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  1. Minkey

    Bed bugs alert

    The municipal albergue seems to repeatedly get them, as it had only just reopened when I got there last year. I'd still happily stay there again though. Saw some horrible images of bedbugs over the last few years. The bites REALLY swell up. I had been bitten last year, but I don't think they...
  2. Minkey

    stereotyping germans

    Bit like the guy I met on my first Camino, Dennis. He had a little tuft of dreadlocks on the top of his head and looked kinda tough... Although he was actually a lovely, very caring guy who I grew to like and awful lot. He'd make your bad mood disappear within seconds of realising you were in...
  3. Minkey

    stereotyping germans

    I think the moaners are the more anti-social ones. There were a couple walking at the same pace as me and everyday, without fail, their response to my "hola buenas dias" or "buen camino" was a scowl or a grunt. I think they had preconceived ideas of who I was, what I was like etc. I walk the...
  4. Minkey

    stereotyping germans

    Right. Cucumber sarnie time. Have a nice weekend everyone and remember - Crime doesn't pay. x
  5. Minkey

    stereotyping germans

    Unfortunately, bigotry is still rife and for some reasons, people feel it necessary to catagorise people by country. They'd probably be the first to denounce rascism, although other forms of discrimination appear to be, to them, ok. I met a few Germans over the last few years... I'm even in a...
  6. Minkey

    How many km/day did you walk?

    Re: how many km/day you was making? Depends. I found myself walking about 30ish km per day to start with, maybe a bit less, then whittled it down to a couple of 19-20 km days, then when I hit the Meseta, I managed a 41ish km day and a couple of 37ish km days... Depends how you're feeling...
  7. Minkey

    Favourite things and places

    Looking back over SJPdP The sight of Roncesvalles after a long hard day of walking! Cizur Menor Puente le Reina - The municipal refugio and the bridge Watching swallows dive bombing for insects only centimetres from the ground in Estella The reservoir outside Logrono where I met...
  8. Minkey

    Rosary Beads

    I'll pop over there after work. Weird question, I know, but seeing as I've never bought em before, I sought the assistance of the web, only to find that most were for 'fashion' which I thought was a little odd.
  9. Minkey

    Rosary Beads

    I've either had em stolen or I've lost them... Any idea where I can get some?
  10. Minkey

    The New Forum Badge

    Eh? When did they become available?
  11. Minkey

    Irache

    Well... I bought the Gran Reserva a couple of years ago to make up for the fact that the fountain wasn't on when I got to it... Now, I know my wines quite well, having worked in the wine trade for a few years and I've gotta say... It was horrible! Keep it as a door stop or paperweight! :)
  12. Minkey

    Budgeting

    The albergues definitely get cheaper the further you go, I agree, Javier. once you're in Castillo y Leon, costs noticably nose dive.
  13. Minkey

    Camino Overpopularisation

    ...and the Spanish tourist board are spreading it over the pages of broadsheet newspapers. Class.
  14. Minkey

    Value of pilgrimages

    Was in a massive strop yesterday and as a result was spouting a load of old tosh! Sorry! Not thinking straight :(
  15. Minkey

    Value of pilgrimages

    It's not just about yourself... It's ABOUT yourself. If you walk away from the Camino thinking "gosh, that was tough" Then you're thinking the wrong things... Or more to the point, you'vr missed something. It's not necessarily about religion, it's about your inner self. It's not about you in...
  16. Minkey

    Value of pilgrimages

    It's not just about yourself. (hope that makes sense) x
  17. Minkey

    Budgeting

    Roughly 25€ I'd say...
  18. Minkey

    Food?

    My advice... No matter where you are, no matter how much you want a steak... For your own wellbeing, don't do it!
  19. Minkey

    Vegetarian info in Spain

    The other thing you could always do of course, would be to cook your own meals where possible. Lots of places have shops where you can buy pasta, pasta sauce and also you could buy stuff in the evening so you're fully catered for lunchtimes.
  20. Minkey

    Forum badge?

    We're rather good at this!

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