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  1. cbacino

    Bringing CBD Oil to Europe in Luggage

    Never a good idea to travel internationally with substances of questionable legality, especially one with questionable utility.
  2. cbacino

    Clinic Bill

    Ask via email if you can pay by Apple Cash or other phone payment. Worth a try. Or just mail them euros if you brought some home and the bill isn’t much. Just thinking out lot.
  3. cbacino

    Albergue windows and doors open or closed at night now.

    It depends on the sensibilities of others in the albergue. I opened windows by my bunk only to find them closed later in the night. Those times I felt concerned about conditions, when possible, I moved to the common area and slept by myself on a couch. Somehow, in 850 miles, I managed to avoid...
  4. cbacino

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Bedbugs got in my sleeping bag on the Norte. They fed on me the night after that and may have set up housekeeping in the successive hostel. That’s why I try to keep all my stuff, including sleeping bag, as far from the sleeping area as possible.
  5. cbacino

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Most pilgrims seem to always use their sleeping bag in albergues, even when blankets are available. I do the opposite. On a previous trip, I got bedbugged in a hotel while using my sleeping bag. They got in my bag and went with me to the next albergue. Had to find a commercial dryer to roast...
  6. cbacino

    Question (about walking poles) for older walkers

    Use the poles/straps and most of the pressure goes to the base of the thumb and the back of the hand. You do not need to grasp the pole grip with your fingers. Ask a skier how to use poles properly - many hikers don’t know how.
  7. cbacino

    Big toe callus

    I discovered sandpaper on the Appalachian Trail. Sand off callouses every week or so to avoid pressure points and cracking. Put a little lip gloss or oil on afterwards. Sounds strange, but has worked well for me for 6,000 + miles.
  8. cbacino

    Walking pains - advice

    Poles will take some stress off your legs and feet - I’ve read up to 25% - èspecially helpful on downhills. When chronic pain - more than an hour or two - sets in, I try ibuprofen to avoid swelling (the real problem). Managing pain is like a game of Whack-a-Mole: here today, gone tomorrow only...
  9. cbacino

    Bringing CBD Oil to Europe in Luggage

    It’s simple: don’t. Do you really want to trust the wisdom/opinion of strangers on an issue that could land you in jail? If it’s legal in Spain, just buy it there.
  10. cbacino

    Free medical treatment for pilgrims?

    Good luck with "expecting" free medical treatment. Like "expecting" free food or lodging just because one is walking. Good luck.
  11. cbacino

    Free medical treatment for pilgrims?

    Why would anyone expect free medical treatment?
  12. cbacino

    Bringing CBD Oil to Europe in Luggage

    Seriously? You would actually consider travel abroad with a cannabis product?
  13. cbacino

    70 Year Old Mother Who Bruises Easily

    Avoid aspirin.

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