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    First Camino - Final word on bed bug spray, permethrin!

    I would like to draw your attention to the fact that many products sold in our shops are "made in China". They arrive in containers in the harbours. These containers have been filled with all kinds of poisonous gasses in the hope of killing all insects from those regions and so keeping the...
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    First Camino - Final word on bed bug spray, permethrin!

    My own personal experience with AUTAN is very convincing. I am the oldfashioned type of country gentleman and fly fishing and shooting are among my hobbies. Surely I am out and about much more than any other person. In fly fishing the evening rise is famous. It is because all kinds of insects...
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    First Camino - Final word on bed bug spray, permethrin!

    Please, do not poison yourself by getting into contact with Permethrin. You might as well spray yourself with DDT ! The solution is very simple. Use the product AUTAN like millions of other people. It is insect repellent, reliable, protects you from flies, mosquitos and ticks. Just surf the...
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    Hola Chicos

    Hi Crissy, A word about danger on the Camino. Tell your dad that the Guardia Civil is overseeing the Camino. To walk the Way is one of the safest things that you could do in your lifetime in the whole of Spain. Nothing shocking has ever happened along the Camino, except for people falling in...
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    Booking Accommodation

    As to booking a place upon arrival in Santiago, call the Parador. It is a five star hotel in the old bishop's palace on the Cathedral Square. If you share the room with someone else, it turns out to be quiet reasonable. And it is an unforgettable experience. Opulent breakfast ! But you need to...
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    Booking Accommodation

    Three weeks to complete the Camino Frances ? Indeed I met many a person last year who walked 40 kilometers or more per day. But then they carried a rucksack weighing only 5 kilos. Some others just had their rucksack transported to the next place of destination. I even met two Spanish athletes...
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    Albergue in Melide

    Yes indeed ! The Melide refugio is the worst along the Camino. It stank as if I was standing in an open sewer. I quickly moved on and found rooms above a bar for just 10 Euro. Very clean and I had a bathroom to myself. Also I had an amazing menu pelegrino there. Buen Camino !
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    First Camino - what type of hiking boot needed?

    May I add my 2 cents ? As to shoes I can recommend the German Mephisto brand. They walk like on a cloud. The Nijmeegse Vierdaagse is a famous four days walking festival in Holland. I use the shoes to cover the 200 kilometers that you do in four days. They are also excellent for the Camino...
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    GAUCELMO

    Hi all, A few years ago I had walked the Camino Frances and stayed at Gaucelmo the confraternity refugio in Rabanal. It had been one of those special moments along the Camino. This year I will serve the pilgrims as a warden (voluntario) in the second half of May. "To give someting back" is my...

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