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  1. J

    What is the one albergue you would avoid?

    I would for sure avoid the albergue in Alto do Poio (Albergue El Puerto). Filfthy and infested with BED BUGS. I was there 15 days ago and I had to leave 30 minutes later. There was bed bug poop on the bed slats and dead bed bug on the floor. Two girls were working there on that day, one was...
  2. J

    Day 0 in Astorga: what time to arrive, where to stay

    Oh but that's way too early. I wanted to spend the morning in Leon and in any case I can get there by train at the earliest at 2pm. I hope it'll be all right.
  3. J

    Day 0 in Astorga: what time to arrive, where to stay

    All right, thanks! So around what time should I get there to be sure I'm not too late? They will give priority to pilgrims who have actually walked all the way there, I suppose?
  4. J

    schedule for the bus from finisterre to santiago

    Thanks for the information! From what I've read, there is no other way to get back to Santiago, right?
  5. J

    Day 0 in Astorga: what time to arrive, where to stay

    Hi guys, I am arriving by train to Leon tomorrow night (thursday), would like to visit the city a bit the next day (friday) and then start the camino from Astorga (saturday). By what time should I be in Astorga in order to get a bed? I guess in the early afternoon? Then I see that I have 3...
  6. J

    schedule for the bus from finisterre to santiago

    Ok, then. I just wanted to make sure the schedule is really that one and there isn't just one bus per day. Thanks!
  7. J

    making my own bed bug sheet...

    I don't think you can do much. As for me, I found it by chance at decathlon. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/biovectrol-natural-id_8059373.html
  8. J

    making my own bed bug sheet...

    I live in France... It would have been 9 euros for a synthetic one, but I'm not sure I would have liked it.
  9. J

    schedule for the bus from finisterre to santiago

    Hi guys, I was looking at the schedule for buses between Finisterre and Santiago de Compostela (I'm planning to take it around the 15th or 16th of August), but from the website http://www.monbus.es/es all except one of the daily rides show a price, very much like in this post. Does this mean...
  10. J

    making my own bed bug sheet...

    In the end I bought a cotton sheer curtain. I hope it won't be too small... it's 240x140. Not so cheap (18 euros), but I'm short on time. Thank you guys!
  11. J

    making my own bed bug sheet...

    Hi all, I bought a bed bug sheet online 25 days ago from abroad and it hasn't been delivered yet. Since i'm leaving in 3 days, I think I should start considering alternatives. I have a bottle of permethrin already, I just don't know what piece of hiking/camping equipment could replace this...
  12. J

    bed bugs alerts on twitter?

    Hi all, A friend of mine a few years ago could get updates on twitter from other pilgrims as to in which albergue they had recently found bedbugs. Is there still any such hashtag? is it active? Thanks!
  13. J

    Which backpack... to buy in Europe (France)?

    I ended up buying a discounted Salewa Country 36 for 77 euros. My second choice would have been a Ferrino 40 Durance.
  14. J

    Which backpack... to buy in Europe (France)?

    OK guys! I'll pay a visit to a few small shops in the area and I'll see what they have. I'm just afraid they've got super expensive stuff. In meantime, if you all didn't get offended by a harmless comment I made in passing, it would be nice too. ;)
  15. J

    Which backpack... to buy in Europe (France)?

    Ok, sorry. North America. ;)
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