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  1. Marcus-UK

    Returning Home & Preventing a Bedbug Infestation!

    It is a little bit too late now but if you go on another Camino.... A way to cut down on bed bug attacks is to use a liner sheet that has been soaked in permethrin inside a plastic bag. This is the sort of thing the military do with sleeping bags when deploying overseas. The other thing is...
  2. Marcus-UK

    End of a really hot day on the Meseta, friend took this video in a bar

    Yes missed a "G" however many barmaids from my youth were over muscled from using hand drawn pumps for the beer! Previous to my retirement I also had a secretary who used to proof read my emails and correct when necessary. This helps when one is equally dyslexic, misogynistic and have bad habit...
  3. Marcus-UK

    End of a really hot day on the Meseta, friend took this video in a bar

    First came across the Dutch word shuim (sounds like SKUM) for the foamy head when I requested more beer and less froth in a bar in Nijmegen. I told him the preferred maximum head was 25.4mm. He obliged but asked if I was from Germany not sure why:-?
  4. Marcus-UK

    End of a really hot day on the Meseta, friend took this video in a bar

    Yes in Dutch it should be spelt "Schuim" foam/froth or even respiratory failure. Dutch is economical with word re-use.
  5. Marcus-UK

    End of a really hot day on the Meseta, friend took this video in a bar

    Was this in the same place where they film spaghetti sorry chorizo westerns?
  6. Marcus-UK

    End of a really hot day on the Meseta, friend took this video in a bar

    Scum on top of your pilsener is a per-requisite for your beer in the Netherlands and Germany. A foamy head on top of your pint of beer is also required in Northern England (where oversize lasses are used) Only in the degenerate south of England do they serve beer without a head in smaller Pint...
  7. Marcus-UK

    4-week experience of being a Hospitalero

    I suppose St Dominic is one of the few certified Saints providing aid to Pilgrims and even he must have had a few bad reviews at prayer time! My youngest daughter started early with her unrealistic views on accommodation when at the age of 6 she declared that she did not think much of the hotel...
  8. Marcus-UK

    UK Telegraph headline "Bedbugs carried into Spanish hotels by Christian pilgrims" - reference to Camino Portugues

    In 2008 I was working in Beijing for NBC at the Summer Olympics. My colleagues in New York where being put up in high quality 4/5 Star hotels for the three months of the project. All of the hotels became infested with bed bugs. At the time there seemed to be a major infestation in North America...
  9. Marcus-UK

    Albergue idea - group snorers together, away from non-snorers

    I am thinking of having a T-Shirt printed with ally my annoying habits/Foibles so that when booking into an Albergue, the hospitlaero could vet me for suitability. "El Roncadero" would probably be one of the conditions. My wife thinks it a good idea but expressed the thought that there was...
  10. Marcus-UK

    Effective quick bed bug killer

    A microwave is basically a radar transmitter using a wave guide to direct the energy into the oven cavity. The whole lot is placed inside a Faraday cage which stops the energy from escaping into the kitchen and cooking the operator. The radio frequency of the broadcast energy has an effect on...
  11. Marcus-UK

    Using a second Credencial

    The easiest thing to do is scan a blank page of your credential and then print out multiple copies to add to your original. Just index them so you don't get confused. You can also use the blank side to add notes for future years when memories fade.
  12. Marcus-UK

    Movie "The Camino Voyage" on Amazon Prime

    The film shows up on search with Amazon UK Prime as two options: 1) Payable 2) Free - but unavailable!
  13. Marcus-UK

    Movie "The Camino Voyage" on Amazon Prime

    I watched it some years ago in the original Irish (which I am not fluent in). Tragically shortly after completing their voyage to SdC, I believe on a further trip the boat capsized and one of the crew died.
  14. Marcus-UK

    Brands of tea in Spain

    My very first summer job was making Tea and fetching sandwiches/Pop/Biscuits for mainly Irish bricklayers who were being paid bonuses for the amount of bricks laid so they rarely stopped for a break. I used to brew the tea up in a large billy using the instruction to throw in a whole packet of...
  15. Marcus-UK

    Brands of tea in Spain

    You would normaly use loose leaf tea in a pot or a jug and after steeping/mashing the tea is poured through a strainer into a cup or mug.However it is OK to make Tea in a mug using loose leaf tea. Use a teaspoon or so of tea leaves and pour on boiling water. After you have added milk/sugar the...
  16. Marcus-UK

    Brands of tea in Spain

    BTW, The Portuguese introduced Tea drinking to the English. Katherine of Braganca brought it with her when she married Charles II. It became fashionable and as a consequence, the Opium wars ensued with China, who did not want to take Opium in exchange for Tea. This also resulted in the British...
  17. Marcus-UK

    Brands of tea in Spain

    Tea is not from India. Commercial Tea growing originated in China. The Portuguese and British traders set up tea plantations in their former colonies which included India. To get a decent Irish/English brew you need a strong black tea and usually double up on the local tea bags to hope for a...
  18. Marcus-UK

    Bring mayonnaise

    I prefer Marmite but I believe it is illegal to import it to some Southern Hemisphere countries.
  19. Marcus-UK

    Try this drink in Valencia

    The stuff in the supermarket can be incredibly sweet. It is best fresh.
  20. Marcus-UK

    Poll Do you listen to anything while walking?

    Over the hills and far away,........., thro Flanders Portugal and Spain. I sing this at high volume in the wrong key and it ensures nobody disturbs me. I sometimes use the "beggars Opera" version from a century earlier for variety.

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