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I have dried my silk sleep sack on high heat as bed bug treatment. The key is to do it while it's dry. Shrinkage is more likely to occur when you put wet fabric into a hot dryer. To kill bed bugs all you need to do is to dry on high heat for...
I had my purse stolen in Ventosa and my poncho stolen yesterday in Santa Domingo. I hadn’t even used it. I left it on my bed when I went to the bathroom and didn’t notice it was gone till the next day. I also think someone stole my wooly beanie...
New Logroño bus station now open. It is located at Plaza Europa, beside the Renfe Train station. Google maps still sends you to the old bus station at Avenida Espana if you look for Logroño Bus Station. The good news is that they are only 5 mins...
We are making our way back to Madrid after completing the Camino Frances and we're heading to Madrid via San Sebastián. We have two sets of hiking poles and two backpacks with two Altus Ponchos . We're happy to meet you in Madrid on Sunday or San...
Thank you for the generous offer. We are still hotel hopping in Madrid and pray that our gear will arrive. We are still trying to rest up from a very stressful event.
I'm in Estrella today on Francis and free boxes are scarse this year. I had towel , face cloth and merono undies taken off line in SJPDP and only replaced with a small travel towel at Municipal albergue here today by the lovely hospidero.
That is true. Permethrin is an insecticide, not a repellent. However, even for resistant populations, the scientific evidence is that they are deterred from going on to consume a blood meal after being exposed to permethrin treated fabric. It may...
Earlier last year I posted here about the effectiveness of essential oils, including key extracts from a scientific paper that had published results on this.
My own take on this is that essential oils have been shown to be ineffective as...
Well, last year it was quite the topic in the news. Paris metro and British public libraries immediately spring to mind, so.... BUT : So does Chicago, New York, Vancouver, Moscow, Sydney and every other major city in the world. These...
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