Hi All - I'm a first time pilgrim planning an April 2025 walk starting in Porto via Senda Litoral via Spiritual Variant to Santiago. I'm looking for private rooms in aubergues or hostels. I'd be very ...

I saw a video with a rather harsh criticism of a small, municipal albergue on one of the less traveled caminos. They paid 9€. I thought: What does it cost a small municipality to renovate and keep ...

Ok so ... this past spring (2024) I decided to walk the "lower" route into Pamplona and became really lost. I just keep thinking about it and it really bugs me. Where ...

I've seen a few post elsewhere that suggest bringing a small cable and some type of padlock to lock your pack when going into stores, cafes or when at hostels. Other posts have said not to worry about ...

On my last Camino (2023) I noticed that there were lots of tourists. It reminded me of a couple of quotes that I have read since my first Camino (2015) “A tourist demands, a pilgrim is grateful” ...

Ok so ... this past spring (2024) I decided to walk the "lower" route into Pamplona and became really lost. I just keep thinking about it and it really bugs me. Where ...

Hey I am just trying to put together a Camino for my family (2 adults & 2 kids <10). I am thinking of doing the Camino Ingles in the Easter holidays next year. Currently researching ferry times V ...

Possibly behind a paywall - it’s about time this got a public airing in the mainstream media. There are two articles on this topic in the Guardian today. This one has Sara Dhooma’s story, previously ...

I wasn't sure whether to pist this in Equipment (lacing technique) or here (inflamed and swollen foot). Here is what I ended up with. As people who have been following my "Live from the Camino Torres" ...

This report is ‘after the fact’ so now I’m back home, it’s time to write up my notes and pass on a personal account of the Camino Geira e Dos Arrieiros, the final part of the ‘triple’ a term coined by ...

Hoping to do part of the Portuguese route next April from Vigo and I'm wondering if I should book somewhere to stay for my first night as I'll arrive in Vigo around 18:30 or hope to get into a hostel ...