Spanish for the Camino
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Spanish for the Camino helps future pilgrims learn practical Spanish for their journey on the Camino de Santiago.
Whether you want to ask for directions, order food, or connect with locals, in the blog you’ll find easy-to-follow tips, essential vocabulary, and cultural insights to help you walk with confidence.
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Spanish for the Camino: the blog
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...
Walking the Camino as a solo woman
Paloma García is a Spanish teacher and pilgrim who has walked the Camino de Santiago twice. She has three passions: languages, cooking, and meaningful travel. She fulfilled her dream of learning French by moving to France and she's a dedicated cook. Her love for...
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...
A conversation with Richard (II)
This is the second part of my conversation with Richard. In the first part of our conversation, Richard told us about his motivations to do the Camino and described his experience on the Vía de la Plata. In this second part, we discuss the Camino Inglés we...
A conversation with Richard
This is the first part of my conversation with Richard, one of the 8 "strangers" I walked the Camino Inglés with at the end of April/beginning of May. We met for the first time in Ferrol, last April 28, same as James. And the following day we all started walking...
A conversation with James
Remember I was walking with strangers? Well, James was one of them. We met for the first time in Ferrol, last April 28. And the following day we started walking together with 7 other people. So, of course, he's not a stranger anymore, after a week sharing...
Walking with strangers
I spent last week walking with strangers. As an introvert, this is something I wouldn't have done of my own accord, as it is way out of my comfort zone. Meeting strangers along the way is one thing. But committing to spending 6 full days with a group of total...
Caldo gallego
Would you like a bowl of caldo gallego? Once you enter Galicia, you will find it in many menus, especially during the winter months. We're well into la primavera now. The weather was quite nice in marzo (March), but then abril (April) started and back came la lluvia...
A conversation with Catherine
Catherine had been following this blog for a while before she decided to join my Challenge last summer. She was preparing for the Camino Portugués later in the year. As you may already know, I live on the Camino Portugués, so we thought we might actually meet in...