After my first Camino, I made several adjustments to my packing list for this year in the hope of being more efficient. Here’s a breakdown of what I changed and why: Lighting: Last time, I didn't ...

There are several images under this heading here: https://www.alamy.com/cloister-with...ery-najera-la-rioja-spain-image425869403.html I'm guessing that 'prune' has ...

Grateful if anyone can recommend a good phone app which allow us to download the Camino Frances maps and access them offline. A complete guide to the Camino de Santiago, including accommodation on the ...

I am arriving in Biarritz this weekend and I am wondering what is the best way to go to Irun: 30 km might be a bit too much for the first day so I am wondering if I should do the portion Biarritz St ...

With two days spare. You probably don’t want to spend too much time in transit, or try to do too much. Go straight to Barcelona. If you’ve not been there before there is a huge amount of things to see ...

I will be walking the Primitivo for the first time. I wanted to start at the end of march, but worried about accommodations being open. I am reconsidering and will probably start on April 1. Is it ...

What is most prominent on the trail? I have a pair of three section telescoping poles. They don't fold into thirds but slide longer or shorter. They are great but still quite tall when compressed.

I don't know if you've come across this already but it is basically a watercolour travel journal along the Camino Frances by an artist called Joaquin Gonzalez Dorao. Every page brings to mind a day on ...

Grateful if anyone can recommend a good phone app which allow us to download the Camino Frances maps and access them offline.

This is from Greek Travel Pages but ruling should apply to Spain and give pilgrims a better deal when booking accommodation Thanks for posting, very interesting. For those not wanting to go to the ...

So, my post about the albergue in Portugal was removed because it violated the rule against "second-hand posts that bash businesses that can't give their side." Fair enough. But I also think this is a ...

Hi, just reading up about the Altus poncho … is it 100% absolutely waterproof in heavy, even torrential rain? I am looking to buy a new rain jacket or poncho for my next Camino in March/April 2025.