The problem with advising women not to walk alone is that it can amount to women not being able to exercise movement at all. If one cannot find a walking companion, or if one wants to travel on a more isolated route (Baztan, Salvador, for...
I think there are 2 sides to this issue. Firstly, the absolute right for a woman, or anyone to walk unmolested or hassled anywhere.
Second is reality. Some of the areas that you walk through are remote and a part of the population is still...
I read this with interest. As a Pilgrim Office volunteer, I have had to escort women to the Civil Guard offices in Santiago to report attempted assaults on the Camino on the way into Santiago. I can verify that the premise of the article is true...
As a woman who was sexually assaulted on the Camino back in 2015 by the same elderly man who did the same to several other peregrinas, including one with whom I had walked but finally met again in SdC - in her case she told me that he had also...
Hello from Salamanca!
I'm posting this from the pilgrim albergue in Salamanca. I'm posting it in the VDLP forum because that is the route that the vast majority of our pilgrims are walking, even though Salamanca is on a few routes (including the...
Doug - your problem is solved ... from a bit of Google searching I found this! ;).
What's not to like!! (though I too would like the Rincewind luggage and agree, less malicious!). 🤣
You could attach an Air Tag, or a similar device, to your charger (by default plugged into your cable). It can be programmed to alert you if you get out of range. That should be only 30 - 40 feet away.
Phone charger alert minder: if you are leaving the albergue, this device will alert you that you've left your charging cable or an upgraded version also alerts you if you've left your plug adapter. Order now and also get the all around sock...
We are in the early stages of planning stages for the Camino de Madrid.
We? Yes, Pat is joining me for this one.
So I need to be careful with the stages. I can do a 30km if I have to. But prefer to keep to 20-25 kms if I can.
Pat won't cope...
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