October 1 and 2, 2024, I stayed at Pension Santa Cruz in Santiago de Compostela. Forty-eight hours later, at least two dozen bed bug welts erupted on my body. I informed the Pension, so hopefully they have solved the problem. Fenestil ointment...
Education, education, education. We have to keep repeating the message: do not leave toilet trash — or any other trash — on the Camino. Backpackers’ trash motto “Pack it in, pack it out” also pertains to the Camino. Pilgrims will eventually get...
I have been walking the Camino Portugès starting in Porto. I am now in Caldas de Reis. One thing that disturbs me greatly as I walk the Camino is the amount of toilet trash littering the sides of the path. Out of respect for fellow pilgrims...
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