safety & crime

Dear all, I got this anonymous e-mail the other day. I do not know who this person is, but I thought I would post it here anyway. -------------- Evening, I realise this is reacting to the posts about the arrest of a suspect in the death of a pilgrim and I apologise adding the 'talk'. I am not...

Hi, I am a new member of this camino and have some information to share about 3 locations a long the Camino Francis where l have heard from other pilgrims of incidents that happened to them or fellow pilgrims. As well as one incident of a near dog attack on me along the Le Pue way. After...

Hello, I am planning to go on the Camino with Camino Ways. I heard there is a stone or several stones that one must carry and drop somewhere. Please explain to me what it is and how to do it. Also, I am a woman, almost 60 years old and will be travelling alone. Is it possible to get a...

The press are reporting that a suspect has been arrested http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/provincia/detenido-hombre-joven-desaparicion-peregrina-norteamericana_1007503.html

Plan to walk my first Camino end of Sept - back surgery in June has delayed me. There were some non-specific warnings of a "bad section" out of Porto. Does anyone know what the reference is and if there is an alternate around it (not costal route). Thank you.

Hello Camino friends, I have a dream to walk the Camino and arrive at Santiago de Compostela on Christmas Eve. I've walked the Camino Frances twice and the Camino Portuguese, but these have all been walks in September/October/November. This time, I'm starting in the second half of November...

quick question if you don't mind guys... I've previously walked the Frances in 2010 as an 18 year old, alone at points along the trail and sometimes not even bumping into other pilgrims for the majority of the day. It just depended on how it worked out, I paid no attention to whether I was...

Hi All, My son said I was paranoid and we HAD been walking a long time in very remote parts of the Camino Primitivo, and still my "mom, NYer self" has not been able to shed this, so I am sharing it. In the last ten km after the downward side of the mountain, we were on a stretch of road. When...

Dear all, Here is a message I got from a pilgrim just now. This happened today. --------- Hello everyone. What started out as a wonderful day took a turn fore the worse today. I would like to warn peregrinos walking through Biduedo (about 6.5 K before Triacastela) to be very careful. We were...

Hi all, I've wanted to do a camino for some time and, after a recent personal incident, decided now is the time to make it happen! I booked a flight yesterday to head out this upcoming Sunday. I fly into Santander and will hike the del norte and will likely take the primitivo through Oviedo. A...

I know the boards are abuzz with conversation about safety and security. I've read over and over again that the Camino is a safe place, safer than any city but what recently happened, did happen (with Denise Thiem), so just trying a ask a few questions so I can try and choose the best route for...

Hello! I have been giving some serious thought to making this trip next fall, but there is a question that I haven't seen addressed anywhere. While I don't plan to travel with much money on me day to day, I would be carrying a nice camera. Staying in albergues and meeting new people along the...

I'm sure this question has been asked countless times, but most of the threads I can find on solo female travelers are significantly older than myself - so some of the advice I feel doesn't cover my concerns/doesn't apply to me. Basically, I'm 18 years old (will be turning 19 during travelling)...

I walked the Camino Frances in September and October 2013 alone and felt quite safe. I will walk again in 2015, but am considering the Norte. Just got an e-mail from another of the solo women I met last year, who has been talking with some pilgrims about the Norte. Their reports were that the...

Hello All! I was just wondering (perhaps naïvely) if it was safe to leave your backpacks on your bed in the albergues in the evening. I would of course remove all of my valuables (cash, credit card, passport, camera, etc.) and just leave the rest. I ask because after a long day of walking, I...

Hi everyone! I've been planning on walking the Camino Frances for a few months now with a friend of mine this upcoming July but he has recently had to cancel due to personal reasons which has made me ask the question of whether or not I will be able to go it alone. We have been prepping together...

Is it safe to wear a bum bag with your valuables or should you wear something under your clothing. What do other pilgrims do to keep them safe. I leave in 9 days and was going to go with the bum bag but am overthinking it and not sure what is best. If you wear a bag under your closing does it...

Last year on the camino I slept with my valuables in the toe of a lightweight sleeping bag and never had a worry. The downside was that I would twist and turn and get tangled up in the sleeping bag. This year I'm considering a small fleece blanket and an inflatable pillow. I'd appreciate...

How do you suggest carrying your passport?

My friend has just posted on her blog that three pilgrims have been robbed in Azofra's Albergue today. Korean girls lost over 1000 euros each,all three were in showers when it happened!!! Oh dear! When will they learn but so sad this is happening.