How To Complete The Camino De Santiago: Portuguese Coastal Route Guide 2023 | CJ Explores

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  • @juleshorse9056
    @juleshorse9056 Год назад +3

    Loved the way this was put together and showing us the route. Thank you.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Thanks Jules ❤️🙏🏼 glad it was useful!! 😁

  • @elenakhong
    @elenakhong 3 месяца назад +1

    I never comment on RUclips but I just had to say - I'm doing my Camino next month, walking this exact route at the end of September, and one of the points of anxiety for me is the fact I'll be doing it solo. I want the solitude - I'm not the most social person - but I also want to stay safe, and that usually means having people around. So I was trying to reconcile the two elements and imagine what it's going to be like. But when Cory gave the tip about stopping to rest to allow large groups to pass by, it was like a lightbulb went off in my head! Anxiety gone. Thanks so much for this video guys, stellar job!

    • @teresamariajaster1791
      @teresamariajaster1791 День назад

      I walked from Leon to Santiago, solo, 63 female. Loved the solitude, no rush and the slow peace. I had the luxury of time. Met many wonderful people willing to talk and help if needed. My great adventure ever. Planning to walk Portugese next year. Best regards.

  • @timandpattravels8193
    @timandpattravels8193 Год назад +2

    Review
    Loved following along on your journey, you helped us decide on our route for the Portuguese next May/June. Having it all put together in one video was a fun way to recap the journey.
    We love your videos, your passion, your love of life, not to mention your accents. Keep doing what you’re doing ! Thank you, and Bom Caminho!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Awww 🥰 thanks Tim and Pat ❤️🙏🏼😊 really glad you enjoyed this one! Bom Caminho 🙌🏼

  • @LouisVerbakel
    @LouisVerbakel Год назад +10

    yesterday i finished the camino!

  • @KajaKubicka
    @KajaKubicka Год назад +2

    This is so well made!! beautiful video! makes me even more excited to experience Camino myself! :)

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Hi Kaja 👋🏼 I wish you a beautiful Camino 🙏🏼 will you do the Camino Francés or the Portuguese Coastal?

    • @KajaKubicka
      @KajaKubicka Год назад +1

      I'm doing the Portugese costal! so your videos were super helpful! :)@@cjexplores

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      @@KajaKubicka oh how wonderful! We hope it’s everything you need and want ❤️🙏🏼😁

  • @ChristianBrechtel
    @ChristianBrechtel Год назад +2

    Absolutely loved following your Way from Porto to Santiago - you both radiate such a high degree of positivity even on bumpy paths!
    Thanks so much for sharing :-)

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +1

      Thank you Christian 🙏🏼❤️ we’re glad you enjoyed the adventure ☺️

  • @sages_pages222
    @sages_pages222 6 месяцев назад +1

    really enjoying this video! i’m interested in this route so it’s great to see the full camino in one video. thanks for sharing!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      No worries, you should definitely give it a go if you haven’t. I feel there’s always a reason for a Camino 🤣😍

  • @thousandkgmc
    @thousandkgmc Год назад +1

    You guys made me change my mind and do something else, thats probably the realest it can get. That 1h was enough :) Great job and big respect for you 2.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +1

      Wow that’s incredible!! Thank you for letting us know, we wish you well on your journey! 🙏🏼❤️

    • @thousandkgmc
      @thousandkgmc Год назад

      Haha I mean let's skip the Camino ;)

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      @@thousandkgmc 🤣🤣🤣 whatever your journey, we still send our well wishes!!

  • @HappinessClient
    @HappinessClient 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks a lot for having shared your experience! I’ve just decided to do this route in September, so this video definitely helps getting an idea of what’s to come. It looked like a beautiful experience, despite the blisters 🙂

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  4 месяца назад

      @@HappinessClient oh that’s wonderful! You will have the most amazing time. We put together a much more in depth daily video series if you want to check it out, the link is here: ruclips.net/p/PLG1C4bCQPtTN-BprbonxW-IQFpvSaFA-7&si=V4YUCyGDIKJR6pNT ☺️

  • @Meditations_with_Ilze
    @Meditations_with_Ilze 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for sharing. Hope to do that hike soon :) I was thinking about central route but you convinced me about the ocean one.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  9 месяцев назад

      Hi Ilze! I’m sure you will have a wonderful walk ✨ Bom caminho ❤️

  • @CindyVarni
    @CindyVarni 10 месяцев назад +2

    Cant wait to do this too. In April..🎉

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      Good luck! It’s a wonderful walk ☺️

  • @GaryMiller1973
    @GaryMiller1973 6 месяцев назад +4

    Looking to retire in 4 years. This gives me and my wife hope.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks Gary, wishing you all the best for your retirement. If you haven’t seen, there’s a new movie out by Aussie filmmaker Bill Bennett called The Way, My Way. currently in the cinemas if you want more inspiration!

  • @Crabfat809
    @Crabfat809 3 месяца назад

    Great video folks. Doing this next month and this helped a lot😊

  • @marystofanik6391
    @marystofanik6391 Год назад

    I just loved watching your video. I loved your personalities and genuineness, loved the filming, your comments and everything about your vlog. Thanks for sharing. I will be setting out on this camino next May with a couple of friends. It will be my 4th camino and I'm really looking forward to it!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Hi Mary! Thank you so much for watching, what a lovely comment to leave us too 🥰 you seem like a real pilgrim 😉 wishing you all the best on your Portugues coastal route next year 🙏🏼❤️

  • @katiepeterson9497
    @katiepeterson9497 Год назад +1

    Really enjoyed this video!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Hi Katie 👋🏼 thanks for letting us know ❤️ glad you enjoyed it!!!

  • @AltitudeAerialCornwall
    @AltitudeAerialCornwall Год назад +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed watching this Vlog. It was nice to see your whole Camino in one go. Probably my favourite travel vloggers. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your next adventure 🙂

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Amazing! Thank you so much for letting us know! We will be continuing our adventures in Cornwall for another couple of weeks before we depart for warmer seas... any guesses where we are headed? 😉

    • @AltitudeAerialCornwall
      @AltitudeAerialCornwall Год назад +1

      @@cjexplores Australia perhaps? 🙂

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      @@AltitudeAerialCornwall good guess! And we may possibly end up there, but our next destinations are Dubai, Thailand and New Zealand!! 🤩

    • @AltitudeAerialCornwall
      @AltitudeAerialCornwall Год назад +1

      @@cjexplores Have a fantastic time, and I look forward to seeing your vlogs. Safe travels guys 🙂

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      @@AltitudeAerialCornwall thank you for your support! Know that you are appreciated ❤️🙏🏼😊

  • @cornawiese1061
    @cornawiese1061 Год назад +1

    Loved your video guys! We walked from Lisbon in 2018 and from Porto we walked (almost) the same route as you - we recognised so many places in your video. Thank you, you brought back wonderful memories. And I really sympathise with blisters (had quite a few myself) ... and my husband also had to carry my backpack once 😉. Well done! Greetings from South Africa.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +1

      Aww 🥰 thanks for letting us know! I’m glad that we can remind you of this wonderful adventure you took.

  • @got2bmacisageek
    @got2bmacisageek 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  8 месяцев назад

      You're welcome!! ☺️

  • @traveldreams70
    @traveldreams70 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for a great video. I am inspired to walk this route next year :)

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад +1

      Fantastic! You should give it a go for sure! 🤩

  • @Camino2017
    @Camino2017 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Cory and Charlotte, lovely meeting you two this morning in Wellington. We really enjoy your Camino VLOGs and look forward to walking the Portuguese coastal route next year. I highly recommend the Via Podiensis starting in Le Puy en Velay when you do your next Camino. You have an option of continuing on the Frances when you reach SJPDP😀

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  11 месяцев назад +1

      Hey Rob, that was lovely to meet you today 😊 thanks for stopping and saying hello! We will look into the Le Puy route. I think we’ve heard of it before tbh. Wishing you all the best on your Portuguese Camino, I hope you got a good idea of what to expect from our vlogs 😁

  • @charlotterulo4489
    @charlotterulo4489 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for showing us your trip! It looks amazing! I am going in October and I can’t wait to sea all the lovely places en great nature👌

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks Charlotte, you'll have the most wonderful time!

  • @Snake-sj9ey
    @Snake-sj9ey 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great video!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you, very kind of you to say 😊

  • @alison-b1v
    @alison-b1v 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing your Camino walk. We are taking the same route only out of Tui though, at least we know what to expect.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  2 месяца назад

      Have a great time! 😄

  • @ingridnieuwpoortgerse1624
    @ingridnieuwpoortgerse1624 10 месяцев назад +1

    I really like your film. Thank you very much

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you for watching ❤️ glad you enjoyed it!

  • @tracygrant2923
    @tracygrant2923 Год назад +4

    That was a welcome surprise! Enjoyed watching each individual vlog of this Camino but great to see it like a mini film 😊 so well put together .. great commentary and loved the accompanying music too. Thanks for sharing ❤

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Thank you Tracy! Glad you enjoyed it! It took some effort to put this all together but we're so happy with the way it turned out, We think it really tells our story in a lovely way 😍

    • @tracygrant2923
      @tracygrant2923 Год назад

      @@cjexplores it certainly does 🙌❣️

  • @marks3678
    @marks3678 3 месяца назад

    Looking at doing one of the coastal Camino's next year. My wife and I turn 60 and we want to take a month off to do it. Loved the video. Thank you. Small point to make. If you had of extended the walking sticks a bit more , it would have helped a great deal on your back and feet. 😀

  • @loreeraine7273
    @loreeraine7273 Год назад +4

    I enjoy you two so much! Cory, you are an absolute ray of sunshine, no matter what is going on. Charlotte, its important to me that I hear about your challenges so that I can have realistic expectations. So thank you for expressing them (without being whiny at all! Well, maybe at 47:55 😂 I'm sure those foot problems were nasty!). I watched your individual videos about this pilgrimage and am enjoying this one just as much. I will be doing the coastal route of Camino Portugese in April/May next year so its been particularly helpful to watch your weather.
    I am wondering about two things: how did you decide not to do the spiritual variant or Finisterre? I'm considering both so would like to hear your thoughts. Once again, thanks so much for your videos. They are inspiring and beautiful!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Hi Lorraine, thanks for the beautiful message 😊🙏🏼❤️ we certainly offer a balanced perspective with our different takes on each situation! About the alternative routes, it really comes down to how much time you have, the bonds you make with the people around you, your adventurous spirit, and what you feel in the moment. If you feel called to walk those routes then you should. In 2018 we walked the Camino Frances and finished with the way to Finisterre and I’m so glad that we did, it was a great ending to such a long journey! Cory x

  • @jc-el9bm
    @jc-el9bm Год назад +1

    Great video, congrats on your journey. Im curious when you went as I just finished the Camino on Sept. 24 this year. I took the exact same route until I veered at the Spiritual Variant. Our paths could have crossed, who knows? What an amazing experience! I took 16 days (walk slow and old, ha) took lots of pictures and stopped at too many bars:) Thank you both for providing a wonderful video that brings me lovely memories! Cheers!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Hi JC 👋🏼 thanks for watching. Glad you could enjoy our trip and relive yours through it! We actually finished our trip in April 😊 maybe we will see you on the road another time, do you hope to walk another Camino?

  • @viragder-boldog195
    @viragder-boldog195 Год назад

    Hello Guys! How wonderful journey you made, and I'm so thankful for your great videos!❤ In 2022 I made from Porto to Vila do Conde following the litorial path, then switched to Rates and followed all along the central route. But your journey encouraged me to do next time the litorial route until the border. 😂 Dear Charlotte, if you don't mind I'd share my experience how to avoid blisters. ;) So wide toebox shoe (like Altra Loan Peak ex.), thin (surprisingly not the thicker ones) merino socks (Smartwool) and daily gounding (15 minutes in natural water like ocean, stream or just staying barefoot in sand, forest terrain) can help a LOT, healing your whole body, reducing inflammation. In my experience these 3 are the keys to avoid blisters, therefore enjoy more the route and the experience earned during the caminho. I have no blisters at all, but I actually used a Vivobarefoot running shoe. However after I learnt how many asphalted (or covered with cobblestones) route are there along the Caminho (I think at least half of the daily amount), I decided to take a shoe with more padding under my feet. But zero drop and wide toe box are essentials!!! Again, thank you for sharing your experiences, those are really helpful and fun! 😊❤

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +1

      Aww thank you Virág 🙏🏼 it’s a pleasure to hear you have enjoyed our videos 🥰 thank you so much for the tips on blisters, I’m sure they will help many more who are planning their journey ❤️

  • @ferinajo
    @ferinajo 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks a lot for sharing! I am planning my first Camino and wanted to ask what shoe brand and specific shoes you would recommend for it?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  4 месяца назад

      Hi Ferina! Thanks for your question - sorry for the delay - honestly, pick a really comfortable sports shoe. You don't need hiking boots. Something that is worn in preferably. Even if it's a few years old - even better! The biggest problem you have won't come from the shoes you wear but more from the bag you carry and how much you put in it. Focus on the weight of your bag more 😉

  • @mila.chernii
    @mila.chernii Год назад +2

    Guyssss! Thank you so much for this video! I am just week from my start on Camino Portuguese :) Can you help me with names of hostels? Especially that one in the fortress. Happy that you had such an incredible experience.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Fantastic! Did you mean the hostel in Tui, Spain?

  • @sallygasser1898
    @sallygasser1898 3 месяца назад +1

    Hi Cory!
    Your video was peaceful and informative. Can you tell me, though, if you used a map,book, or phone to guide you though the walk. I will be doing this in may 2025.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Месяц назад +1

      Hi Sally! Yes of course, we used the Wise Pilgrim app, the Portugues version. It’s worth it!

  • @placidobaamonde6374
    @placidobaamonde6374 Год назад +1

    CJ Explores, desde el minuto 26 estáis en GALICIA. Sí, el final más hermoso de todos los Caminos. Santiago de Compostela es la capital de esta Comunidad Autónoma, nacionalidad española con cultura e idioma propio. Una España diferente a la tópica que se vende en el extranjero. Bienvenidos a GALICIA.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Thank you! We do love Galicia, it is a very beautiful part of the country 😍

  • @kazzam8514
    @kazzam8514 Год назад +2

    Great video guys. Really enjoyed it. You may benefit more with hiking poles that are a bit taller. I think the ones you were gifted were a bit too short for you. Try taller ones next time guys. Bless you both

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Thanks for the tip! We’re off to do a little hiking in New Zealand so we may upgrade our kit 😉

  • @ccbyarie
    @ccbyarie 3 месяца назад

    What month of the year did you do this? We are doing coastal Portuguese Camino soon. This is helpful!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  2 месяца назад

      Hey, I think we walked late March/early April. We finished around Easter. Enjoy your walk! 😁

  • @JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er
    @JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er Год назад +2

    After tui the alternative route through the woods is the new route the industrial route is the old one that's going away, the signs just hint otherwise because businesses that sell to pilgrims put them up. Also I stayed at ideas hostel I loved it too.
    I also stayed at the albergue you decided not to because it wasn't pilgrim only, shame because it was one of the best I stayed at.
    Finally it's also a shane you arrived in pardon the wrong time of day because it was by far my favorite town along the way, it had the friendliest locals i had net the entire time

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Oh wow, thanks for sharing Jason 🙏🏼 I did wonder why the new route would be the less enjoyable one!!
      Isn’t it funny how a simple first impression or a simple decision not to stay in a certain place can have such different outcomes! At that point I was trusting the girls intuition and went with what they felt. But it could have been an interesting stay. And Padron, looked like it was a cool place but just completely dead when we arrived! I’m sure if we chose to stay there it would have been a completely different impression!!

  • @zsusci62
    @zsusci62 10 месяцев назад +1

    @cjexplores did you take a sleeping bag/sleeping bag liner or did the albergues provided you with blankets?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      We did take sleeping bags with us but we hardly used them because most of the albergues actually had blankets and duvets.

  • @got2bmacisageek
    @got2bmacisageek 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! What was the Camino app you guys were using?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  8 месяцев назад

      It was called “Portugues” on the App Store, made by a company called Wise Pilgrim 😊

  • @DavidSmith-lp5tz
    @DavidSmith-lp5tz Год назад +1

    Did y’all do a blog on what you packed? I’m wondering what you packed that weighed so much.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +1

      We didn’t do a packing vlog but it was mainly our camera gear and laptop etc. a normal pilgrim should get away with a lot lighter packing 😉

  • @isabellaw
    @isabellaw 6 месяцев назад +1

    Urgent question - what luggage transport service did you guys use? Thanks so much!

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад +2

      We posted our stuff from a post office in Spain to the Central Post office in Santiago de Compostela. They held it for us while we walked 😊 you could probably post your stuff from a Portuguese post office as well.

    • @isabellaw
      @isabellaw 6 месяцев назад

      @@cjexplores thank you so much for the timely respond. Had an emergency come up and now have to deal with the luggages. Heading out in 3 days. Do you happen to know how many days the post office would hold on to my package/suitcase? Thanks again

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад +1

      @@isabellaw I think they hold luggage for quite some time. I’m pretty sure you pay for a longer hold time if you require it. So when you post it you will be able to pay for a few weeks or over a month depending on how long you will take 😊

    • @isabellaw
      @isabellaw 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@cjexplores Thank you very much! All very helpful information and wish you guys safe and fun trips❤

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      @@isabellaw thank you! You too!

  • @BabyMama1234
    @BabyMama1234 10 месяцев назад +1

    Just subscribed to your channel. What month did you walk the Coastal Route ?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      Aww thank you 🥰 we started at the end of March and went through into April 😊

  • @judeoliver5256
    @judeoliver5256 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful! What month did you walk?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much! We walked late March - April (I think we finish around Easter weekend)

  • @pmax4182000
    @pmax4182000 6 месяцев назад +1

    Did you do any prep work like lots of walking before your journey?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад +1

      No, not at all really. We aren’t overly active people, but we do enjoy a good walk 😊

    • @pmax4182000
      @pmax4182000 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I’m going to do a solo journey and my wife is making me walk 8miles a day to prepare

  • @velimnqayi3425
    @velimnqayi3425 5 месяцев назад +1

    Did you manager to get a bag transfer from Caminah to Tui?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  5 месяцев назад

      No we didn’t arrange it. I’m sure it would be possible though 👍🏼

  • @pmax4182000
    @pmax4182000 6 месяцев назад +1

    Did you use a company to book your accommodations or did you map
    it out yourselves?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Phil, no we booked everything on the day or we just walked in 😊

    • @pmax4182000
      @pmax4182000 6 месяцев назад

      oh wow! I thought everything needed to be booked in advance 😊

  • @l.h.2543
    @l.h.2543 Месяц назад

    What was the verdict on the walking sticks?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Месяц назад

      Definitely helpful for those longer days! But if you’re young and fit you probably won’t need them 😊

  • @ira3345
    @ira3345 11 месяцев назад

    Hi! What is the alburgue in viena de castlo?

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  10 месяцев назад

      Hi Ira, not sure we stayed at one before that village called Albergue Dom Nausti

    • @ivanuhrin2158
      @ivanuhrin2158 10 месяцев назад

      Albergue Domus Nausti
      Viana do Castelo

  • @lvp7696
    @lvp7696 3 месяца назад

    Nice vid. The lady should really learn how to use the trekking poles... She's really is a lose lose situation carrying them along or using them wrong...

  • @thisisreallyverysilly
    @thisisreallyverysilly 5 месяцев назад +2

    Please properly height your trekking poles...your arms should be bent 90 degrees...your poles are WAAAAY too short.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  5 месяцев назад

      @@thisisreallyverysilly thanks for sharing your tips! Second Camino and still can’t get it right 😹

  • @placidobaamonde6374
    @placidobaamonde6374 Год назад

    CJ Explores: por favor eliminad esa música flamenca-andaluza que ponéis de fondo al entrar en GALICIA. Con todo mi respeto a la hermosa música andaluza, pero hacer los Caminos De Santiago en Galicia con esa música es absurdo e improcedente. Es no entender que Galicia no participa de los tópicos españoles para extranjeros. No obstante, gracias por visitarnos y mostrarnos la belleza del Camino portugués. El panel que pone España quiere decir que entráis en GALICIA. Un cordial saludo desde Compostela.

  • @seanmcgee5939
    @seanmcgee5939 Год назад

    Learn how to use walking sticks

  • @linjicakonikon7666
    @linjicakonikon7666 6 месяцев назад

    That walk seemed meaningless. Just a tourist mentality and she didn't seem to enjoy it at all.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  6 месяцев назад

      Interesting take... have you done a camino yourself?

  • @irisungar
    @irisungar Год назад

    Self-promoting not informing ;(

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Our full playlist is packed with much more details, we just couldn’t fit all the info into this documentary 😊

  • @nirish25
    @nirish25 Год назад

    You do know when you are in the church in Santiago they literally say in FIVE LANGUAGES to not have your phone out taking pictures or videoing and to have some manners and respect. Repulsive

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад +2

      Hi there, apologies but we did not see the sign (that footage is from 2018 so I’m not sure if it’s been updated since?) but many were filming during the botafumeiro and no one was asked to stop. The mass was not filmed (maybe that’s the part that is not allowed)

  • @EsaiasP
    @EsaiasP Год назад +1

    Please pay attention to your diction. Lazy speaking makes it difficult or painful to follow for us non english spekers.

    • @cjexplores
      @cjexplores  Год назад

      Feedback noted Esa 🙏🏼😊