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      Merida reacted to ivar's post in the thread The forum, 20 years on. with Like Like.
      Thank you for this... and to all of you that makes this a good place to be. I always say that it is all of you that make this forum what it is... Here is my first post on the forum from October 2004. I was user #1, all alone... it was a forum...
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      Merida replied to the thread Reservations and WhatsApp.
      That makes a lot of sense, thank you!
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      Merida reacted to trecile's post in the thread Reservations and WhatsApp with Thank you Thank you.
      Here's a link to Ender's guide: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/enders-guide-to-salvador-in-english-2022.816/
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      Merida reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Reservations and WhatsApp with Thank you Thank you.
      I guess it is a fine semantic distinction. On the lesser walked routes "first come, first served" isn't a thing so much because places don't fill. On the Camino de Madrid I was the only pilgrim in the place two thirds of the time and I don't...
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      Merida replied to the thread Reservations and WhatsApp.
      On the Salvador I am staying mostly at the "pilgrim" hostels and it indicates no reservations which I interpret it to mean first come first served - On the Primitivo I have a mixture of pilgrim hostels and other type of hostels - some say...
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      Merida reacted to kroneill's post in the thread Reservations and WhatsApp with Thank you Thank you.
      If you have the wise pigrim app it has a whatsapp messenger feature for many albergues.You just enter the number of beds and dates and it turns it into a message.Just used it for Casa Tiago in Luquin on the Camino Frances and it worked great It...
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      Merida replied to the thread Reservations and WhatsApp.
      Great translation tips, I appreciate it. Yes I have translation app ready on my phone.
    • Merida
      Merida replied to the thread Reservations and WhatsApp.
      Thanks! Yes, like you, avoiding calls is what I'm hoping to do :). I think Whatsapp will work well, I did not want to book in advance.
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      Merida reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Reservations and WhatsApp with Thank you Thank you.
      @Merida, not sure if you know, but Spanish mobile numbers always start with either a 6 or 7 , so you'll be messaging +346...... or +347..... . I loved the Primitivo, (sadly didn't have enough time to do the Salvador as well. Enjoy !
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      Merida reacted to Juspassinthru's post in the thread Reservations and WhatsApp with Thank you Thank you.
      I used WhatsApp almost exclusively recently and had good results. Have a saved message in Spanish to send, perhaps: Hola, me llamo Juspassinthru, necesito 2 camas para mañana, ¿tenéis alguna disponible? ¿Es posible reservar? If you can’t figure...
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