walkingElli
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Portugese
I am a woman, mid-twenty and have walked the Camino Francése in December 2014. I walked with 3 friends and it was an amazing experience.
Now I have about 3.5 weeks of time starting mid- April and want to do my first solo hiking trip. Naturally, the Camino is calling me back and I am trying to figure out if I should walk parts of the Francése again or try the Portugése from Porto onwards to Finesterre. A big factor in this decision is personal safety.
I’ve never traveled by myself before and am excited, but also a bit nervous to do so. I have had experiences of harassment before and would really like to feel as safe as possible during this trip.
When researching for the Camino Portugése on this and other forums, I got the impression that female pilgrims did not always feel safe and that there have been a few reports of sexual harassment.
I have heard less about these kind of incidents on the Camino Francése, probably because it is also busier than the Portuguése and you rarely walk far away from others.
Is this just an impression that I got or can others share it? Any advice in my decision process?
I am curious to try the Portugése, because I haven’t walked it before, but also loved the Francése and would be happy to walk it again, particularly if it feels safer.
Now I have about 3.5 weeks of time starting mid- April and want to do my first solo hiking trip. Naturally, the Camino is calling me back and I am trying to figure out if I should walk parts of the Francése again or try the Portugése from Porto onwards to Finesterre. A big factor in this decision is personal safety.
I’ve never traveled by myself before and am excited, but also a bit nervous to do so. I have had experiences of harassment before and would really like to feel as safe as possible during this trip.
When researching for the Camino Portugése on this and other forums, I got the impression that female pilgrims did not always feel safe and that there have been a few reports of sexual harassment.
I have heard less about these kind of incidents on the Camino Francése, probably because it is also busier than the Portuguése and you rarely walk far away from others.
Is this just an impression that I got or can others share it? Any advice in my decision process?
I am curious to try the Portugése, because I haven’t walked it before, but also loved the Francése and would be happy to walk it again, particularly if it feels safer.