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.
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Spanish for the Camino: the blog
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...
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...
Life as an expat in Spain
Many pilgrims who walk the Camino de Santiago end up falling in love with the country and dream of starting a new life here. Some actually do. But as my guest in the podcast reminds us, moving to Spain In this episode of the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I speak...
Koalas in Galicia
There are koalas in the Galician eucalyptus forests. Yes, you read that right—koalas in Galicia! For quite some time now there were rumors and occasional sightings, but now experts from the University of Santiago have confirmed their presence after months of research....
The Camino starts when you think about it
This week on the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I had the pleasure of welcoming Cris Pacino, a Brazilian teacher who has lived in Spain for 20 years. She’s a seasoned pilgrim and Spanish language teacher, especially for Portuguese speakers, helping them to fulfill...
No pilgrims!
Do locals along the Camino welcome pilgrims? Mostly, yes. But that could change if things continue the way they're going. The Spanish for the Camino podcast is back after the summer break. My plan was to start this new season with something light. I was going to tell...
La Mochila de la Luz
In 2020, a group of pilgrims had an idea to bring a bit of light into the darkness that the pandemic brought on. Over a hundred thousand people died of covid in Spain alone. We spent months locked up in our homes, only allowed to go out to buy groceries or go to the...
Asturias and the Camino with Diego
Spanish teacher Diego Villanueva, from Fluent Spanish Express walked the Camino and he joined me in the podcast to talk about his experience and Asturias, the region he’s from. Diego embarked on the Camino Primitivo, the oldest route to Santiago, starting from his...
Camino in Gran Canaria
Spanish teacher Marina Rodríguez, from La Lengua de Babel, is from the Canary Islands and specialises in the Spanish spoken there. She joined me in the podcast to tell us all about the Camino in Gran Canaria. This blog post is an English version of the conversation we...