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I pm'ed her on the forum, thanks.We are in in Lisbon now & will be departing tomorrow morning for the coastal route up to Porto; if she wants to walk the coastal route instead of the central route she can start with us.
[Edited by Moderator: Please use the PM (Personal Message) function available to all members] is my email address. My wife and I are mid-50s and lifetime NYers fwiw. Bom Caminho.
David I will PM you with her direct contact information, because I don't think she's getting on the forum.I pm'ed her on the forum, thanks.
The true Peregrino spirit........ Good job !We are in in Lisbon now & will be departing tomorrow morning for the coastal route up to Porto; if she wants to walk the coastal route instead of the central route she can start with us. My wife and I are mid-50s and lifetime NYers fwiw. Bom Caminho.
I realize this post is old, but every time I try to download this app, I get a message telling me the link is not safe. Is there a newer link?Note from moderators: Some of this information may not apply in Portugal, where this incident occurred. I will post corrections if I get better information for Portugal. The 112 number does work, however.
There is continuing concern about incidents affecting female pilgrims. We reiterate the advice given by a number of pilgrim associations and the Spanish authorities:
Before you set out, programme the emergency number 112 into your telephone.
Consider downloading this App issued by the Spanish government:
https://alertcops.ses.mir.es/mialertcops/info/info.xhtml
The app allows anyone in Spain to send an alert from a mobile device "smartphone'"straight to the police..
If you feel threatened or uncomfortable or if you are assaulted in any way TRY TO REMOVE yourself to a place of safety immediately
Call the police – the best number to use is 112 which covers all of Spain (and much of Europe) and which has operators who speak English.
And please, please, REPORT all incidents to the police. Too many of these unlawful aggressions are never reported, which means that the full extent of the problem is hidden from the authorities.
Go to the app store and download the app directly. The link in that message just takes you to a message describing the app. It works for me — it’s a Spanish government site, so I assume it is safe.I realize this post is old, but every time I try to download this app, I get a message telling me the link is not safe. Is there a newer link?
Thanks. Also, I see a few reviews saying the person who downloaded needed a code they never received. I'd be curious if anyone in the USA has used this app on their phone with their USA phone service?Go to the app store and download the app directly. The link in that message just takes you to a message describing the app. It works for me — it’s a Spanish government site, so I assume it is safe.
Annie, go to this thread, which deals with that question.Thanks. Also, I see a few reviews saying the person who downloaded needed a code they never received. I'd be curious if anyone in the USA has used this app on their phone with their USA phone service?
For some reason that link needs to be copied and pasted.Annie, go to this thread, which deals with that question.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/‘alertcops’-us-based-users.72279/
On the app it’s under ‘more’ then ‘geolocalized services’ and purports to offer updates as to known issues in the vicinity of the user.I discovered that AlertCops documentation was difficult to find and unclear in what I did find. However I got the impression that if you registered as a pilgrim you would/could get a notice to be aware of flashers or such when you wandered into the vicinity of known problems. I don't know if the following is implemented but tech would allow a pilgrim's AlertCops problem report to register the area automatically so another pilgrim walking a few minutes behind could be notified right away.
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Many of us have walked this route as single women, and it certainly sends a chill. This is the sort of thing that "just doesn't happen in Portugal."
Laurie
This thread was from 4 years ago, I don’t think I had heard of other other violent incidents at that time.Laurie,
I somehow over the past few years seems to remember postings of women having issues along the Portugese caminos… so I am a bit surprised by your comment that this doesn’t happen in Portugal.
Thank you! i missed the initial date on your original post…my apology!This thread was from 4 years ago, I don’t think I had heard of other other violent incidents at that time.
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