Spanish for the Camino Blog
¿Cómo vas a hacer el Camino?
Updated May 2025 How will you do the Camino? Once you decide you want to go on the Camino, you need to start making other decisions. The first one: ¿Cómo vas a hacer el Camino? (How are you going to do the Camino?) Before we go on, let me remind you what I said in...
Tips to improve your Spanish on the Camino
There's nothing like spending time in a Spanish-speaking country to improve your Spanish skills and learn about the life and culture of that country. The Camino de Santiago is the perfect opportunity for an immersion experience. After all, you're going to spend at...
Fabi’s advice for the Camino
I had a new guest in the podcast. Fabi, who is also a Spanish teacher, walked his first Camino in 2017. In our conversation, Fabi shares his experience on the Camino Francés, as well as some lessons he learned the hard way. So, if you're planning your first Camino,...
A conversation with Julia
This week I've been chatting to Julia, a German pilgrim who walked the Camino Francés after she finished college. Read the whole conversation to find out how the Camino changed her life.Please tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Julia, I am 35 years old and I am...
A conversation with David
A conversation with David | Less than ten years ago David had not heard about the Camino. Now he's planning for his 5th. And that's not his only connection to the Camino. If you're curious about David's story, read our conversation! Please tell us a bit about...
Your words
A couple of weeks ago I asked the following question on Facebook: If you could only learn 5 Spanish words or phrases for the Camino, what would they be? I got many answers. The 2 most popular words were por favor (please) and gracias (thank you), closely followed by...
A conversation with Susan
Conversation with Susan | Susan had been longing to walk the Camino Francés for a long time but she had to put it off a couple of times due to different problems. She finally planned it for September 2016... only to find out that it was not possible again! She was...
A conversation with Kelli (II)
This is the second part of my conversation with Kelli, an American woman who moved to Spain a few months ago, after walking the Camino Francés last year. Last week, you could read all about Kelli’s experience on the Camino with her teenage daughter (if you missed the...
A conversation with Kelli
Conversation with Kelli | Kelli and her husband Jeff moved to Spain in Spring of 2018, after she had walked the Camino Francés from St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela. In her blog Viva España you’ll find everything they went through to get their visas,...