Further to Trecile's comments, with which I agree, large portions of the Caminho Portuguese route that I walked were either on the side of motor vehicle roads with very narrow shoulders and very fast drivers, or were on the Portuguese equivalent...
If you’re committed to a plastic wrap a full roll of kitchen-wrap (cling film or similar) will do the job at a fraction of the price.
I use my waterproof rucksack cover cinched tight the ‘wrong way round’ - covering the back and straps
I dunno. Spain is considerably cheaper than where I come from and I can afford to go there, so I don't concern myself with bar prices too much. I order, I eat and drink and then ask what I owe. If service is good, I tip. I don't frequent posh...
If it happens to be a section along a NR and it is heavily trafficked with trucks, it is a good idea to stand still while the truck(s) pass so as to not get sweep off of your feet by their back draft.
There is no consensus on the Camino because pilgrims do whatever they want. The convention is to always walk facing oncoming traffic and not to jump until you can see the whites of the driver's eyes
No. That's disgusting, because those liners are there for a reason. If you refuse them, you're adding a night's-worth of your sweat and sebum and skin flecks on the mattress. Thanks a lot.
Why do they put the kilometer markers where they do, for example 301.1 km, and as 300km was over an hours walk away, are these people messing with my mind
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