Hi All - I'm a first time pilgrim planning an April 2025 walk starting in Porto via Senda Litoral via Spiritual Variant to Santiago. I'm looking for private rooms in aubergues or hostels. I'd be very ...

I saw a video with a rather harsh criticism of a small, municipal albergue on one of the less traveled caminos. They paid 9€. I thought: What does it cost a small municipality to renovate and keep ...

Ok so ... this past spring (2024) I decided to walk the "lower" route into Pamplona and became really lost. I just keep thinking about it and it really bugs me. Where ...

I understand that footwear on the Camino is a personal choice. I will start my first Camino on the Camino Frances in the first part of April. With the varying weather conditions, what shoes/boots do ...

Hi I'm travelling to Burgos to walk part of the Camino Frances next year and my options seems to be fly into Santander and coach to Burgos, or fly into Madrid, then coach to Burgos. Don't think ...

For those who use Wikiloc, is there a way to measure the distance between waypoints on a trail someone has uploaded? If I want to break my stages differently than the person who uploaded them did, it ...

I've seen a few post elsewhere that suggest bringing a small cable and some type of padlock to lock your pack when going into stores, cafes or when at hostels. Other posts have said not to worry about ...

On my last Camino (2023) I noticed that there were lots of tourists. It reminded me of a couple of quotes that I have read since my first Camino (2015) “A tourist demands, a pilgrim is grateful” ...

Ok so ... this past spring (2024) I decided to walk the "lower" route into Pamplona and became really lost. I just keep thinking about it and it really bugs me. Where ...

Hey I am just trying to put together a Camino for my family (2 adults & 2 kids <10). I am thinking of doing the Camino Ingles in the Easter holidays next year. Currently researching ferry times V ...

Possibly behind a paywall - it’s about time this got a public airing in the mainstream media. There are two articles on this topic in the Guardian today. This one has Sara Dhooma’s story, previously ...