I know you probably mean well but that is not good advice.
Recording the offender might cause them to get more aggressive/violent.
Trying to remove oneself from the situation should be the first course of action.
It disheartening to see that some people like to joke about situations like this. As someone who has experienced it and knows what the revulsion feels like, and how hard it might be to shake it, I am very surprised to see forum members going...
This situation often gets a mention, particularly around harvest time. From memory the concensus was that a couple of apples, pairs or one small bunch of grapes was acceptable (happy for other to correct).
But you cannot take a whole lot and...
Perhaps it was a peregrine falcon?
The Camino del Norte is 850 km long. Whereabouts did this happen?
Birds of prey occasionally attack humans in general, they have no specific preference for pilgrims.
Normally I would think if you are having to budget that tightly your experience of a Camino will be somewhat too stressful.
Spain is generally quite cheap so just go with the flow and pay what they ask for. You will get the general idea of...
I dunno. Spain is considerably cheaper than where I come from and I can afford to go there, so I don't concern myself with bar prices too much. I order, I eat and drink and then ask what I owe. If service is good, I tip. I don't frequent posh...
All pilgrims walking in Spain should have installed the "Alert Cops" app to their smartphones. This allows near immediate contact with law enforcement authorities. They will assist you in English, and your device can be immediately geo-located...
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