- Time of past OR future Camino
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There are a lot of smart and experienced people on this Forum, and whenever the topic of bed bugs comes up the advice given is very sound. However, I just came across a suggestion for avoiding bed bugs that I have never heard on this Forum before. It apparently comes from a 14th century French phrasebook for English travellers: "The wise traveller is recommended to send his servant ahead to enquire whether there 'be no fleas, nor bugs, nor other vermin'."*
So there you go. Simply send your servants ahead to check it out. Problem solved. You're welcome!
* This gem of wisdom comes from the book "Pilgrimage" by Jonathan Sumption, the British historian and Supreme Court Judge. This book was recommended by somebody on this Forum about a year or so ago, but unfortunately I cannot remember who that was, so I cannot give them their credit. However, I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the history of medieval western European pilgrimage.
So there you go. Simply send your servants ahead to check it out. Problem solved. You're welcome!
* This gem of wisdom comes from the book "Pilgrimage" by Jonathan Sumption, the British historian and Supreme Court Judge. This book was recommended by somebody on this Forum about a year or so ago, but unfortunately I cannot remember who that was, so I cannot give them their credit. However, I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the history of medieval western European pilgrimage.