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  1. Lizhk

    Returning Home & Preventing a Bedbug Infestation!

    My re-entry routine is to leave a change of clothes at a friends place. She has a sauna. I leave every, shoes, pack, electronics, passport, etc. in there with the sauna turned on. Failing a sauna, a dark plastic bag with the large non-dryer items and place in a sun spot, greenhouse? Or use a...
  2. Lizhk

    Afraid of top bed without fence

    A group of us met on the train to SJPdP, formed a Camino family and walked to Burgos. One fellow drank way too much that night and fell out of his top bunk. He cracked his skull and had permanent hearing loss and that ended his Camino. A couple of ideas: Take a strong line to tie back and forth...
  3. Lizhk

    Suggestion on the best way to travel from Santiago to Madrid

    If you are over 60 you are eligible for a Gold card which gives you major discounts on your rail ticket 25%-40%. Check https://www.renfe.com/es/es/viajar/prepara-tu-viaje/descuentos/mayores-de-60 It only costs €6 and is valid for a year. Buy it first at a station before buying a ticket online...
  4. Lizhk

    Taxi services Pamplona to SJPDP

    PS just found the note the ticket seller gave me. The bus line is Artieda and a google search indicates a Monday to Saturday bus at 13:50 https://www.autocaresartieda.com/pdf/roncesvalles.pdf
  5. Lizhk

    Taxi services Pamplona to SJPDP

    I just found my bus ticket stub. The bus line from Pamplona to Roncesvalles is Ativar. Try this website https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-lines-Pamplona-1582-1710994 which suggests you download an app.
  6. Lizhk

    Taxi services Pamplona to SJPDP

    Hi, yes, bus from Pamplona to Ronsevalles and then get a taxi at Ronsevalles to St JPdP. Sorry, I forgot the name of the bus company. I think it is Alsa that sells tickets to St JPdP, but it was the bus company in the booth to the left of Alsa in the main bus terminal, that goes to Roncesvalles.
  7. Lizhk

    Taxi services Pamplona to SJPDP

    We tried to buy a bus ticket Pamplona to SJPdP at 9 in the morning for the noon bus but it was sold out. The ticket seller suggested we bus to Ronsevalles €6 and get a taxi there to SJPdP €50 as it was much cheaper. You buy the ticket (leaves at 1:30 or maybe a bit later) from the bus driver...
  8. Lizhk

    Gaiters

    Love Dirty Girl Gaiters. Light as a fluffy cloud. And the tag says made by Goddesses.!
  9. Lizhk

    Train Barcelona to Pamplona, taxi to SJPDP

    If, on your way to SJPdP, you have to stay in Pamploma, could you not stay at an albergue?
  10. Lizhk

    medical travel insurance for Canadians?

    The Canadian Company of Pilgrims has travel insurance thru Johnson MEDOC. Age doesn’t seem to be a barrier. https://www.santiago.ca/benefits-of-membership
  11. Lizhk

    Hot flashes and sleeping bag liners?

    One woman I met took a sleeping bag liner and cut it open to lie flat then sewed it to a light weight down quilt. Depending in the weather or her body temp, she could have down side up or turn it to liner side up. I thought it was a brilliant solution. Having had bed bugs I prefer to be inside...
  12. Lizhk

    Sleeping bag or liner in May?

    Hi, I always take a cotton/silk liner and a very compact lightweight down throw to give me a choice. Since you will likely be sleeping on a mattress, you don’t need to worry about insulation under you and the sleep liner, especially if it has some silk provides some warmth. Another option is...
  13. Lizhk

    Tips and Experiences in Dealing with Bed Bugs During Travel

    Not everyone reacts to bedbugs (I do and have) which is how the little vermin travel too,— with unsuspecting transporters. I have a 're-entry' procedure. I have a bag of clean clothes to change into in a bag at my sisters. When coming home I phone her and she drops the bag off at a friends who...
  14. Lizhk

    Sleeping sac - I'm looking for the lightest

    I have two, a silk which I find useful for cold but generally I prefer a silk/cotton blend which is a bit cooler. Here is a link to all the Sea to Summit liners https://seatosummit.com/collections/sleeping-bag-liners Buen Camino
  15. Lizhk

    Umbrella for sun and rain - buy good quality (expensive) or just use a cheap one?

    JustJack, The Bay sells them.
  16. Lizhk

    Umbrella for sun and rain - buy good quality (expensive) or just use a cheap one?

    I have used this Fulton umbrella which folds to a small size and weighs 86 grams which is half the weight of the Gossamer.. In Canada it costs $36 ($27US$) . I have usd it for at least 5 years and it is still working. I do like the clip for hands free that Gossamer sells...
  17. Lizhk

    The Laundromat is my friend

    My second favorite place in Santiago de Compostela (the square in front of the cathedral watching everyone arrive has to be #1) is a laundromat! The owner plays wonderful music—he loves Leonard Cohen—the place is nicely decorated giving you a cathedral-like sense of peace and calm, and there is...
  18. Lizhk

    how to pack for Sept-November walk

    I have walked a few times in late September into October and early November and suggest a few things to consider: - a colourful silk scarf. Silk keeps you warm, is lightweight and looks good either on the trail or in a restaurant. Plus you can wrap it a few times for a makeshift Covid mask. -...
  19. Lizhk

    LIVE from the Camino Me and my umbrella - envy of the Camino

    I always take a small collapsible umbrella. I find umbrellas better than a hood as hoods and some hats make it difficult to hear, plus I have big hair and my hair has its own mind and doesn’t take to hats. I use a Fulton Aerolite2 86 grams https://www.fultonumbrellas.ca/product/aerolite-2/ and...
  20. Lizhk

    Take clothes or buy them?

    I too like to purchase an outfit at the end to wear home. It is a treat to have a new outfit to fit the new body. But for hiking, I like to field test my clothes before going. Do they chaff? Can they drip dry indoors overnight? Do they smell of sweat even after washing? Do they shrink? Can...

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