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    complaints-not related to the actual Camino walk

    Arrived in Burgos via Rail Europe from Paris with a reservation for Hotel Entrearcos. It was a long night and I was tired. At the Hotel Entrearcos they said they had no reservation for me, didn't have any rooms, and didn't help me find another. The attendant also said he would look into it on...
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    What was your first day like?

    From 3 weeks in Italy, to one day in Paris, I took the overnight to Burgos, my starting point. I had the google instructions on how to get from the train station to the Cathedral, but looks like the train station has changed from south to north, and so nothing was as it should have been...
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    List your shoes

    Salomon etx light hiking boot. I was going to walk with a different brand pair but one week before they seemed to give out on me and made my heel ache. So, despite the fear of a new pair of shoes one week before starting I bought the Salomon ones and never regretted it. No sore feet, only one...
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    What did you lose...??

    I walked from Burgos to Santiago and didn't lose anything concrete, but the fear of getting lost. Wonderful trip.
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    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    I brought a small bottle of Oil of Lavender. Good for relaxation, small amount on a tissue. But it works well on bed bug bites. Although I didn't get any, I shared the Lavender with many who did and they were thankful. Regarding the bubble wrap, what kept it from snapping when you put your...
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    food and drink on long stages?

    At first I worried about carrying enough food and my pack was heavier than I wanted it to be. I found there were very few days when there wasn't a bar/cafe you could stop at and refill your water bottle or buy coffee/drink and a croissant or other food. Even on the days when the book advised...
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    Bum Belt - Money Belt -Storing valuables

    Just back from Camino Frances. During the day I carried my wallet with minimum cash, but my credit card along with my passport in my pants pocket, which had a zipper. My money belt with cash was carried in my fanny(worn in front) pack. At night I put the wallet and passport in the money belt...
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    please tell me what I can leave behind

    no one has mentioned a mattress cover for protection from bed bugs, have they been reported this year?
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    Bum Belt - Money Belt -Storing valuables

    I'm walking Camino in October. I added a zipper to one of the pockets in my quick dry pants with zip off legs, and also added an inside pocket that would be accessible only when the front zipper was down. Good place to store your passport and extra cash, which you should not have to retrieve...
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    Bed Bugs

    I did buy a mattress cover from a travel shop that is supposed to stop BB. It is 100% polyester, so perhaps has to be sprayed first. I have a silk cover for my light weight fleece liner, does silk keep out the bed bugs. Does anything keep out bed bugs. Also I heard that lavender oil is good...
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    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    In some of the threads travellers have mentioned bringing a pillow case. Does that mean the Rugios supply pillows as well as blankets. I can't imagine sleeping for a month without a pillow, at my age.
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    Example packing list

    Perhaps for us ladies you might add a shower cap sleep wear Thanks for the list, I'll be bringing most of it.
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    Backpack size

    Re: Backpack size and weight Hi: I keep reading about how much weight one should carry. 12-14 lbs. or 10% of your body weight. Well I only weigh 110 lbs, that means I should only carry 11 lbs, which includes the pack and water. Not a lot of weight even when you try to pack light. So what do...
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