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Someone on this forum had a good idea about charging phones in albergues; charge a portable battery pack instead and then at night use that to charge your device while in your sleeping bag. You could even get a battery pack with a built-in flashlight.I'm sorry your phone was stolen but we warn people constantly on this forum to keep electronics within sight.
I'm sorry and disappointed for you. I worried about it myself and always plugged my phone to charge where I could see it. I hope you are able to find enough memories in the familiar pictures of others to trigger all the other memories of the wonderful experience of walking across Spain.Thank you for the important reminder that we must remain careful of our belongings--no matter where. I'm sorry for the loss of your phone (and especially the important photos). I hope you can use a 'find my phone' app. I wish you luck in getting your phone back--it's terrible what that person did.
I had a battery pack to charge my phone when I couldn't keep it in sight. Many of the albergues did have convenient plugs near your bed and it was there I charge either my phone or battery pack.Someone on this forum had a good idea about charging phones in albergues; charge a portable battery pack instead and then at night use that to charge your device while in your sleeping bag. You could even get a battery pack with a built-in flashlight.
Staying in the Albergue Seminario Menor in Santiago with hundreds of other pilgrims you can feel a good vibe of other pilgrims who has just completed the Camino. Without thinking that someone would steal in the Seminario was beyond me as I plug in my Samsung tablet/phone to be charged along with many others stacked at the charging station in the room that housed thirty beds. Well there were thieves among us as three cell phones , along with the charger were stolen between 11pm and mid-night on October 14th, 2016. I wish I was more observant as the thief just happen as I was returning to the room. Gone are the photos and memories of my Camino. ... Who would be so mean or desperate to be among pilgrim and steal? So, in close, do not let your guard down as non pilgrims are beginning to be in the mix with pilgrims that did the Camino. And as I was told by others that thief happens more often and not reported at the Seminario, be careful.
I think the few that do have lockers do not provide locks. One forum member said she always carries a small, luggage-type lock just in case...she said the weight was negligibleDo the Albergues that do have lockers also have locks or do you bring your own. Is there enough of them that have lockers to make it worthwhile to bring a lock.
Do the Albergues that do have lockers also have locks or do you bring your own. Is there enough of them that have lockers to make it worthwhile to bring a lock.
good point....It is terribly upsetting when this happens, but of course it is part of the long tradition of the Camino that pilgrims get targeted by thieves - see this interesting article. "Although punishments for attacking pilgrims were very harsh, it did not stop pilgrims being attacked by robbers and bandits. In northern Italy the problem was with German robbers, in northern Spain on the routes to Santiago, the bandits tended to be English."
I particularly like the information that German pilgrims were notorious for travelling in style, as noted by many thieves ("Practical Considerations").
The Seminario Menor, if my memory serves me correctly, is open to anyone and does not require a pilgrims passport. I would not be surprised that for a small €13 investment for a bed for the night a few enterprising thieves have found a way to gain easy access to literally thousands of euros worth of equipment from unsuspecting pilgrims. I have stayed there many times in both the communal rooms as well as in the single rooms and enjoyed it thoroughly. I just love that place and the atmosphere. I'm very sorry for the loss of your phone and do hope that this does not happen again.
This will not help you now but for future maybe:Staying in the Albergue Seminario Menor in Santiago with hundreds of other pilgrims you can feel a good vibe of other pilgrims who has just completed the Camino. Without thinking that someone would steal in the Seminario was beyond me as I plug in my Samsung tablet/phone to be charged along with many others stacked at the charging station in the room that housed thirty beds. Well there were thieves among us as three cell phones , along with the charger were stolen between 11pm and mid-nite on October 14th, 2016. I wish I was more observant as the thief just happen as I was returning to the room. Gone are the photos and memories of my Camino. I felt just as bad for fellow pilgrims that lost their cell phone as well. Everything can be replaced but that sense of security that I always felt with fellow pilgrims. Who would be so mean or desperate to be among pilgrim and steal? So, in close, do not let your guard down as non pilgrims are beginning to be in the mix with pilgrims that did the Camino. And as I was told by others that thief happens more often and not reported at the Seminario, be careful.
I oddly woke up in Seminario Menor at a few minutes past 2 in the morning with a tall grey haired man walking by my bed looking at my belongings ( confused looking) and then doing the same to the next six beds. My children and friends were in those beds and when he approached their belongings ( acting possibly being confused) I ordered him loudly to get away and get away now!Staying in the Albergue Seminario Menor in Santiago with hundreds of other pilgrims you can feel a good vibe of other pilgrims who has just completed the Camino. Without thinking that someone would steal in the Seminario was beyond me as I plug in my Samsung tablet/phone to be charged along with many others stacked at the charging station in the room that housed thirty beds. Well there were thieves among us as three cell phones , along with the charger were stolen between 11pm and mid-nite on October 14th, 2016. I wish I was more observant as the thief just happen as I was returning to the room. Gone are the photos and memories of my Camino. I felt just as bad for fellow pilgrims that lost their cell phone as well. Everything can be replaced but that sense of security that I always felt with fellow pilgrims. Who would be so mean or desperate to be among pilgrim and steal? So, in close, do not let your guard down as non pilgrims are beginning to be in the mix with pilgrims that did the Camino. And as I was told by others that thief happens more often and not reported at the Seminario, be careful.
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