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Camino Frances or primitivo as a solo older woman

Alerts from all Camino routes

Alerts from all Camino routes as reported by pilgrims
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Alert Meteorological ALERT in Valencia
Get a Spanish mobil number + data while on the Camino
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
AlertCops App for Emergencies
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Guardia Civil identify indecent exposure perpetrator on VDLP
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Thieves at large on camino
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Zen Librarian
Thievery on the Camino
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Washington Post - "An Attack On One Hiker Is An Attack On Us All"
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Northernlights
Camino Preparation Guide
Fail to prepare? reduce your risk by buying this book full of practical info.
2nd ed.
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Warning on the start of the Camino Portuguese.
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lt56ny
My thoughts on being a "solo" women Camino Walker Spring 2019
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Anyone try a bag alarm?
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The Difference Between Men And Women
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Moorwalker
LIVE from the Camino Burgos municipal attempted theft ???
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Priscilla NC
Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
3rd Edition. Vital content training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
Petty theft
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trecile
Attacked this morning in Santarem
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grayland
Theft in Arzúa last night
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PAA
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Being alone in the albergues?
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AZgirl
Security of backpack/contents overnight
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emmanuel
Camino Way markers in Bronze
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
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Cathedral in Santiago Vandalized in Hate Crime
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grayland
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Warning to Pilgrims/Tourist/Students travelling through Seville/Madrid
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Scared to walk alone
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Healing Pilgrim
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advice from Camino experts?
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Canuck
não me toque - don't touch me - words you may need on the Caminho Portugues
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David Tallan
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
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Warning on camino frances
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Vanozza
Do you keep in touch? Or are you incommmunicado?
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Rick of Rick and Peg
Wallet stolen in León
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Bala
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Beggars and human trafficking in SdC
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grayland
Arrest and detention of a man and a woman for theft from albergues
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Tincatinker
Get a Spanish mobil number + data while on the Camino
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
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LIVE from the Camino WARNING - Flasher at Logrono
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Pepper spray in Léon?
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peregrina2000
Warning 'flasher'
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Kanga
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Massage offering on the Camino Ingles
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William Marques
I was the peregrina that was assaulted close to Sacavem on Camino Portugues
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Get a Spanish mobil number + data while on the Camino
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
Safety on the Camino
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Hilarious
Police for pilgrims in spain
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Women Solo Travelers
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Safety for women
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spagirl
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#Metoo on Camino
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grayland
Camino Preparation Guide
Fail to prepare? reduce your risk by buying this book full of practical info.
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Crash and Burn: Violating My Own Cardinal Rule of Hiking
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Albertagirl
most unfortunate, stolen I phones and tablets
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shefollowsshells
Thiefs about on camino del norte
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Nomad Pack
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Getting Really Nervous
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grayland
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Annie's Simple Life page....Pickpockets and Scams
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Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
3rd Edition. Vital content training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
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walking portuguese coastal way alone
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Solo women walking Le Puy to Conques August 22nd to September 1st
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AlwynWellington
Safety and vulnerability
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Kurt5280
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Alleged Kidnap and rape of a peregrina (pilgrim has now admitted that this did not happen)
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ivar
Solo Female Camino Safety
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Kanga
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
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Missing Korean near Finisterre - does anyone know more?
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Seville -- street crime....
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sharon w
Alertcops - App to contact the police
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Lirsy
The Camino is one of the safest places in the world!!
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kaixo
Camino Preparation Guide
Fail to prepare? reduce your risk by buying this book full of practical info.
2nd ed.
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Easiest route at Winter
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Sexual harassment in Leon
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Marbe2
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Anyone close to Cea
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Tincatinker
Emergency SOS function on iPhones
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natefaith
Unrest in Catalonia
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Kanga
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
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Wailing woman in Sarria
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Chris O'Keefe
Fires Impacting on Camino
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jmcarp
Warning: el norte
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Solo female walking first stage of camino frances in september
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SYates
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Solo female in October safety
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More 2024 Camino Guides available
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
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The cavalry to the rescue
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Doti
Traveling safely in Madrid
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C clearly
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Guarda civil on all the Camino routes in Spain
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Were we conned outside Sarria
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notion900
Virtually safe?
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Jakke
Camino Preparation Guide
Fail to prepare? reduce your risk by buying this book full of practical info.
2nd ed.
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Missing pilgrim (August 25th 2017)
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Pingüigrino
Tourist Risks in Barcelona
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Ray J
Two pilgrims rescued on the Primitivo
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Marigold Mama
Do any albergues still lock people in?
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Santavierra albergue dear Pellegrino's alert
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KinkyOne
Camino Way markers in Bronze
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
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Robbed on Camino Portuguese
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Bob from L.A. !
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Safe Accomodations
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LIVE from the Camino Gear stolen at very start of trip
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Dorie Fallon
Emergency Contact lock screen for phone
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Anemone del Camino
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Heat warning
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Arbey48
Camino Preparation Guide
Fail to prepare? reduce your risk by buying this book full of practical info.
2nd ed.
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Personal Safety - Solo woman
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Marietjie
A pilgrim was attacked by a robber
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WayWalker
Reports of a flasher near Eunate
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HedaP
Canadian pilgrim safely found in Villafranca del Bierzo
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Montana Jayne
Pervy man on the Via de la Plata
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Camino Chrissy
Let us pick up your suitcase once you arrive in Europe....
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
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Spanish police AlertCops app
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US travel alert
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Can't Stop Worrying! Solo Female!
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typerhappy
Personal Safety for Women on the Camino -- tips from the mods
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wayfarer
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I am from the U.S.
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grayland
Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
3rd Edition. Vital content training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
Polish pilgrim died on Camino Ingles RIP
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nicoX
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Post-arrest news in the case of Denise Thiem
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Starting at Zaragoza on my own
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Is it safe for a woman to walk alone on Camino?
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MissyG
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A sex ofender have been arrested.
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HedaP
Let us pick up your suitcase once you arrive in Europe....
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
London
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yet another safety question
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piggyhinton
Anti-Theft Travel Wallet
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Nelia L Keiser
Travelling with money & passport?
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Gemajams
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Safe for women alone on Via de la Plata?
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Jersey
Get a Spanish mobil number + data while on the Camino
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
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Winter Camino Safety
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AnnaMary
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Change Of Plans: Doing The Camino in July/Aug or Aug/Sep
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Ryan321
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Safety
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SYates
Very afraid to walk alone ever since Denise's tragedy (RIP)
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Binya
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Safe to walk alone in early March as a female?
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Sumin
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Let us pick up your suitcase once you arrive in Europe....
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
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