Spanish for the Camino Blog
Spanish immersion experiences
There are many things you can do to try and improve your Spanish: take classes, join a conversation group, use an app, find a language partner… and yes, all of that helps. But in this episode of the podcast, my guest and I talked about something that makes a much...
Basque for the Camino
What happens language-wise when the Camino de Santiago takes you through regions with their own languages? In a previous post I explained the situation in Galicia. In the latest episode of the Spanish for the Camino Podcast, I chat with Spanish teacher Aitor about the...
The Camino changed his life
Miguel Moreno has been on the Camino five times. On foot. By bike. Alone. With friends. With his now-wife. The first time, over 20 years ago, didn't just give him a great story to tell; it changed his life. That's one of the stories he told me on the podcast. You...
LGTB Camino
You may remember today's podcast guest. If you listened to episode 60, you already met her. That time she came with her dad, Toni, a true Camino geek. This time, it was just Sandra and myself, since there were a couple of things I wanted to discuss with her. We...
A Guarda on the Camino Portugués
The podcast is back with a new interview. In this episode we travel to A Guarda, right on the border between Galicia and Portugal, on the Portuguese Coastal Camino. My guest is Rocío, a Spanish and French teacher who specialises in pronunciation and fluency. She...
Father and daughter on the Camino
In this week’s episode of the Spanish for the Camino Podcast, I welcome, for the first time two guests: Sandra, a Spanish teacher who specialises in colloquial language, and her father, Toni, a devoted pilgrim who has walked multiple Camino routes. Together, they...
Life as an expat in Spain
Many pilgrims who walk the Camino de Santiago end up falling in love with the country and dream of starting a new life here. Some actually do. But as my guest in the podcast reminds us, moving to Spain In this episode of the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I speak...
A walk through Castilla y León
The Camino Francés crosses most of Spain from east to west, and goes through 4 different regions. The biggest (and one of Spain's biggest too) is Castilla y León. My guest on the podcast today is Sara Castro, a Spanish teacher and host of the podcast Spagnolo a 360...
Santiago in the Canaries
Santiago in the Canary Islands? Yes, really! There are over 140 places named after Santiago all over the world. A few of them are located on the Canary Islands, so this week on the podcast I welcom back Marina Rodríguez, who you might remember from episode 25, when...