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      The Wikipedia page for ‘Moorish occupation of Spain’ has an impressive reference list.
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      Madrid has a good metro system. 9.45 should be no problem. The metro staff are friendly and helpful. There’ll be ATMs in the station and in Léon.
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      Eggs. Bedbugs lay eggs. If you have been bitten, give your bedclothes and bedding the heat treatment. If you hang your backpack on the bunk frame with an S hook it will be tidier as well as less likely to contaminate or be contaminated. The eggs...
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      Please don't spray toxic stuff in albergues. You can cause your allergic fellow pilgrim to suffocate and die. Bring a pet cockroach with you on the road. Or a gecko. They feed on bedbugs and are much faster than them. Environmentally friendly...
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      rbff: some of us older folks grew up in an era where irony didn't have to be signposted with a succession of winking and lol emojis. I actually think the point being made often loses its way by doing that. Looking at what Tinker has expressed...
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      This grievance the locals have is with their local authority and the way they are spending tax payers money. They want money spent on various facilities that affect their lives first and foremost. I imagine a reasonable amount of locals, maybe...
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      “All pilgrims are bums but not all bums are pilgrims” If you’re a bit short of a school, a health centre, a care centre or any other facility that a poor rural population might find useful then €X million on signposts, turning the school you...
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      The cat will make life difficult. Many albergues and hostales do not allow pets. I also suspect your cat will not enjoy the experience as much as you will.
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      dick bird replied to the thread Cheating.
      Asking the price of a coffee or a drink before ordering seems to me rather petty. It is also offensive to the staff as it suggests you don’t trust them and it is taking up the time of hard working and highly skilled people. Food invariably has a...
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      dick bird reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread Cheating with Like Like.
      I mean what I have said really. I not am Spanish but have probably spent about 2 of the last 4 years there. Only about 2.5 months of that on Camino. The sort of place I go to will tend to charge wine about €1.5 to €3 so if the cost for say 4...
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