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GI recommend enabling your smartphone with electronic payments, such as Apple Pay and/or Google pay. I recently completed the Camino Portugués and had to activate my Google Pay because so many places did not accept cash (restaurants, shops...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Wet hiking shoes.Not having waterproof shoes in September might be a good thing. You’re likely to hit some hot weather. My experience with my GTXs is that they can become uncomfortably hot. Nonetheless, you’ll hit wet weather as well. Pull your insoles and...
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GGrousedoctor reacted to Anhalter's post in the thread Best week or two weeks on the Frances? with
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Personally i always found the energy from St Jean up until Burgos something special. Plus the great scenery, culture and food. If you want to walk till Logrono or further on, thats for you to decide. But technically you can just start and see how... -
GWell finished my Camino in Santiago, Finisterre is for another day. Walked from St Jean, and had one hour of light rain, but otherwise superb weather, and maybe because of previous wet weather, a riot of wild flowers along the way. Deliberately...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Trekking poles.Yes, buy poles in SJPP. The last time we checked our poles in their own container, they did not arrive on our flight with us into SdC. The problem that caused, is that we were busing up to Ferrol that evening. We would have been without poles...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Puffy or Down Jacket.For September and the first half of October, I think you’ll just be carrying around your puffy coat most of the time. I’d suggest planning a kit based upon layering. My preference is a long sleeved under layer, a light jacket (waterproof), and a...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Late flight into Porto - where to stay?.On our first trip to Porto, due to connection problems, we arrived 12 hours late into Porto around midnight. Even at that hour, catching a taxi to the center of the city was no problem (although certainly more expensive than taking the metro as...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread How Much Should You Budget Per Day?.There does seem to be a mentality by some that a donotivo means a cheap night! I remember spending one of my favorite nights on the CP at Casa da Fernanda. What hospitality! A warm bed, snacks and wine upon arrival, a scrumptious dinner, and...
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GGrousedoctor reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread How Much Should You Budget Per Day? with Like.
I think it’s because too many of us have come across people on Camino who think and treat Donativos that way. (I certainly have) I wouldn’t assume that of long term forum members, nonetheless it is worth clarifying for any newcomers to the forum
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GPosted before; i met an American guy who had walked from SJPP using as many donativo's as he could because they were FREE!!! We were walking to Mazarife i put him right but from his response and demeanor i got the feeling he was going to carry on!!
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