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...
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...
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...
When the Camino calls
Brand-new season of the Spanish for the Camino podcast. I couldn’t think of a better way to do it than with a guest with ample Camino experience. Meet Rebecca Weston: originally from the U.S., now living in Villaviciosa, Asturias, right on the Camino del Norte....
From Santiago… to Santiago
The final destination of the Camino de Santiago is, of course, Santiago de Compostela, the historic city in Galicia, where the remains of the apostle Saint James were supposedly discovered in the 9th century. But did you know that Santiago de Compostela is far from...
¿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...
Things that don’t exist in Spain
If you've never been to Spain and believe everything you read online (especially in Camino groups) you might end up filling your backpack to the brim. Why? Because apparently, according to some of those posts, Spain doesn’t have anything. But is that really true? Can...
Travel and language learning with Lindsay
What if your travels could inspire you to learn a new language? That’s exactly how Lindsay approaches language learning. In the latest episode of the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Lindsay Dow, creator of Lindsay Does Languages,...