Spanish for the Camino Blog
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....
Gordon’s Camino
In this new podcast episode I talk to Gordon Chong, who joins me from Canada. Gordon first heard about the Camino some 40 years ago while studying European history. He was interested in the struggles of pilgrims, soldiers, and Christians in Spain and other European...
A conversation with Nancy Reynolds
Nancy Reynolds is a very experienced pilgrim. She walked her first Camino in 2005, when she was dealing with many important changes in her life (divorce, quitting her job, turning 40). She came back for a second Camino in 2007. Since then, she has walked twice a year,...
Fish, birds and the Camino
New podcast! I was not meant to publish a new episode this week, but there's something going on today in many Spanish towns that I thought was worth explaining. It has to do with the Carnival, or with the end of it, to be precise. In most cases it involves fish. We do...
What is the Camino de Santiago
After 100 blog posts, I thought it was time to try other things. I've been toying with the idea of starting a podcast for months. And now, finally, the Spanish for the Camino podcast is here. Unlike the blog, podcast episodes will be in Spanish. The idea with the...
Walking & talking on the Camino
I did it again. I walked the Camino with another group of strangers. Sort of. Let me explain. In 2019 I walked the Camino Inglés with another Spanish teacher and a group of total strangers who wanted to improve their Spanish. The truth is, I hadn’t even met the...
Finding food on the Camino
How often did you have trouble finding food on the Camino? This is a complaint that comes up on a regular basis in Camino groups. It usually has to do with one of these 2 scenarios: Pilgrims are trying to get cena (dinner), but restaurants are closed and no one is...