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I did nothing then. I wasn't aware of the cause of the bites, and I imagined that bed bugs would be much more aggressive and bloody. After all, only my hands and wrists were bitten (I must have had my hands outside of the sleeping bag). Only a week later, on arriving home, did I get the...
I was in the El Choclatero in March - fine place, I chose to go there after a bad reception in an Albergue nearby. Oh, having a room for myself, an ensuite bathroom, and towels! - it felt like heaven...
Of course I'll return, only a bit more aware of the problem. In fact, I was only bitten in my hands and neck - the rest was well protected by my sleeping bag, so I guess it's true the bed bugs only go for exposed parts of the body.
A few days ago I stayed in the Albergue in Azofra: nice place, good ambiance, helpful hospitaleiros, etc. I enjoyed especially the 2-person-per-room arrangement. Unfortunately, I was bitten during the night. I didn't report it immediately because at first I didn't relate it to bed bugs, which I...
Thanks, Carle Brisson, haven't done it yet, I hope to do it this year (at least half of it, SJPP - Burgos, then the second half next year). For the moment, I just made the whole Camino Frances by car last year, and that sure made me eager to walk it. I hope someday I'll have a whole month to...
I have followed your videos for the last few days, up to your arrival in Santiago.
The whole series is outstanding, as it avoids the usual clichés and shows with candor the ups and downs of daily life in the Camino. Sometimes it reminded me of Gunnar Walgraeve's "Radio Buen Camino", also a...
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