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    Should I quit the Camino?

    There is no rule saying that you have to do more than 20 km per day. I worked my way up to those sorts of numbers and only exceeded 20 km some of the time when it was unavoidable. The advice above is all very good, but when or if you do go back to walking, deliberately walk slow and try to...
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    GNR's 2022 Campaign to Enhance Safety on Caminho Routes North of Porto

    Wow what stunning vistas with friendly police thrown in. I would love to do the Portuguese Camino.
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    Pilgrim stabbed and attacked at knife point after Sacavem, was able to escape

    Dear AB and Yolan i am so glad that both of you and AB‘s friend survived these attacks. I also hope that the poor schoolgirl also survived. All of you will carry this experience with you during your lives and I hope you can access help to process this horrible trauma. When dealing with police...
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    Easiest walk

    Having just completed the Frances from SJPDP, there are plenty of hills from Sarria. It is essentially all hills. Now, they may seem minor to those who did the Pyrenees, Foncebadón and O Cebreiro. But for those starting in Sarria without that perspective, they may seem daunting. We were at...
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    Etiquette for shared paths

    I have heard the anectdotes, but I have to wonder what the statistics are for pedestrians struck by bicycles on the Camino Frances. I don't know if anyone keeps track. A serious collision resulting in bodily harm would probably involve the police. The police might have some statistics. I...
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    Identified and captured an exhibitionist who persecuted pilgrims on the Portuguese Way in Teo

    Tourists (and pilgrims) do not always report crimes to the police when traveling. Criminals know this and exploit it. I have reported things that have happened to me in foreign countries (luckily never was physically harmed) and the police actually caught the perpetrators in at least half the...

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