Spanish for the Camino Blog
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...
La Mochila de la Luz
In 2020, a group of pilgrims had an idea to bring a bit of light into the darkness that the pandemic brought on. Over a hundred thousand people died of covid in Spain alone. We spent months locked up in our homes, only allowed to go out to buy groceries or go to the...
Asturias and the Camino with Diego
Spanish teacher Diego Villanueva, from Fluent Spanish Express walked the Camino and he joined me in the podcast to talk about his experience and Asturias, the region he’s from. Diego embarked on the Camino Primitivo, the oldest route to Santiago, starting from his...
A conversation with Oihana
A conversation with Oihana | I met Oihana online. When or how exactly I can't remember. We both belong to some of the same Camino-related FB groups and we have a couple of things in common: we were both born in towns along one of the Caminos and we have both lived in...
Camino Portugués: de Redondela a Pontevedra
Camino Portugués: de Redondela a Pontevedra | One of the advantages of living on the Camino is that you can walk the Camino every day. OK, it’s kind of a Groundhog Day situation: you walk the same stretch over and over and you never make it to Santiago de Compostela....
Topics you should avoid
Topics you should avoid | You've been dreaming for ages about walking the Camino. You've planned, packed, trained... and you're finally in Spain. Of course, you want to make the most of this amazing experience and hope that the time spent in Spain will go as smoothly...
Vieiras, the Galician way
Vieiras, the Galician way | There are 2 things that immediately make you think of the Camino when you see them: flechas amarillas (yellow arrows) and conchas de vieira (scallop shells). They are the most recognisable symbols of the Camino and the ones you start...
A conversation with Gary
He was a carer for Diane, his wife, for many years, as well as having his own health issues. He heard about the Camino and thought it would be something special to do in Diane's memory. But he caught the Camino bug and has walked some more, and volunteered as...
5 things you need to know about Spain
When you travel to a foreign country it’s easy to make mistakes because we don’t know how things work over there. It’s easy to assume that everybody does things the same way we do and this can lead to difficult or embarrassing situations. So, what are the things you...