Another point to consider is disturbance to wild life, especially birds, in rural areas. For this reason drones are banned in National Parks in many countries.
Can you please let me know the source for this?
My research on drones in Spain led me to the conclusion that insurane IS obligatory. Of course I may be wrong but this is a very important point and we need to be sure.
The following is from the...
Interesting, this reminds me of ahlan wa sahlan in Arabic - hello; also, you're welcome; but the older literal meaning is something like "May your path be smooth, not rocky"
Spanish privacy law allows for photos of public events and places etc. it’s a grey area, but if someone appears to be the main subject of an image, or is recognizable as an individual in an image, you could be contravening the law. You (ie one)...
I've touched on it in one of the previous posts - while I do "respect peoples privacy" there is IIRC something that governs (if you will) everyone's presence in public places. I absolutely agree that I should NOT stick my camera in your face and...
Well, I didn't think it would be necessary to be clearer about this, but I would like to put it on record so I don't have to rely on everyone's interpretation here.
As I said above, I am starting a project to help demarcate and popularize the...
Spent a bit of time researching this.
The advice to download the Enaire Drones App is good but I have not yet found an Enaire App for iPhone. I think maybe it only exists for Android?
Anyway, you can access the website here...
Download the "ENAIRE Drones" app which shows airspace regulations for all locations in Spain.
The one place I wanted to fly and film with my drone in Spain (non-camino related) is a no-fly zone due to protection of local birds. Other than...
Round the corner and up the hill from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago, about 50m away, is the Faculty of Medicine's huge cafeteria that must be able to seat between 200 and 300 people. They have a tiny blackboard sign at foot level on the main...
Yes, they have taxis on the Variante just as on other Caminos. You will find enterprising taxistas have pinned their phone numbers to the way markers but your best and easiest option is to call them from a bar at the end of your walk. Then you...
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