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Bed bugs can be on anything, top bunk bottom. cracks in baseboard a wall and ceiling junction. I never put my clothes in a dresser in a hotel. I don’t care what the hotel brand name is. I always ck.
your best solution is only stay whereva mattress is enclosed in plastic, they use throwaway...
Bed bugs
1. When entering the sleeping area of an albergue etc. Pay close attention to the mattresses on the beds.
Are they in plastic covers zipped shut?
If yes look at the plastic covers for tiny dark spots smaller than a tick.
if there are spots look at the frame at the point where the...
SLEEPING on the top bunk has no relevance to stopping bed bug bites.
Unless this conditions are present:
No bed bugs present.
I’ve inspected many thousands of housing units in the U.S. The best things you should do are;
1. Check the mattress at the seams.
example: at the side and...
1. No way sleeping bag. 2-3 lbs. get a liner. very light if it gets cooler layer up on clothes when you sleep.
2. Absolutely no poles on a plane.
Either buy some or pick some “leftovers at an albergue
3. The list from a pilgrim office. forget the book. Weighs too much.
4.The GPS you need is...
High speed train to Bayonne, then regional train to SJPDP. WATCH your connection time. Get the earliest high speed train in Paris so you don’t get to Bayonne then RER TO SJPDP.
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