Spanish for the Camino Blog
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...
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,...
Camino Portugués: Milladoiro-Santiago
We finally make it to Santiago! After several Sundays of walking the Camino Portugués, we finish our pilgrimage with a very short stage: O Milladoiro-Santiago de Compostela. If you've been following the previous posts you'll already know this, but in case you...
Camino Portugués: Padrón-Milladoiro
A new domingo (Sunday), a new stage of the Camino Portugués: Padrón-Milladoiro. Again, I walked with a large group organised by the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués. We could have walked to Santiago. In fact, most people do that. But the...
Camino Portugués: Caldas de Reis-Padrón
It's the turn of the Caldas-Padrón stage of the Camino Portugués today. And it's back to walking with the big group from the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués. The number of people was roughly the same as when we walked Porriño-Redondela. A couple of new...
Camino Portugués: Pontevedra-Caldas de Reis
Camino Portugués: Pontevedra-Caldas de Reis | Back in October I walked from Porriño to Redondela, on the Camino Portugués with a large group organised by the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués (details about that stage here). I skipped the next 2 domingos...
Camino Portugués: Porriño-Redondela
A few Sundays ago I walked a stage of the Camino Portugués: Porriño-Redondela. It's one of the perks of living on the Camino; you can walk anytime you like. No need to take time off work or do much planning. Just go. In fact, I didn't just walk...
Muxía
After making it to Santiago de Compostela, many pilgrims decide to continue on to the sea, to reflect, and to truly finish their Camino. Fisterra, the ‘end of the world’ is a popular destination. But there’s another powerful and mystical place a little further north:...