Sure, this happens sometimes.
But why get hot under the collar when a local gets a discount? It's not cheating, it's preferential treatment because you're perceived as the tourist and he's not. You'll be much happier when you let it go.
Perhaps it is an opportunity to remember that bed bugs are brought by pilgrims.
Please, do not put your backpacks on beds, and spray repellent on your backpacks, sleeping bags and sheets...
Bed bugs can be living anywhere, but I have walked many caminos since 2008, every year. I have never seen a bed bug. I always check mattresses, liners, blankets, etc. Never seen a trace of them. But I have seen many "pilgrim" brutes, who I would...
We would better be able to help you if we knew exactly what you are trying to accomplish. At one time you posted that you wanted to walk from SJPdP to Pamplona, then go from Pamplona to Sarria. Now you are talking about trying to get from...
Via de la Plata/Sanabrés from Salamanca or Zamora would be a great walk. Those two mentioned cities are stupendous, and it is a beautiful route. Nice combination of flat/endless horizons at the beginning to Galician mountains. There are some...
Hats are completely unnecessary: simply remove your head and carry it in your rucksack ;)
Me? I always carry an umbrella: useful in rain and for shade and great for "shooshing" at over attentive dogs
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