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    Bed bugs!

    I hope that I never come across them. However I know that they can also be found in 5 star hotels anywhere in the world. In fact I think it was (the whole city of) New York, that a had a plague in the top Hotels about 10-15 years ago. I'm allergic to Pyrethrum and it's by-products, so can't use...
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    Showing passport in an albergue

    I'm an Australian. We Aussies have been advised by our Government/ Police force over many years, to ensure that Passports, credit cards and these types of ID, shouldn't be taken out of our sight. That situation can, but may not always, lead to Identity Fraud, which is more and more common these...
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    Walking and housingCamino with a service dog

    Thanks for all of the above replies. Lots of good and sensible information. I'll let my friend know. She had assumed the dog would prevent her from doing it. Maybe as dougfitz states, it might be harder to enter the EU rather than be on the Camino due to a quarantine period etc. The dog was...
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    Walking and housingCamino with a service dog

    Asking for a friend: Do you know if the accreditation is specific to Spain, or if accredited in their home country is sufficient. I imagine, that there still must be an international standard. My friend has only had her assistance dog, trained and accredited by the Vision Impaired Society, for...
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    Ladies

    It's about thinking of multiple roles for minimum clothes. Everyone else will be doing the same, so no one notices if you wear the same clothes day after day. By chance I had different coloured pants and shirts so from a 'photoshoot' perspective LOL, at least I could mix it up a bit.
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    Ladies

    I took two set of pants and shirts depending on weather (done it twice), plus an Icebreaker short sleeve shirt (that was either PJs, shirt for walking or in evenings, thermal, etc depending on weather, etc.) Each day's walking: wore one pair pants for a few days in a row until they needed a...
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    Can I still get my compostela if I take a train(or anything else) from León to Sarria?

    Yes....whoops, I was talking this time last year and didn't consider inflation.
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    Can I still get my compostela if I take a train(or anything else) from León to Sarria?

    NOTE this comment is about sections BEFORE the last 100kms: Although far more expensive, you may have to OR decide to, catch a taxi (at usually €1 per kms....sometimes cheaper). That way, you may also have a chance to walk the flatter sections as/when your knee improves and still avoid the...
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    Medical conditions

    I have allergies to antibiotics, local anaesthetics, antihistamines, pain relief. I'm talking anaphylaxis. I wear a medic alert necklace with vital information inside. Whenever I go overseas, (particularly each, of two Caminos because so rural and I only speak limited Spanish, and there for...
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    It's about time we cleaned up that radioactive soil!

    So what ever happened health wise to the political idiots bathing for a photo shoot!!? LOL
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    Carry or have carried.

    As mentioned above, there is no Camino 'rule' about this, but some pilgrims have personal opinions about what is and isn't a true pilgrimage. As Urban Trekker said, it's your personal pilgrimage. It comes from what is in your heart and personal reasons for doing it, therefore walking the Camino...
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    Spanish Payment cards/debit cards

    I have just completed the Camino and had no difficulty paying for restaurants or a hotel or goods using MasterCard or Visa. However you cannot book with Alsa bus lines if needed with these cards, they only accept Spanish credit cards. I was very sick with a bad chest infection and needed the...

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