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Alerts from all Camino routes as reported by pilgrims
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ivar
Alert Young female pilgrims, be cautious of an American pilgrim
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⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app
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JohnnieWalker
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Personal Safety on the Camino - some hints, tips and information
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Report PM's
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    • Lightning
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    Scams using Booking.com
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    trecile
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    Alert Man publically jacking off and followed us slightly down the trail outside Tomar
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    Bradypus
    Man arrested for filming peregrina in albergue shower
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    dick bird
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    Portuguese Drivers
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    alansykes
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    OTH86
    How to Contact Police at Madrid Airport for Report
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    SilentNight
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    A Different Perspective - Buying pepper spray in Madrid
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    Buying pepper spray in Madrid
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    trecile
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    Brother currently lost on Via Appia
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    jostony
  • Tags clothing faq
    • Is a fluorescent jacket needed for dark early morning safety?
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    MainelyStina
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    Unsettling Experience with Strangers at Hostel
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    peregrina2000
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    Thefts in albergue
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    Bradypus
    Bradypus
    Theatregal
    Lost & Found Missing Boots in Estella
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    makingtrax
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    Dangerous dog between Triacastela and Sarria (2019)
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    peregrin peregrina
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    Teddie
  • Tags dogs & other animals
    • Dog from Hell ?
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    Roncesvalles safety
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    Jagdev D.
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    Xunta municipal albergues cameras do not work (another stolen phone incident)
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    Kathar1na
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    Alertcops has a recent update
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    CaminoAddict
    CaminoAddict
    Richmond Gardner
    Securing your backpack
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    BROWNCOUNTYBOB
    Stolen Backpack in Barcelona - Can compostela be replaced?
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    Frankybaby66
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    Consigliere
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    Theft on the Camino... a growing Concern?
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    peregrina2000
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    My phone was stolen from me in Fisterra by a man with a knife
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    David Tallan
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    Young woman (not a pilgrim) missing near Grado (Primitivo)
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    trecile
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    Help Needed - Hospitalized in Santiago
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    katie@camino
    An accident or near-daylight robbery? - a safety reminder
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    CWBuff
    CWBuff
    Bradypus
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    Two pilgrims attacked near Castilblanco de los Arroyos (Via de la Plata)
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    caminonews
    Portugal will reinforce surveillance on the Camino de Santiago for acts of exhibitionism
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    PeteAJ
    PeteAJ
    ivar
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    Attacked by dog at Biduedo (about 6.5 K before Triacastela)
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    dick bird
    dick bird
    Madrood
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    Xpost from the Camino subreddit, report from 6 days ago of knife robbery in a Fisterra albergue.
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    trecile
    trecile
    Pandy51
  • Tags phones/apps/gps/maps
    • Emergency satellite locator devices
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    dougfitz
    dougfitz
    SabsP
    Flooding in Zaragoza
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    Bradypus
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    Walking the Camino Portugues as a Woman: Safety Concerns and Advice
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    peregrina2000
    peregrina2000
    Pathfinder075
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    Pepper spray availability in Santander
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    Derek Booth
  • Tags hazards nature
    • Processionary caterpillars are DANGEROUS!!!
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    TerryB
    TerryB
    nreyn12
    Warning: Reports of Scam in Galicia
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    JustEuman
    Attempted backpack theft
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    yawenmo
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    Cyclists
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    ivar
    ivar
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    Indecent Exposure on the Norte
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    ivar
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    KiwiJohn
    Pack security.
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    henrythedog
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    Pickpocketed on Porto Metro
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    Rick of Rick and Peg
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    littlegreen60
    Ladies, how do you keep valuables safe
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    Alert Sexual Harassment May 13th (2023)
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  • Tags dogs & other animals
    • What to do with aggressive dogs
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    Trailhawk
    Trailhawk
    Purple Backpack
    Hunters and Hikers
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    henrythedog
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    linkster
    Albergue Theft
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    Juanma
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    New law gathering personal information from travellers in Spain, starting Feb. 2023
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    peregrina2000
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    hikerat1
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    • Security of Luggage with transport companies
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    • Theft overnight in an Albergue
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    Bear on Camino Portugues?
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    ivar
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    Bradypus
    Guardia Civil mobile pilgrim assistance patrols
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    Peregrinopaul
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    glenn6912
    Alertcops "validation code"
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    PEI_Heather
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    henrythedog
    ‘AlertCops’ US based users
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    Kathar1na
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    Bradypus
    AlertCops - special tab for the Camino Lebaniego
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    Bradypus
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    SabsP
    First major forest fire in Aragón / 2023
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    Penny Kingma
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    Safety and Security on The Camino
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    Rick of Rick and Peg
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    • Finding and communicating location during emergency (or just generally)
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    chinacat
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    t2andreo
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    Why calling 112 is important in an emergency or if you are simply lost.
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    dick bird
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    wayfarer
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    Pilgrim rescued near Valcarlos.
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    natefaith
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    Penny Kingma
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    Current safety concerns
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    Personal security
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    Rick of Rick and Peg
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    • Valcarlos to Roncesvalles in snow!
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    mspath
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    rickyt
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    • Sleeping with valuables
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    Former member 92300
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    ivar
    Bad weather coming, be careful!
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    JabbaPapa
    JabbaPapa
    peregrina2000
    Female safety in Portugal vs. Spain
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    Marbe2
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    Wanderingfriend
    Follow up on Portugal Attack from September 2020
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    jungleboy
    jungleboy
    hikerat1
    Policia and Pilgrims
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    Former member 102963
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    sarahchicago
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    • New report of flasher on Portugues
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    sarahchicago
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    Readey
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    A message to groups of men, and to us all.
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    Dianne Maclean
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    Alert Guns (hunting) and pilgrims safety
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    pilgrim made it to Santiago?
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    trecile
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    Villafranca St Nicholas Hospital
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    CaminoAddict
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    Reporting Agression: Advice
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    Possible car hire fraud or innocent mistake?
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    Tassie Kaz
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    Creepy guy on Camino del Norte (Santilla del Mar to El Arroyo)
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    Colette Z
    Colette Z
    HappaHiker
    In Sansol - shot in head with BB gun!!
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    HappaHiker
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    martin1ws
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    Alert Flasher on Camino Portuguese (Coastal)
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    ivar
    ivar
    ivar
    Alert Forest fires in Spain
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    Tincatinker
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    Alert Solo female pilgrims be aware of creepy man by beach.
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    CaminoFrances
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    Be aware of a con artist by the name of Ben
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    Bob Howard
    Leon Smoke
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    lt56ny
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    Alert Watch out for flasher on Central Portuguese
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    Camino Chrissy
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    Alert Flasher/Masturbater Camino Portuguese
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    wayfarer
    wayfarer
    Paintboy2
    How Hot Is Too Hot? A recent study.
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    JabbaPapa
    JabbaPapa
    amancio
    Alert Camino closed in Navarra for 2 days
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    Freetogo
    Freetogo
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    Suggestion for women on the camino
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    trecile
    trecile
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    Women be aware of Miguel at San Nicolas de Puente Fitero
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    peregrina2000
    peregrina2000
    SeaHorse
    Alert Wildfire in Sierra de la Culebra
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    Homophobia on the camino
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    ivar
    ivar
    Friend from Barquinha
  • Tags weather
    • Weather warning this weekend...
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    Friend from Barquinha
    Friend from Barquinha
    Anniesantiago
    Emergency Numbers for all Camino Routes
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    kamleman
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    Walk the Portuguese or Francés in terms of safety (solo female)?
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    Suzanne H
    Suzanne H
    Luka
    Alert Via de la Plata, Mérida - Aljucén
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    J Willhaus
  • Tags albergue life
    • Fire Safety in Albergues
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    Kathar1na
    Kathar1na
    Robert C. Deming
    Albergue Locked Doors?
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    Tincatinker
    Tincatinker
    WestKirsty
    Warning! Alert to women doing the Camino alone near Logroño.
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    Warning! Alert to women doing the Camino alone near Logroño - Please share
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    Camino Chrissy
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    Alert Women walking alone - considering staying near the road before Astorga (after San Justo de la Vega)
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    Nomadic_Hailights
    Nomadic_Hailights
    peregrina2000
  • Tags safety & crime
    • Assault after Lisbon
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    Marbe2
    Marbe2
    aliciag56
    LIVE from the Camino November walking
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    aliciag56
    aliciag56
    Kiwi-family
    Solo walking questions
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    Wanderingfriend
    Wanderingfriend

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