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  1. A

    Are Bed Bugs An Issue? How Do I Avoid Them

    The Camino de Santiago is an incredible journey of self-discovery, community, and adventure. Walking through stunning landscapes, staying in cozy albergues, and meeting fellow pilgrims from around the world make it a truly unique experience. However, I’ve heard stories about bed bugs being an...
  2. tominrm

    Bedbug Issues on CF

    I have done 7 walks including three CF, and I had been fortunate that I had not been affected by bedbugs. Now I have my next CF walk scheduled in next April and have heard two of my friends got bitten recently and am a little worried. I understand that as the number of pilgrims increases there...
  3. Mackcrabs

    Bed Bugs in winter

    Are bed bugs a problem in the winter months? I’ve had a few run-ins with bed bugs at rentals. They are the most disgusting, invasive, awful things in the world. Thanks in advance
  4. G

    Bed bug solution??

    Following the horrors of bed bugs at the Paris Olympics, I saw this today. "A powdered clay nwn as Terre de Sommieres kills them if they walk on it" The Times of London. Tues 10th Sept 2024
  5. GailGwyn

    Bed Bugs Negreira

    I'm sitting in the municipal albergue in Negreira. No sleep because our dormitory is infested with bed bugs! Put all our stuff, including rucksacks, into a hot dryer. Hoping that's the last we'll see of them. However, one pilgrim is unconcerned about them and hasn't done anything to treat his...
  6. B

    Bed Bug situation along the Camino Frances from SJPDP to Santiago

    Hi, i am looking for info from those presently or recently on the CF with regards to the bed bugs.. In the past pilgrims stated that the situation is good to bad to none, sometimes confused. Also looking for where did people find those buggers such as donativo's, albergue, private rooms etc...
  7. Felice

    How to get rid of bed bugs from silk and merino items?

    The standard response to what to do when you get bed bugs, is to wash and dry everything at 60 degrees. But if you do that to your silk sleeping bag liner or your merino socks or t shirts or down sleeping bag, then I believe that the items would come back to you distinctly the worse for wear...
  8. rainswift

    Silk liners can't take hot dryer? What do if bed bugs?

    So I have heard common wisdom is to bring a silk liner for your Camino (+/- a sleeping bag depending on your preference and season). Specifically regarding silk liners, all of the ones I've found say not to dry them on high heat as they may shrink. Many say wash cold and line dry. Even my...
  9. Ponch

    Sleep sack for bed bugs

    Hola, I gearing up to start my 1st CdS and have seen people recommended sleeping bag liners to protect against bed bugs. Do these help or is it a myth? Should I add the extra weight of bringing one?
  10. LuisaR

    Returning Home & Preventing a Bedbug Infestation!

    I have just returned from the CF. I had the unfortunate experience of being bitten by bedbugs - face to toes. They featured a lot on my short journey, as a few pilgrims experienced them along the way too. We all saw our attackers! I spotted mine whilst lying in bed the following morning, but...
  11. J Willhaus

    Bed bug research article

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553521/ I found this older (2013) scientific article today about bed bugs. It is testing a permethrin impregnated product for a few different things, like killing the bugs and also repelling them and keeping them from feeding. All bed bugs are not...
  12. T

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    Title says it all. Exact clothing brands and type: socks/parts/shirts/hat etc to prevent all type bug bites / (Sleeping, walking etc) Thanks (I know can use Deet spray or make a natural.... but would like to know the recommendation above for now).... to minimize bite as they still seem to get...
  13. dick bird

    ¨I am human bedbug bait¨ article in the Guardian

    A topic of which we never tire. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/01/experience-i-am-human-bedbug-bait
  14. VintageCowgirl

    Bed bugs in Samos Convento do tras!

    I booked a room in Samos at Convento do tras. Based on comments left on Wise Pilgrim. After I checked in I looked st comments again and sometime between the first and second time someone posted about bed bugs! I’m aline in a twin bed room so I checked the bed i wss sleeping in. Spare not too...
  15. Steven Dwyer

    Bed bug question

    I’m currently on the Camino Portuguese and had a close encounter with bed bugs while here.I typically wake up extra early, so had a private room and was laying in bed when I noticed that I had an unwelcome visitor crawling towards me. I quickly went to battle and squished him and it was obvious...
  16. Tincatinker

    Bedbugs in Europe

    Pilgrims may have noticed a recent outbreak of Bedbug Headlines in newspapers and on the internet. This is perfectly normal for the time of year. There are several wars going on just now and an episode of the Olympics due soon. So, obviously, the media will do their very best to distract us from...
  17. H

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

    After the BBC website reporting on the great Parisian bedbug panic over the last few weeks, bedbugs on the Camino Portugues have now caught UK journalists' attention. Article on the Telegraph website - not sure if you'll all be able to view as the Telegraph paywall can be finicky...
  18. Lvra

    Bedbugs in Atrio Triacastela

    Be aware of bedbugs at Atrio hostal. Saw on social media that there were people bitten beginning of October and we have stayed there on 6 th October and still got bitten. Owner ignored my message about bedbugs and is still selling beds.
  19. Ali@59

    Bedbugs in France

    Just saw on the news a few days ago that Paris public transport has a parasite problem, bedbugs!! Has anyone else seen or heard about this?
  20. Bothydave

    Bed bug infestation in France

    Per Sky News France and particularly Paris is in the throws of a massive bed bug infestation. The country is trying unsuccessfully to bring the situation under control prior to large sporting events to be held in the country. How does this effect the Camino? Clearly the bugs travel with...

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