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I had a friend who walked the CF in 2005,2006 & 2009. He was telling me that if bedbugs were reported, the albergue had to close until treatment had eradicated them. I totally believed him and I never came across any bedbugs either of the times I have walked the CF. However, it seems to be that...
I have walked the Camino Frances twice. Both times I started in april and I have never found any bed bugs on the bunks - believe me, I look very closely before putting my sleeping bag on a bunk. May be, I have just been very lucky!
Hi, I shared a room with 6 other people in Leon. 2 of them had those machines and honestly, the sound is not intrusive. I slept just fine and I am a light sleeper.
Cheers Kym
No way are you going to be allowed to carry on a knife and scissors!! I got a backpack cover that doubles as a rain cover. Its lockable, I got it from Decathlon. I now put my pack in with baggage and take a small nylon bag with things I might need as cabin baggage.
I had a similar problem in 2014. I was ok going up the Pyrenees but went toes up coming down and damaged my knee. The next day I only walked 15 km from roncesvalles and the pain became intolerable on any of the declines. I caught a taxi to zubiri, met a lady in the cafe who told me about her...
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