https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/women-pilgrimage-camino-de-santiago-sexual-harassment
Possibly behind a paywall - it’s about time this got a public airing in the mainstream media.
My photos and videos from that day tell me I walked on the right side. I remember looking across at one point and thinking there might be a path there as well, but could t figure out how to reach it. Something to keep in mind for next time!
The best source of information is this group on Facebook, which has lots of very knowledgeable people. Many gites don't open till Easter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1081800999284335/
My partner walked the Primitivo in early September this year. There was definitely a bed crunch in Berducedo/ La Mesa, with people coming off the Hospitales and finding they had to take a taxi at the end to get a bed for the night. (I remember...
I did attend Mass in 2012. In a sense of search?
I do visit that beautiful building every time I’m in Santiago but that’s to pay my respects to himself. I’ve wondered now and again what that humble(ish) Galilean might make of his modern glories...
I am not a birder, and I do not mean to insult anyone, but this soundtrack sounds like the whoopee cushion my grandson loves to stick under a pillow on a dining room chair.
Just in case anyone needs acquainting with the song of the Great Bustard, or just needs cheering up on a dreary day, I recommend this informative video.
I'm an amateur birdnerd and I've just been looking at a list of endangered birds. The area between Tres Cantos and Segovia in particular seems to be a birding hotspot. Just wondering what people have seen.
I'm hoping to justify taking my real camera!
I'm so sorry you had this experience. Did these Bastards give you any trouble? Did they try to rob you? I recommend, for the next time, to call the Spanish version of 911. The other option is to lie flat on the ground and pretend you are...
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