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Yes, what about food? A question which had not occurred to me before going to Spain and France to start my first Camino. I have had the pleasure of traveling in Spain and France on numerous occasions before and I love their food. Compared to the usual British cuisine I find it more tasty. All [...]

This year in May and June, (2012), I walked along with my husband, the Camino de Santiago as a vegan as well as sugar and gluten free. I spent a good amount of time before leaving on the internet looking for information about being vegan on the Camino…but to no avail. So, I decided to [...]

This is one of the questions I get asked most frequently, what is the best time to walk.  In many ways they are all good for different reasons, and yes I know that is a bit oblique – so I will list what is considered the best times to walk the Camino Frances – which [...]

After quite a few years it looks like I am going to have the time this year to go back and walk a reasonable part of the Camino Frances.  The last time I walked was in 2005, I had also walked the route in 2004. For the last few years work has been so busy [...]

A pilgrims passport is the identification that is used along the various Caminos to prove that you are a pilgrim and that you have walked and stayed in the places along the way.  It is just a simple card with enough space to collect stamps from various hostels and albergues. There are only a few [...]

I was out hill walking at the weekend and got talking with someone who has been walking the Camino Frances one week at a time.  She was telling me that they are due to start again in September sometime, they had their flights booked – but they were having problems getting from Santander to Fromista. [...]

My usual day on the Camino de Santiago started somewhere around 6am. I had been a student right before traveling the first time on the Camino and would have though I was doing well if I was awake before 9am. So six in the morning was just a bit of a shock to start with, [...]

This divides into two sections, travelling to and from your start and finish points on the Camino and your daily expenses. Getting there requires a little planning, the most common start points of St Jean Pied de Port or Pamplona do not have large international airports.  I flew to Paris the first time and got [...]

You can get it before you leave, if you have a confraternity in your country.  Check the links page for confraternities, all that have asked are listed.  For example if you live in the UK you can join the Confraternity of St James and get a pilgrims passport from them.  You must of course join [...]

For all those that reside within the twenty seven counties of the EU taking the E111 card is a must.  This is issued from you own country and entitles the holder to free emergency treatment. I can assure all that the Spanish hospitals are as good as the UK and better than Ireland.  Unfortunately, while [...]