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It's really important on a forum like this to appreciate we all have a very different sense of what constitutes safety, risk and prudent behaviour. Commands in cap locks are very Facebook.
The important thing here IMO is to think for yourself. On...
Why the h*ll do people think it's a good idea to leave valuables laying around?
The vast majority of pilgrims will never have anything stolen, and your strategy will work at least 99% of the time, but just this week there have been several...
I am not saying it doesn't happen.
But it happens very rarely. I hear talk about lack of beds every day, and then in the evening there are still beds available.
Just saw two pilgrims walk into the albergue I stay at this night, right now...
You really are going to have to try harder, otherwise you might not be able to complain about the deleterious effect of there being too many other pilgrims to keep you company :)
i'd suggest relieving yourself of all expectations either way. Go and have the time you are meant to have day to day. If you want solitude, no one will be forcing you to interact. You always have the ability to be kind and polite in expressing...
Only chiming in because something similar happened to me. Characterizing the person as an "oddball" really minimizes the situation the poster is reporting.
I'm so sorry this happened to you. I experienced a similar incident on the French route last Fall. It's a very traumatizing thing to have happen and can (hopefully only temporarily) shake one's sense of safety. The Civil Guard was a joke. The men...
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