Safety Issues in the Basque Region

[jim allen]

Hola;
By all means go.  Don't let anything stand in the way of your making the
Pilgrimage.  It is safer there than here.
Jim Allen
Seminole, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Felipe Sanchez" <felipsanaOLYPEN.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: Safety Issues in the Basque Region


> Much of what you see on the news is exaggerated and designed to attract
> viewers rather than to report conditions truthfully and accurately.  You
> will be safer in Spain than in your US neighborhood.  I crossed the
Pyrenees
> last May and the area is bucolic, peaceful, certainly not a hotbed of
> revolution and uprisings. I suggest that you go, that you enjoy, that you
> fulfill your dream with as little concern as possible.
>
> But  if you are still interested and concerned, the US Government has a
web
> site of advisories for travelers:  http://travel.state.gov/  In addition
you
> might want to look at the CDC site for medical advisories:
> http://www.cdc.gov/
>
> Good luck, good health, Buen Camino!
> Felipe Sanchez
>
>
>
> > Does anyone know of a place I can go to on the Web to check travel
> advisories
> > for the Basque region?  I'm planning my trek in May 2002 and want to
make
> > sure it will be safe to cross over the Pyrennies.  Any information would
> > help.
> >
> > m
> >