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This is 100% the right answer. I ran my silk liner through a hot drier as often as possible along with my ‘sleep set’ (usually every day) with no issues. With my backpack in a plastic bag and sealed and everything else in closed dry bags the only...
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...
So I have heard common wisdom is to bring a silk liner for your Camino (+/- a sleeping bag depending on your preference and season).
Specifically regarding silk liners, all of the ones I've found say not to dry them on high heat as they may...
I agree. We spent some time in Seville a few years ago and didn't enjoy the coffee as much there. They might use more of the terrefacto coffee down there?
I was in Malaga, Cordoba and Seville in Jan and Feb and the coffee there was much stronger than I am used to in the north.
So yes, I think it might be a regional difference.
I am just back from a few weeks on the Via the la Plata. Since 2015 I have been nearly every year in Spain walking caminoroutes I loved the café con leches. This year I did not like them as much, most of the times they were much strenger than I...
So embarrassed, yes I was using BDotCom, no I don’t mind dorms but it is lovely to do both dorms and privates to catch up on sleep. And yes, San Lorenzo had a couple of rooms left so thanks so much!! What other places bottleneck? I know the last...
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