌏

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