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@Ponch , welcome to the forum.
It's a myth.
Even if your liner is treated it will not help, it takes too long to work (hours). Bedbugs simply crawl in the top, exactly the same as you do.
It can help prevent you spreading any bed bugs that you...
The OP of that thread mentioned that two pilgrims said that there had been a €12000 fine, but we have zero proof that this happened.
I am going to close this thread, because it's all based on hearsay. If and when it makes the Spanish news, we...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
I use a light 150 merino sun hoodie which has long sleeves with thumb holes, it works really well at wicking the sweat away from my body keeping me cooler, the hood goes over my baseball cap keeping the sun off my head & neck.
I will also be starting my Camino on April 25th from SJPdP and I am currently planning to bring both. Unless the forecast the week before is for very hot weather, I’m planning to pack both. I’m staying at a combination of albergues, pensions...
Have walked this stretch the last 2 springs, April and May, and it was cold at night and in the mornings, like around 2°C. most mornings until almost the end of May. I was very glad to have my cosy sleeping bag.
I will be leaving from SJPDP on April 17 and will be bringing my very light down sea to summit sleeping bag that only weighs 245 grams and packs really small I'll be hopefully staying mostly in municipal albergues when you never know how warm its...
I don't bother with a Compostela certificate and I find walking 100 kilometres not to be much of a challenge but I appreciate that for many it is and for a completely selfish reason I would welcome an end to the Compostela certificate as it may...
I haven't sought a Compostela or other certificate since 2014 and don't imagine I will do in the future - so it wouldn't matter to me if there were more or fewer, or none - though I can understand that others feel differently. By contrast, like...
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