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My understanding is that "Bedbugs happen". I did the camino in 2011. I started out staying in albergues and switched to private rooms in hostels about halfway through for two reasons: 1) BEDBUGS!!! My albergue friends were getting infested over and over again... no matter how vigilant they...
I took 3 months to make the camino from SJPP... and I "cheated" by taking a bus or other transportation about half the route. When I walked, I walked about 10-12 km a day... some days as little as 5km. I rarely missed an opportunity to take a break along the trail and when I got into an...
I LOVED Barcelona, but I'm not sure that it would be worth the time to drive over there from Santiago. You really want to be able to have the time to enjoy it. When I got done with my pilgrimage, I just wanted to take it easy for a week! Madrid is a great city, but think a little outside the...
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