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  1. peregrina2000

    A new means of transporting luggage and people at SJPDP

    ...for pick up and drop off, is not an insignificant irritation, seems to me. I am actually surprised that there seem to be so few losses and thefts, since I don’t think (but could be wrong) that any of these services (except for maybe Correos) uses a tracking system. I’m sure there are other...
  2. T

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    100% agree with first para. Not always avoidable sadly. Often done in land border crossings even a recent EU to EU crossing. I hate it as you stand there as the agent comes back with loads of passport and calls the names out! Moped hirers and hotels in some parts of the world sometimes want to...
  3. dougfitz

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    ...not comfortable letting my passport out of my sight. That said, using accredited copies of travel documents and not exposing the originals to theft has to be a good thing just as a basic security practice. If a copy of a passport isn't acceptable at some place, and the original has to be...
  4. TheRealPixie

    Be careful with phones.

    Fair enough. But you still, I assume, carry money and ID. I think mainly this thread is about valuables in general and preventing their theft.
  5. B

    Leaving your pack in an albergue

    I agree. Btw, I wore a money belt for credit cards, passport and money. Put it in a plastic bag with handles. Tied the handles together and hung on hook inside shower. Also, I slept with moneybelt inside my liner. Didn't want to take any chances.
  6. G

    Leaving your pack in an albergue

    ...my valuables. Keep your valuable items (i.e., cameras, phones, notebooks, money and documents) with you when away from your gear or the albergue. Even when I go to the shower, I take with me any valuable items that I can’t afford to have disappear. Although theft is infrequent, it does happen.
  7. S

    Be careful with phones.

    ...contacts on it. No online banking however. I am looking into having it on a chain when on the Camino as I have learned to for my wallet after a theft living in Mexico. But that can happen anywhere when not paying attention like happened to me at that time ...I am now creating hard copies of...
  8. Peterexpatkiwi

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    ...behind, a toilet to utilize etc). In this instance (wearing and accessing a money belt within the Albergue environment) we're trying to avoid theft, not robbery, two very different things. The experience of @David Tallan highlights a very good reason not to carry a physical copy. Which...
  9. jrewins

    Be careful with phones.

    ...all of my critical information. The PW mgr can be accessed from any other device (with my personal login creds, of course), so the I’m never without the ability to contact critical services; e.g. banks. Any cross-body device (sling, fanny pack) MUST be theft resistant; i.e. steel cable...
  10. trecile

    Be careful with phones.

    This kind of theft really doesn't happen along the Camino trail. It's more of a big city problem. On the Camino we need to be mindful of not leaving our valuables unattended in albergues, bars, and restaurants. I don't usually make phone calls inside albergues unless there's an area where I...
  11. VNwalking

    Be careful with phones.

    The OP's friend's very unfortunate experience to the contrary (sorry for them @Bob P!), this is is probability far more of a risk.
  12. LesR

    Be careful with phones.

    Does not have to be a theft that might bring me undone - coudl be a dropped or otherwise malfunctioning phone/tablet - having all the essentials on one device is a recipe for disaster....... The pessimist in me always has a Plan B and often a Plan C - especially for events that can end the...
  13. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Which apps for family to track me

    ...would be reporting its location. Buy three, one for you to carry and family to track and put two in your pack for you to track in case of theft or mishandling by couriers. One to be found by the thief and discarded and one well hidden (say sewn behind a patch) to continue doing its job. The...
  14. amchara

    Be careful with phones.

    Ditto. Also anti forget as well.
  15. trecile

    Be careful with phones.

    I've been using a lanyard on my phone. Not only as an anti-theft measure, but an anti-drop measure.
  16. Mananath

    Be careful with phones.

    Android 15, coming out later this year, is set to have a bunch of new security features to combat some of the issues mentioned in that article including being able to detect when your phone is yanked out of your hand (and then lock it automatically)! It will also allow for hidden apps with...
  17. Bedspring

    Be careful with phones.

    I highly recommend listening to this, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z69m it has a section quite early on about phone theft and what you can and should do. Basically set your screen lock to 30 seconds, set up the security features available via Apple, Samsung or google, such as remote...
  18. I

    Theft of charity box Casa del Sol a Sol

    Last night we stayed in Casa del Sol a Sol in Hornillos del Camino. The owner could not have been more accommodating and told us that the front door is open 24 hours a day. When we came down for breakfast this morning he told us that someone had stolen a charity tin from the dining/lounge area...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...

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