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  1. T

    Money taken from my Cash Passport! ☹️

    ...ones that happen less often. The Camino is about as safe as it gets and incidents are rare and opportunities to scam are very small outside theft. Sadly women have to employ similarly levels of safely tactics as they do elsewhere. No one need panic. No one needs a training trip. Get used to...
  2. Paul Wilson

    Money stolen in hostel

    ...always sleep in my cargo shorts that I’ll be wearing the next day, all my valuables (money, bank cards, passport etc) are kept in my shorts and are never parted from me…but when you imagine how many pilgrims walk each year the thefts are very few and far between but prevention is better than...
  3. lalaone

    The king’s breadmaker

    We were randomly wondering about bread - and this place sounds amazing. In a book about the history behind Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, by David Bellos, we just learned that the bread which Jean Valjean stole to feed his family was not made of white flour, like a modern baguette as many...
  4. N

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    very sad and discouraging that is one reason I do not do Camino Frances nor stay in Albergues. Don't give just start again put something together and continue on the Camino Don't this thief win the day.
  5. JabbaPapa

    Money stolen in hostel

    Theft is nowhere near as bad a problem as it was in the 1990s and 2000s, but it does occasionally still happen, so it pays to have an anti-theft strategy.
  6. C clearly

    Alert Theft at Roncesvalles

    I agree. What is important is to make the precaution an automatic practice. Then you don't need to be constantly weighing the risks and worrying about them.
  7. T

    Alert Theft at Roncesvalles

    ...day today (well 2 trains). Carriage empty apart from me, next stop not for a while. Got to use the bathroom and think do I just leave my phone on charge and my wallet and passport on small table. Chance of theft a smaller number than I could ever write <0.00000…..1. Still no though….no...
  8. M

    How much cash to bring?

    I think there used to be a minimum charge per transaction (somewhere between 10-15c.) which made it prohibitively expensive to take cards for small value transactions. So you might pay 2 or 3% on a €10 transaction but 10% or more on a €1 payment. That's generally the reason for the minimum...
  9. T

    How much cash to bring?

    ...operators with very small turnovers. I guess it comes down to how your compare your cost of sale cash vs card. How you measure fraud, theft, time taken to cash money, offering change, etc. I struggle to see how even a 2% rate on a card wouldn’t be beneficial to most business rather then...
  10. Peterexpatkiwi

    How much cash to bring?

    ...Let alone the time-savings. And, as is often said in business - time is money. Plus of course it improves security - less chance of theft, whether by staff or outsiders. Personally I always try to have at least a little cash on me - if for no other reason than to be able to give somebody...
  11. williamlittig

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    There is a Decathalon in Leon. We will gladly contribute to replacement. Saddened for her personal loss and the fear it will add.
  12. mattythedog

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    So sorry. I am on CF and will be looking. For next time: I keep an AirTag sewn into my pack and also in moneybelt
  13. HBS60

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    ...Is there a way iOS has a way of doing this? (Sorry about the dumb question). Maybe also include an email address as well? All these reports of thefts (Roncesvalles, this one, etc, got my attention. Would AirTags be helpful to track down things like these? (I know they won’t help in this...
  14. J

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    Oh Robin, sending many virtual hugs to your wife and to you upon this news. There's a real feeling of trauma when something so personal is taken, and it is really hard as well for you to not be there when your loved one is injured in more ways than one. Bad things DO happen on the Camino, but...
  15. WayWalker

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    I to lost (not stolen) something dear to me. I posted on here and definitely got a camino miracle. I'm hoping for the same for your wife.
  16. A

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    I am so sorry to read this. I always thought the Camino and the spirit of the Camino to be safe.
  17. NancyZ

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    I am sorry your wife had her bag taken. Saint Anthony please help I am sorry your wife had her backpack taken. Saint Anthony please help Robin’s wife find her backpack and the belongs inside🙏🏻🙏🏻
  18. joramos

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    ...I carried in my security, what I call "man purse." I reported the incident at the police station in Logrono, but was unable to help since the theft happened in La Rioja. Hope you recover yours and still intact. At least the proprietor of the albergue tried the best to help including calling...
  19. R

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    ...take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue. My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning...
  20. G

    Alert Theft at Roncesvalles

    ...one was like his poles but the other wasn't. 😬😬 My friend grabbed the 'adopted' poles and presented them to him - how his face lit up. We were so glad we hadn't set off before he did. Possible moral: don't leave your poles by the door unless you have to. Also: some thefts may be genuine mistakes.

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