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The neatness of an albergue is really no indication for bed bugs. The nicest looking albergue can host a pilgrim who brings bedbugs with him. Next night you'll get them. Don't expect for even the nicest looking alburgue that they check everywhere/everything each day.
I don't think it's very...
Lay down and have a rest for 15 minutes.
Bedbugs creep out when they feel your heat. So lay down, wait a while and then check the bed.
If I see so much as a hint of bedbugs I'll pack up and sleep on the kitchen floor!
(It's quieter there anyway....)
Other than that I don't use any creams...
My top tip is pack your bag and just go!
Try to plan on the trail, one or two days ahead. Anything else will fall apart.
You are guaranteed to visit great places. I can't tell you where that is going to be for you, the camino will show you.
Don't just pack light, pack REALLY light. And when...
In hectic everyday life there is a lot I forget, and be remembered of on the camino.
-Who am I really under that mask?
-What do I really care for in life?
-Can I stop, this life that is running like a freight-train? Can I change its direction?
In a 100 different ways the camino gives me...
" If your boss says something to you that really pisses you of it's better to wait 10seconds before you reply.
Give yourself time to put it in perspective before you do something rash. "
I guess everybody knows that expression in one form or another?
If the camino is like those 10 seconds...
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