Before I walked the Camino de Santiago, I watched The Way on repeat hoping it would unveil its secrets. But this was not the case, because it did not portray even the slightest resemblance of the actual camino. What is true about the Camino? It will be one of the most challenging and rewarding experience of…
Since I walked the Camino de Santiago, I’ve had many traveller’s ask me what they need to pack for their pilgrimage across Spain. So I thought it was time I wrote a post on what you need to pack for the camino… When packing, the most crucial thing you need to be aware of is to not…
Walking every step of the Camino de Santiago definitely gives you time to reflect on your pre-planning and other preparation. There were many times I wished I had prepared differently but thought more in terms of “next time” rather than beating myself up about it. Even in the tough times, when it was hard to…
The guidebooks advise the future pilgrim to learn as much Spanish as possible before beginning your Camino to Santiago de Compostella. Always enthusiastic to work on my Spanish, I went from speaking horrible Spanish to just bad Spanish. The Camino de Santiago entices people from all over the world to make the pilgrimage to Santiago…
Almost two years ago I first learnt about the Camino de Santiago’s existence. The Camino de Santiago is traditionally a Catholic pilgrimage across Spain over many different routes. Today many non-Catholics take on the challenge of crossing Spain to Santiago de Compostela for various personal reasons. The most popular route is the Frances Way: starting…
