Currently going through a divorce(it's amicable)...and planning on living life differently..doing the things I always planned on doing and didn't because I got married and settled down. I need to heal my soul and feed my wanderlust. So I am starting to plan for my first Camino, This video and other videos like it are going to be a huge help. Wish me luck.
I first came upon the subject from the Martin Sheen film, the Way. I am in a very spiritual place with late stage cancer. I’m feeling okay and feel this trek is a part of my future. I am in a test study program utilizing targeted immunotherapy. Thank you for posting this and may God Bless You.
Frank! Thanks a lot for sharing, and being here with us! We would love to meet on the Way with you and share stories, laughs and some wine too 😉 so heads up and keep us informed how is the therapy going, we send you lots of good vibes, energy and hugs
I enjoyed the movie, The Way. But you must be aware that much of it does not give a real picture of the Camino. Primarily, the backpacks they care are not what you need for a Camino. Unless you are planning on camping your pack should only carry a change of clothes and few pairs of underwear and maybe four pairs of wool socks. You should have warm but light weight coat and a pair of long underwear. If you hike in the Spring you will get rained on, so a good poncho and a wide brimmed hat for rain and sun is a must. Forget carrying books, you can get the info you need with your smart phone. If you are not properly prepared and caught in the rain and soaked hypothermia is a possibility. Many auberges have no heat, so if you are cold and wet, you need dry and warm clothes. Thus the need for long underwear. I speak from personal experience. When walking you should take off your shoes or boots and thoroughly check your for emerging blisters. Change into a new pair of dry socks. If you are worried about steep trails you can just hike the meseta which is mostly flat. I would not walk the trail from mid June until mid September. Why? Too damn hot and too many people. I really like early May through mid June. The fields are green and edges of the trail are lined with wildflowers and particularly the bright red poppies. My experience is that the older folks make it to Santiago and young people over tax their bodies and drop out. Slow and steady like a tortuga is the vest plan. I'm 76 and plan to do another camino. I'll slow down and do more investigating towns I walked through hurriedly on past Caminos. For your info, The Way will be re-released with parts added that were edited out. Also a sequel in is the making. Good luck. If you stick it out through the difficult times as your long used muscles begin to cry out, then after 2 weeks you'll begin the process of getting stronger and stronger everyday. When you get to Santiago your pants should be falling. Good luck and buen Camino...Ultreia!
I always took my shoes and socks off when I had a 15 min break. My feet cooled down, less swelling and it was such a relief. I did not have a single blister. Bon Caminho everyone, whichever path you take.
I'm lucky to be a blister free walker too. I blame my luck on litres and litres of water. Another of my top tips is don't carry water into town carry it out and drink it on the Camino 😂 you can never drink too much water and it makes the wine taste even better with you menu.
I did the Camino from St Jean, things to do, 1. train, get fit, I walked 10 km a day for a year before I walked 2. Buy good footwear and break it in 3. Take a warm jacket 4. Take a pack cover so your pack doesn’t get wet in the rain, 5. Don’t rush and allow yourself time to look and feel the Camino. If you’re walking at Easter, get to a big town and remember everything shuts down on Easter Sunday
I walked/biked on a one gear peddle back brakes all the way from Amsterdam. I still have my bike. It took me 88 days with a few days off working and relaxing. Then I continued along South to Portugal, Porto and ended at Pineal foundation. I've still got my bike and I'm still journeying.. Started 16 July 2021.. Still smilin😁still journeying
I walked for five weeks in Italy but it's been so long ago (20+ years) so while wanting to do this, will have to prepare with long walks and getting back in shape a bit. In my 70s so wish me luck guys! Also, love the narrator's attitude of thinking of others. So important! Gracias and merci!
I am leaving for my first Camino tomorrow, Sarria to Santiago. I’m nervous, scared, and excited all at the same time. This will be my first trip abroad and my first walking trip as well. I have been walking a lot at home, roads, trails, and sidewalks so hope the practice was enough to get me all the way to Santiago without issues.
Janet! It's great to get this message from you, thanks for sharing! I wish to tell you that before my first camino I felt quite similar, somwhere between nervous and excited at the same time. Maybe you welcome this feeling and see when it will vanish or convert into other thing... YOU WILL DO GREAT, I'M SURE ABOUT IT! hugs
@@caminotellers it was fantastic! I only wish it had lasted longer. I ended up with a couple of days extra in Santiago so explored the area around the Cathedral and surrounding streets. The only problem was that towards the end I did get a bit homesick. Not surprising since it was my first long trip away in years.
It was a pleasure, indeed! I'm glad you ve arrived safe and sound, Camino is generous with who's heart is big and open ;) big hugs and see you on the next Camino
All good information, and your presentation is so darned cute. Here are my ideas... 1. Don't overdo. Better to take an extra day or two and avoid injury. 2. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!!! 3. Dress in layers. 4. Wear shoes you have broken in. Never wear brand new shoes! Insert some insoles that will cushion your feet. 5. Pack light! There is no need to bring more than the minimum. Good socks are a must. A light weight rain jacket with a hood, a warm sweater and a hat against the sun. Keep a small diary and record where you took pictures.
We are now on the a Japanese trail combining camping and private accommodation, and when after 25 km we get to a proper bed with a bathroom the joy is Overwhelming!!!
I agree with all your worlds. Especially with the last one. Go in your way. This is how I walk everytime when I was in the Caminos and always I find exactly what I need. I like your video. Thank you! ❤️
El estar pasando por un momento triste, oscuro y lleno de incertidumbre me ha impulsado a querer realizar el Camino de Santiago. Lo comenzaré dentro de poco, gracias por tus consejos.
I love your advices and the way you gived it to us, how much the camino teached to all of us, one of the greatest things i found in my life... god save the pilgims!!!! ❤❤❤
Yes, this august i will do my 7th try starting in sjpdp the 29 july, i hope finally this time i will arrive to Santiago in 1 hit... i have great expectations about what the camino has to teach for me this time 😋
I lived and backpacked Europe for seven months in '98! I always set up my bed and organized upon arriving and had everything ready to go if I had an early start in the morning! Most other travelers weren't as considerate! I even came in one night and someone was in my bunk, assuming that it had been made for him!
@@caminotellers , oops! Read Jack's book and attended a couple lectures! Now RUclips! Timme and money to take 6-7 weeks from work! Travel time to Europe and back, visit family in London? 4-5 weeks pounding the dirt? : )
I backpacked through Europe and Israel most of 1971. I brought too much stuff and wound up ditching it along the way. My husband and I are thinking of doing the Camino next fall. We had planned to do it when Covid broke out.
I really enjoy watching your Camino videos Ricky. It beats doing it myself! Actually due to my age plus health I couldn't do this anyway. Plus my ability to travel is negated by several factors,at the moment. If I ever could,I'd love to do just a short stretch maybe six miles over one day. That'd be enough for me. So its great to see it all on your films only I don't watch them in order and I must go back and watch some from before I joined. In a way we are all Pilgrims just in living.
1. Don't distrub others when waking up. So prepare night before. 2. Stretch before. 3. Stretch after and get in your hostel before 10 pm or when they close. 4. Don't rip off blisters. 5. Do your own routes sometimes.
Lovely story telling with helpful and engaging information - appreciate your witty and fun loving approach to engaging people, animals and humanity - Bravo and keep up the awesome content - Greatest gratitude
Hola, in 2 weeks I’m leaving for my third Camino. I doesn’t thinking about stretching before. I will try this. Thanks 🙏🏽. Ultreia et Suseia y Buen Camino Peregrinos ♥️
The blister question!!! For me, pop the blister, drain the fluid and then apply a compeed or plaster. I found if you don't pop it, it is still really painful. I've never used iodine or similar, just wash the area with water, although I'm sure medically trained folks will tell me I'm wrong. Switching from boots on the first camino to trail runners on every subsequent one meant I've only had one or two blisters over 4 or 5 caminos since the original blisterthon.
The key is to pop with skin intact. I come in with a sterile (flame or alcohol does the trick) pin from outside the blister's perimiter, under the skin and into the fluid sac at a very shallow angle, and drain that way. This results in a very small break in the skin, away from the actual damaged area, and keeps that cover in place. You do not want to expose that tender dermis under the fluid.
@@chakaka801 depanding on the Camino you will do... check the video about the shoes and decide what is necessary, for me, trail runners are an interesting chocie 👌🙏
Wonderful to discover your videos - just starting our Camino plans - 2026 hopefully. Love your vibe and approach. Thank you for all your great advice! Cheers Alan
Thank you. I plan to walk the Camino with an acquaintance. She need to complete the last 100 Kilometers. I will go with her this year and go alone in 2024 or 2025. I have to save time off from work. I am so excited. I will walk de Camino in June 2023. I has been my life dream. I drive with the book next to me in the passenger seat 10 years now. I say one day I am going. and that day is coming. Not much money. but I will use my credit card at REI and Amazon.
Hey, just a small pointer for the second stretch. When you do that stretch, please grab the ankle and not the foot. If you hold you leg on the foot it can injure you ankle in the long run, because you pull it apart. Tham for this awesome Video!!
Emma, your attention to the details is impressive, I bet you are a yoga teacher! You absolutely right. Hope that one day I can do a entire stretching course for Camino pilgrims with the help of professionals :) that would be soooo cool! Big hugs
I walked the French way September 2019. Changed my life in massive ways. Anyway, I ended up having to bus a leg of the way because I had such a terribly strained calf and Achilles. I hadn’t been stretching. After physical therapist visit in Leon, stretching every day all day and i made it to Santiago no prob! Excellent advice wished I’d heeded. Also how do you get a day job on the Camino!!?? 👀
1. Totally agree 2. I never felt the need to stretch 3. Some albergues allow you to stay out longer 4. I pop blisters and use thread + betadine. I don't generally get them because I use wide trail running shoes (Topo Athletic) and toe socks 5. Great advice. However, I would recommend pilgrims to get a stick just in case they need to defend themselves from aggressive stray dogs should they encounter them.
Probably the most important tip. Train train and train. Walk, be used to walk in the mountains. Carry some weight and do a test walk with the fully loaded backpack you wanna take. 99% of first Camino pilgrims over pack.
Hi everyone. I was walking my first Camino before 3 years and I will go this year again in September.Thanks for stretching practices. I will say one notice,pilgrims~wash your body's and feets befor taking rest. Buen Camino to all pilgrims 🍀❣️
I agree with you... the expresion- pilgrims perfume is well known, and maybe that's why they used botafumeiro in the cathedral of santiago- to keep the flies away :) buen Camino
Yes!!! The most important when you arrive after the walk.. It's a good practice for your feet, to not stay with all of the bacteria and have a good care.
Hi Seo Family! Thanks a lot! Great to have you here :) Camino with family has to be a wonderful and bonding experience! Hope we could meet next year on the way ;) hugs and bien camino
Some good tips. When hiking I often forget to stretch! And those early birds can be a pain if you're not one yourself! Good tips for sure! I'm thinking about hiking the Camino in 2023. 😁 All the best!
@@caminotellers I plan on doing the Camino Frances. But I wanted to hike it from my home in Belgium. But due to not enough time, I'll probably bike to my sister who lives in the Dordogne area in France and hike from there. This all in 3 parts, I think... Is the Frances route doable with a start at st.Jean-Pied-Port around the 7th of October? I guess later is a real problem because of snow and short days... All the best, Kaat
I thought you were French and it seems I was not wrong. It was not only because of your accent but because of your great Spanish pronunciation. Also, I loved your attitude and sense of humor.
My own advice (very basic - summer camino): 1. Pack light. 5-7kg in summer (water included) is plenty weight to carry around. 2. Choose a good quality backpack and try it on with weights and adjust it to your own torso 3. Pick a pair of comfortable trail running shoes (my go-to brand is Topo Athletic) and five-finger socks because they prevent blisters in between toes. 4. Make a simple first aid kit for cuts/disinfection with plasters, betadine, thread and needle to treat blisters. 5. Before setting off... TRAIN. It will give you a chance to try out gear and will make your Camino pleasant rather than miserable. Some pain and fatigue are to be expected, but you should be well-aware of your current fitness state before planning your stages or you'll end up with an injury.
Hi, enjoyed your vid! Finally someone mentions stretching! - very nice. Does nobody know about "stag-fat" (this is a literal translation from the German word "Hirschtalg")? It's the very best thing to prevent blisters. Sounds a little weird, but its like a stick, the solidity as a lipstick. In Germany you get those in the pharmacy, it doesn't cost much. If you treat your feet beforehand with this stick, it makes the skin smooth an more elastic - most of the time you then get NO blisters! :-))
Thankssss! This weeks, from tommorow till August, I'll be publishing videos about Camino Portuguese, maybe it could be of some help for you ! Enjoy the Camino, hugs
@@caminotellers Yes, so many! We upload vlogs every Saturday of our Camino journey but we will be doing a Camino highlights video to talk about our favourite parts and any advice for things we'd do differently 😊 please feel free to check them out! Would love your feedback if you get the chance
Walk your own path. Everybody is different. Focus more on what you are going to do and less what you should not do. It’s just a walk, take it as it comes
por favor nunca pongas la alarm ni ponerte arreglar la Mochila todos se dejar arreglado ante de dormir yo llevo años en el camino empese 2005 asta ahora muchos respeto al camino saludo amigo peregrino 👣👣👣👣👣👣 buen camino
Estelle, you have awakened an impulse, I’m going back into training, how long did it take you to walk the Camino, where did you start? Do you have a favourite stretch? One thing I forgot, warm gloves.
Yes, it may seem odd, but I crossed the mountains without gloves and my hands froze, I stopped at every village shop until I found a pair of gloves, they weigh nothing but make life so much easier. I also had clips on my pack to allow me to hang damp clothes to dry while I walked. I also had a billed cap with a “veil” (like a legionnaires Kepi) to keep sun off my neck, naturally I had good sunglasses and sun screen. I also wore a bandana (I’ve always worn one while hiking, they come in handy for so much. Expert tip, in the first part of the Camino, wear a combination of red and white, the locals really appreciate the support displayed.@@caminotellers
I think I’m now to old and unfit , but I wish I could find a way to feel more capable, but I’m getting out of main steam life the way we are told we are ment to live , I hope my traveling more nomad life may make me feel more like I’m living
Signiore e signiori queste es mi bello amico, il cameraman y il futuro di Hollywood! Gracie bello mio, e stato il vero placere condividire con te, speriamo di vederci presto 😃👌🙏
Ha ha😅 I always say the pinkie test with a rucsac. If you can't lift it with a finger it's too heavy. Fatal-bananas has all my other tips but these are great tips. Muchas Gracias senor!
@@caminotellers I think it's another YT channel - but the actual channel's name would be Alan McEwan (I guess). One of the videos is named "Fatal-bananas". There are also some vids about the Camino.
The first mistake is to arrive in Santiago as if it were a Disneyland party, shouting, talking loudly and eating in the square. Santiago is a real city, with real citizens and working people, not a theme park. The funny thing is that as a Spaniard I have lived abroad and we have a reputation for being noisy and getting drunk.... just incredible.
Hello my friend, thank you for all the work you are putting to these videos! May I ask you a question? Are trekking poles necessary for Camino? I would like to keep my luggage as minimal as possible… Thank you in advance 🍻
Hi Dominik! Thanks a lot :) 😃 al depands of few factors... which Camino you do, how steep is the stage and... how heavy is the bag. I personally don't use them, maybe because I always forget them on every stop !! Hahah In the downhill stages I take an extra time and it works for me... and if you need them, there are plenty wooden ones in the forest ;)
@@caminotellers Thank you very much. As for the Camino I am still choosing but I will be doing something shorter, max 400 km and most likely it will be on the north coast of Spain. As for the bag, I am packing according to your guide, so I do not expect it to be too heavy, plus I am 27 year old, quite sporty guy so that should be alright. I hope. And I don't wanna pack anything that is not completely necessary. Thank you very much
I used them on the Del Norte last year, while I did feel it was kind of a pain to carry them I did like to use them to help take the strain off my legs like going up some big hills or where I had to take a big step, up or down. I bought a cheap pain and left them in the albergue in Muxia.
Once again...fabulous film. Just curious what drone you used and do you need a permit to use a drone on The Camino?? Love your Photography and how you tell The Story.
Thanks a mil! As we say, it’s work in progress :) we used mini 2 which we crashed in forest last year on the Primitive Way… now we have the mini 4, with obstacle avoidance… hopefully it balances my lack of focus 🤣🤣🤣 there are plenty of places on the Camino that drones are forbidden! Many. Especially some bigger cities next to the airports or military zones. Check the web enaire.es/ drones to see all the permites spots. When are you coming for the camino?
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Blisters have to be taken care of at an early stage. When the skin turns red a little bit. Check your feet at noon. Change socks. Empty your boots from sand and shit!
I took my shoes and socks off whenever I had a rest break, every single time. I did not get a single blister. My dear husband who insisted on keeping shoes on, had many blisters. Bon caminho.
Thank you for another great, fun video! I’m going to be doing the Frances route starting mid-September, and am so excited, thanks in part to your funny and helpful videos. :) But one question - what are alternative routes you mentioned on your last point? Are these still marked with the Camino signs so pilgrims don’t get lost if they take one? Thanks!
I am absolutely convinced humans are programmed or wired for solitude! I always crave for it! or is it just me? My friends think I am weird for going places on my own which I love to do!
I'm almost certain I saw and greeted you at Roncesvalles on April 7th - my second day on the Camino. I just remember thinking, that guy looks familiar. I didn't realize until later that I recognized you from your videos 😂 Thanks for your content, was very helpful along my way!
Thanks Zheer! I was there on 7th ;) the snow and rain were there as well !! Next time you see me, please come by and let’s have a chat or a coffee. How Wes your Camino?
I loved Sarria - Santiago as I only had few days. First you notice even with lugguage trandfer. You took to much stuff on the Camino😂. After 8 days rain of 10 you dont evrn put on the Poncho anymore because it sucks and the Umbrella is best solution when its not windy😂.
I have a very wide toe spread. I found Altra Zero drop shoes very comfortable, with thick toe socks. No blisters. I just got back from my first camino. Loved it! ❤
His looks Irish with his red barba, but sounds weirdly foreign. Just did some of the camino in Cantabria y Asturias, I didn’t crave a stretch or a cerveza just a really hot curry which I found 8n Xixón
Do you stretch, after coming from work, from shopping, from toilet, from whatever? Humility, awareness and gratitude is all you need. Each and every mistake anybody can do is caused by a lack of one of these 3 attitudes. Buen Camino!
Hi Lee! People from south of spain- Andalusia and Canary Islands they do not pronounce "s" in the end! It's easily understandable and accepted to everyone all over Spain.
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Currently going through a divorce(it's amicable)...and planning on living life differently..doing the things I always planned on doing and didn't because I got married and settled down. I need to heal my soul and feed my wanderlust. So I am starting to plan for my first Camino, This video and other videos like it are going to be a huge help. Wish me luck.
Richard, count on our help! Us and Community we are here to help in all that is possible. 💚
@@caminotellers thanks...and big love
some update please whenever you can!
You can do wonderlust while married too.😮
May God guide you
I first came upon the subject from the Martin Sheen film, the Way. I am in a very spiritual place with late stage cancer. I’m feeling okay and feel this trek is a part of my future. I am in a test study program utilizing targeted immunotherapy. Thank you for posting this and may God Bless You.
Frank! Thanks a lot for sharing, and being here with us! We would love to meet on the Way with you and share stories, laughs and some wine too 😉 so heads up and keep us informed how is the therapy going, we send you lots of good vibes, energy and hugs
I enjoyed the movie, The Way. But you must be aware that much of it does not give a real picture of the Camino. Primarily, the backpacks they care are not what you need for a Camino. Unless you are planning on camping your pack should only carry a change of clothes and few pairs of underwear and maybe four pairs of wool socks. You should have warm but light weight coat and a pair of long underwear. If you hike in the Spring you will get rained on, so a good poncho and a wide brimmed hat for rain and sun is a must. Forget carrying books, you can get the info you need with your smart phone. If you are not properly prepared and caught in the rain and soaked hypothermia is a possibility. Many auberges have no heat, so if you are cold and wet, you need dry and warm clothes. Thus the need for long underwear. I speak from personal experience. When walking you should take off your shoes or boots and thoroughly check your for emerging blisters. Change into a new pair of dry socks. If you are worried about steep trails you can just hike the meseta which is mostly flat. I would not walk the trail from mid June until mid September. Why? Too damn hot and too many people. I really like early May through mid June. The fields are green and edges of the trail are lined with wildflowers and particularly the bright red poppies. My experience is that the older folks make it to Santiago and young people over tax their bodies and drop out. Slow and steady like a tortuga is the vest plan. I'm 76 and plan to do another camino. I'll slow down and do more investigating towns I walked through hurriedly on past Caminos. For your info, The Way will be re-released with parts added that were edited out. Also a sequel in is the making. Good luck. If you stick it out through the difficult times as your long used muscles begin to cry out, then after 2 weeks you'll begin the process of getting stronger and stronger everyday. When you get to Santiago your pants should be falling. Good luck and buen Camino...Ultreia!
Left a few words out but you can get the gist.
I always took my shoes and socks off when I had a 15 min break. My feet cooled down, less swelling and it was such a relief. I did not have a single blister. Bon Caminho everyone, whichever path you take.
Thanks for sharing Lucia! Hugs 🤗
I'm lucky to be a blister free walker too. I blame my luck on litres and litres of water. Another of my top tips is don't carry water into town carry it out and drink it on the Camino 😂 you can never drink too much water and it makes the wine taste even better with you menu.
I walked for 45 days and not one blister.. Vaseline and good toe socks...
I did the Camino from St Jean, things to do, 1. train, get fit, I walked 10 km a day for a year before I walked 2. Buy good footwear and break it in 3. Take a warm jacket 4. Take a pack cover so your pack doesn’t get wet in the rain, 5. Don’t rush and allow yourself time to look and feel the Camino. If you’re walking at Easter, get to a big town and remember everything shuts down on Easter Sunday
So true! Thanks for sharing your experience Anthony, when is your next Camino?
So true I did at 81 .. ..so many things they recommend are so true they should do the Camino themselves first....
I'm leaving for my first Camino tomorrow morning, so this video couldn't have come at a better time! Thanks!
Camino provides ;)
Buen Camino 🍀
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Blessings
@@Sulizc 🙏💚
I walked/biked on a one gear peddle back brakes all the way from Amsterdam. I still have my bike. It took me 88 days with a few days off working and relaxing. Then I continued along South to Portugal, Porto and ended at Pineal foundation. I've still got my bike and I'm still journeying.. Started 16 July 2021.. Still smilin😁still journeying
It’s a impressive story! One day we have to do a interview and talk about it ;) hugs
You Dutch really love your bikes so much.👍🏻👍🏻
I did the camino from Barcelona to Finisterre and the most important tip I could say is listen to your body
Wise words my friend!
I walked for five weeks in Italy but it's been so long ago (20+ years) so while wanting to do this, will have to prepare with long walks and getting back in shape a bit. In my 70s so wish me luck guys! Also, love the narrator's attitude of thinking of others. So important! Gracias and merci!
Buen Camino Nancy! You're doing great! 😍
I am leaving for my first Camino tomorrow, Sarria to Santiago. I’m nervous, scared, and excited all at the same time. This will be my first trip abroad and my first walking trip as well. I have been walking a lot at home, roads, trails, and sidewalks so hope the practice was enough to get me all the way to Santiago without issues.
Janet! It's great to get this message from you, thanks for sharing! I wish to tell you that before my first camino I felt quite similar, somwhere between nervous and excited at the same time. Maybe you welcome this feeling and see when it will vanish or convert into other thing... YOU WILL DO GREAT, I'M SURE ABOUT IT! hugs
Janet! how was your Camino?
@@caminotellers it was fantastic! I only wish it had lasted longer. I ended up with a couple of days extra in Santiago so explored the area around the Cathedral and surrounding streets. The only problem was that towards the end I did get a bit homesick. Not surprising since it was my first long trip away in years.
Well done, and return for another leg of the Camino (or all of them!)
@@rafd3593 MI vv
So happy I got to meet you! Finished my Camino last Tues, 24 May, and am back home now since 2 days.
Keep up the great work!
It was a pleasure, indeed! I'm glad you ve arrived safe and sound, Camino is generous with who's heart is big and open ;) big hugs and see you on the next Camino
How was the experience? Was it solo or with other people? I want to do one but I'm not sure where to start
@@velimnqayi3425 I always go solo. Planning #5 right now. I love going on Camino.There are a ton of videos, there are websites, forums and FB pages.
Thank you so much. I'm starting the plan for the spring season of 2023. Hoping for the best
All good information, and your presentation is so darned cute. Here are my ideas...
1. Don't overdo. Better to take an extra day or two and avoid injury.
2. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!!!
3. Dress in layers.
4. Wear shoes you have broken in. Never wear brand new shoes! Insert some insoles that will cushion your feet.
5. Pack light! There is no need to bring more than the minimum. Good socks are a must. A light weight rain jacket with a hood, a warm sweater and a hat against the sun.
Keep a small diary and record where you took pictures.
Love the creative thinking !And the diary is a must! Thanks Abigail for sharing 💚
I did the camino and the most important for me I spend a bit more for a private room with a hot bath.
We are now on the a Japanese trail combining camping and private accommodation, and when after 25 km we get to a proper bed with a bathroom the joy is Overwhelming!!!
I agree with all your worlds. Especially with the last one. Go in your way. This is how I walk everytime when I was in the Caminos and always I find exactly what I need. I like your video. Thank you! ❤️
Thank you Andya! The Camino is like life, teaches me everything, if my eyes and heart are wide open ! Hugs and Buen camino
@@caminotellers exactly! Abrazzo !
Thanks
you are very very welcome ;)
I'll be journeying the Camino Francis in September. It is an adventure five years in the making and I am beyond excited for this experience
Elle, fingers crossed for you and this great dream, hugs
Thanks
Thank you ❤️
El estar pasando por un momento triste, oscuro y lleno de incertidumbre me ha impulsado a querer realizar el Camino de Santiago.
Lo comenzaré dentro de poco, gracias por tus consejos.
Lo puedes hacer! Y será una gran aventura que vas a acordar para siempre 💚
Fuerza y adelante Javier. Yo comienzo mi Camino el 6 de junio en Francia. Suerte!👍🏼
I love your advices and the way you gived it to us, how much the camino teached to all of us, one of the greatest things i found in my life... god save the pilgims!!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks Albert! Hope you are planing the next Camino already..??? Hugs
Yes, this august i will do my 7th try starting in sjpdp the 29 july, i hope finally this time i will arrive to Santiago in 1 hit... i have great expectations about what the camino has to teach for me this time 😋
I lived and backpacked Europe for seven months in '98! I always set up my bed and organized upon arriving and had everything ready to go if I had an early start in the morning! Most other travelers weren't as considerate! I even came in one night and someone was in my bunk, assuming that it had been made for him!
Hahahah epic! The early preparation is a old timers trick ;)
@@caminotellers I've been wanting to do the Camino for at least a decade! When " Six Ways " came out, then " " " The Way " ,
@@caminotellers , oops! Read Jack's book and attended a couple lectures! Now RUclips! Timme and money to take 6-7 weeks from work! Travel time to Europe and back, visit family in London? 4-5 weeks pounding the dirt? : )
I backpacked through Europe and Israel most of 1971. I brought too much stuff and wound up ditching it along the way. My husband and I are thinking of doing the Camino next fall. We had planned to do it when Covid broke out.
Sadly limited to 90 days now
I really enjoy watching your Camino videos Ricky. It beats doing it myself! Actually due to my age plus health I couldn't do this anyway. Plus my ability to travel is negated by several factors,at the moment. If I ever could,I'd love to do just a short stretch maybe six miles over one day. That'd be enough for me. So its great to see it all on your films only I don't watch them in order and I must go back and watch some from before I joined. In a way we are all Pilgrims just in living.
Jane, thanks for sharing! I can only tell you one thing- dream big because sometimes the dreams are coming true… hugs
1. Don't distrub others when waking up. So prepare night before.
2. Stretch before.
3. Stretch after and get in your hostel before 10 pm or when they close.
4. Don't rip off blisters.
5. Do your own routes sometimes.
exactly... thanks mr.tony! any new adventure on the horizon?
@@caminotellers Doing the Camino next summer! Thanks for the tips.
summer? so probably I'll see you on the way! hugs
Lovely story telling with helpful and engaging information - appreciate your witty and fun loving approach to engaging people, animals and humanity - Bravo and keep up the awesome content - Greatest gratitude
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a mil
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Hola,
in 2 weeks I’m leaving for my third Camino.
I doesn’t thinking about stretching before. I will try this. Thanks 🙏🏽. Ultreia et Suseia y Buen Camino Peregrinos ♥️
Nobody thinks about streaching... and the body is not 20 any more ;) at least mine! Buen Camino
@@caminotellers you’re right, my body is 44, but sometimes 88 🙃😁 i will try to stretch my body and leave a notice, how it work.. 🫣😉🍀
@@nicolekubenka2797 88... so true! Enjoy and let me know how was it ;) ultreia
@@caminotellers I’ll do 😉
@@nicolekubenka2797 🙏👌
Why are you so awesome. I am extremely grateful for you in this world.
🙏🙏🙏☺️
The blister question!!! For me, pop the blister, drain the fluid and then apply a compeed or plaster. I found if you don't pop it, it is still really painful. I've never used iodine or similar, just wash the area with water, although I'm sure medically trained folks will tell me I'm wrong. Switching from boots on the first camino to trail runners on every subsequent one meant I've only had one or two blisters over 4 or 5 caminos since the original blisterthon.
Great feedback! Thanks
The key is to pop with skin intact. I come in with a sterile (flame or alcohol does the trick) pin from outside the blister's perimiter, under the skin and into the fluid sac at a very shallow angle, and drain that way. This results in a very small break in the skin, away from the actual damaged area, and keeps that cover in place. You do not want to expose that tender dermis under the fluid.
@@monsieursir master class on blisters! Thanks for sharing your knowladge, for this and for future generations of pilgrims, hugs
Which shoes in particular did you use? Preparing for my pilgrimage this aug to sept
@@chakaka801 depanding on the Camino you will do... check the video about the shoes and decide what is necessary, for me, trail runners are an interesting chocie 👌🙏
Enjoyed your video thanks for posting 👍
Wonderful to discover your videos - just starting our Camino plans - 2026 hopefully. Love your vibe and approach. Thank you for all your great advice! Cheers Alan
Welcome aboard!
Thank you. I plan to walk the Camino with an acquaintance. She need to complete the last 100 Kilometers. I will go with her this year and go alone in 2024 or 2025. I have to save time off from work. I am so excited. I will walk de Camino in June 2023. I has been my life dream. I drive with the book next to me in the passenger seat 10 years now. I say one day I am going. and that day is coming. Not much money. but I will use my credit card at REI and Amazon.
You are going to love it for sure! Let us know how it goes!! Buen Camino 👣👣🥰
Hey, just a small pointer for the second stretch. When you do that stretch, please grab the ankle and not the foot. If you hold you leg on the foot it can injure you ankle in the long run, because you pull it apart. Tham for this awesome Video!!
Emma, your attention to the details is impressive, I bet you are a yoga teacher! You absolutely right. Hope that one day I can do a entire stretching course for Camino pilgrims with the help of professionals :) that would be soooo cool! Big hugs
Nice vid👏👏👏, profesionally made: music, text, whole content ❤
Thank you! 🤗
Thanks for these tips. I am planning to walk my very first camino, the camino ingles, next month, so these are really helpful. 😊
Thanks a lot for commenting! Let us know how is your Camino going :)
Informative, entertaining and a lot of fun. Thanks!
Thanks to you for the kind feedback :)
Exceptional videography …5 min in and you got me your a character ..melb aust
Thanks John! Hugs to Australia 🇦🇺
I really enjoy the editing ! Good job, really inspiring!
Thank you brother!
I walked the French way September 2019. Changed my life in massive ways.
Anyway, I ended up having to bus a leg of the way because I had such a terribly strained calf and Achilles. I hadn’t been stretching. After physical therapist visit in Leon, stretching every day all day and i made it to Santiago no prob! Excellent advice wished I’d heeded. Also how do you get a day job on the Camino!!?? 👀
Thanks for sharing Becca! Stretching is a must, and it’s only appreciated when it’s too late ;) hugs 🤗
Great video! Muchas gracias ! ❤
1. Totally agree
2. I never felt the need to stretch
3. Some albergues allow you to stay out longer
4. I pop blisters and use thread + betadine. I don't generally get them because I use wide trail running shoes (Topo Athletic) and toe socks
5. Great advice. However, I would recommend pilgrims to get a stick just in case they need to defend themselves from aggressive stray dogs should they encounter them.
2. You never felt like stretching as you’re still a young blood ;)
Yah. Lose the blister, lose your comfort. Great video.
I would add: to train enough before going!
Nice shots ❤️
Thanks a lot! Good tip ;)
Probably the most important tip. Train train and train. Walk, be used to walk in the mountains. Carry some weight and do a test walk with the fully loaded backpack you wanna take. 99% of first Camino pilgrims over pack.
@@g.t.4961 100% of the pilgrims overpack ;) including myself
@@caminotellers I did overpack on my firsts caminos. Not in the last 2. 30L. Bag, less than 5kg. I could handle it like a pro ☺️
@@g.t.4961 nice one! Challenge, could you travel without the backpack?
Awesome!! And you are hilarious! Hope to see you on the Camino sometime!!
Good vibes, you are nice and very calm guy, have good journey !
Good vibe always ;) good journey to you too Joao
Off next Monday to do Camino Ingles cannot wait super excited 😄😄
Yupiiiiii! Keep us informed 🙏
Hi everyone.
I was walking my first Camino before 3 years and I will go this year again in September.Thanks for stretching practices.
I will say one notice,pilgrims~wash your body's and feets befor taking rest.
Buen Camino to all pilgrims 🍀❣️
I agree with you... the expresion- pilgrims perfume is well known, and maybe that's why they used botafumeiro in the cathedral of santiago- to keep the flies away :) buen Camino
Yes!!! The most important when you arrive after the walk.. It's a good practice for your feet, to not stay with all of the bacteria and have a good care.
@@andya1976m Also, sweat attracts mosquitoes.^^
Subscribed! Love your channel! Can’t wait to travel the Camino again this time with my hubby and two kids - my absolute dream!
Hi Seo Family! Thanks a lot! Great to have you here :) Camino with family has to be a wonderful and bonding experience! Hope we could meet next year on the way ;) hugs and bien camino
Nice video, I’ll will go on September 2024
September is great to walk!
Some good tips. When hiking I often forget to stretch! And those early birds can be a pain if you're not one yourself! Good tips for sure! I'm thinking about hiking the Camino in 2023. 😁
All the best!
Thanks! I'm the early bird too.. mostly! hahah Which camino are you walking in 2023?
@@caminotellers I plan on doing the Camino Frances. But I wanted to hike it from my home in Belgium.
But due to not enough time, I'll probably bike to my sister who lives in the Dordogne area in France and hike from there.
This all in 3 parts, I think...
Is the Frances route doable with a start at st.Jean-Pied-Port around the 7th of October?
I guess later is a real problem because of snow and short days...
All the best, Kaat
PERFECT .... I walk my next Camino in October ..... now after this Video ...... better ..... ! greetings from Berlin ... !
I m happy to hear that! 🙏👌😇 hugs
I thought you were French and it seems I was not wrong. It was not only because of your accent but because of your great Spanish pronunciation. Also, I loved your attitude and sense of humor.
:) thanks a mil! We trying to have fun when we do stuff ;)
Obrigada
Thank you your persona and video it’s sensitive and helpful but also heart warm ❤️
I’m glad you can read my persona 💚💚
El mejor video del camino, excelentes consejos y buenas risas. Un placer!
Gracias Isabel ! Es un gran cumplido ! Abrazos
My own advice (very basic - summer camino):
1. Pack light. 5-7kg in summer (water included) is plenty weight to carry around.
2. Choose a good quality backpack and try it on with weights and adjust it to your own torso
3. Pick a pair of comfortable trail running shoes (my go-to brand is Topo Athletic) and five-finger socks because they prevent blisters in between toes.
4. Make a simple first aid kit for cuts/disinfection with plasters, betadine, thread and needle to treat blisters.
5. Before setting off... TRAIN. It will give you a chance to try out gear and will make your Camino pleasant rather than miserable. Some pain and fatigue are to be expected, but you should be well-aware of your current fitness state before planning your stages or you'll end up with an injury.
Sorry for the late answer, we love your advice! Which Topos you wear?
@@caminotellers mt-5
Gracias para compartir su conocimiento del Camino!
Gracias Barbara y feliz ano nuevo lleno de Caminos :) abrazos
Hi, enjoyed your vid! Finally someone mentions stretching! - very nice.
Does nobody know about "stag-fat" (this is a literal translation from the German word "Hirschtalg")? It's the very best thing to prevent blisters. Sounds a little weird, but its like a stick, the solidity as a lipstick. In Germany you get those in the pharmacy, it doesn't cost much. If you treat your feet beforehand with this stick, it makes the skin smooth an more elastic - most of the time you then get NO blisters! :-))
Excellent advice! Thanks a mil!
Great videos with fantastic tips. I will do the Camino Ingles in September, just for me.
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your plans Rolf! Camino inglés, from Ferrol?
@@caminotellers Yes, from Ferrol. I Like your videos, they are great so that I could start tomorrow. Where are you from?
@@rolfromer3757 I was born in Poland but now I m part of Spanish culture since maaany years :) and you?
Love your videos ! Can't wait to walk the camino Portuguese next month😁
Thankssss! This weeks, from tommorow till August, I'll be publishing videos about Camino Portuguese, maybe it could be of some help for you ! Enjoy the Camino, hugs
I wouldn’t be able to help myself and would say hello pillgram in a John Wayne voice every time I passed someone.
😂
Thanks for the tips. Love your videos senor!
Thanks a lot!💚
Thank you for this video
Thanks for watching :) and commenting, thanks to this little actions I can make better videos 🙏💚
Good job man!
nice video, wonderful storytelling, love ur vibe !
🤗 thank you!!
Just found your channel. You are so funny! Really enjoyed it.
Thanks Debbie ☺️😉🔥🙏
We also did the Portuguese (coastal). Love your content Ricky.
Thanks guys! Any highlights from your Camino? Any advise worth mentioning for others? Thanks for sharing 💚💚
@@caminotellers Yes, so many! We upload vlogs every Saturday of our Camino journey but we will be doing a Camino highlights video to talk about our favourite parts and any advice for things we'd do differently 😊 please feel free to check them out! Would love your feedback if you get the chance
Great tips! 🙂
Thanks Rob! Pleasure to have you here 😊
Great video !
Glad you enjoyed it! Are you planning the Camino?
Walk your own path. Everybody is different. Focus more on what you are going to do and less what you should not do. It’s just a walk, take it as it comes
Wise words! Thanks for sharing
por favor nunca pongas la alarm ni ponerte arreglar la Mochila todos se dejar arreglado ante de dormir yo llevo años en el camino empese 2005 asta ahora muchos respeto al camino saludo amigo peregrino 👣👣👣👣👣👣 buen camino
Gracias Maria! Lo del alarma es lo mas terrible del mundo, especialmente si te toca el dia de decanso :) buen camino
Thank you.
Sounds like great advice and super English too! ❤️
thanks a mil! 😀😀💚
Estelle, you have awakened an impulse, I’m going back into training, how long did it take you to walk the Camino, where did you start? Do you have a favourite stretch? One thing I forgot, warm gloves.
Warm gloves?
Yes, it may seem odd, but I crossed the mountains without gloves and my hands froze, I stopped at every village shop until I found a pair of gloves, they weigh nothing but make life so much easier. I also had clips on my pack to allow me to hang damp clothes to dry while I walked. I also had a billed cap with a “veil” (like a legionnaires Kepi) to keep sun off my neck, naturally I had good sunglasses and sun screen. I also wore a bandana (I’ve always worn one while hiking, they come in handy for so much. Expert tip, in the first part of the Camino, wear a combination of red and white, the locals really appreciate the support displayed.@@caminotellers
I think I’m now to old and unfit , but I wish I could find a way to feel more capable, but I’m getting out of main steam life the way we are told we are ment to live , I hope my traveling more nomad life may make me feel more like I’m living
Thanks for sharing! Join our live stream on Thursday and meet many people who who are 70 and 80 and they are on the way to walk their first 500miles
...taking outer layer of cloth off to avoid bringing bugs to the bed..could be added...
Nice one! Thanks 🙏
I really enjoy your videos!
Thanks Ed!🙏👌
Ciao amico Rick! Ho finito il mio cammino qualche giorno fa, è stato un piacere conoscerti ✌🏻
Signiore e signiori queste es mi bello amico, il cameraman y il futuro di Hollywood! Gracie bello mio, e stato il vero placere condividire con te, speriamo di vederci presto 😃👌🙏
Dear Andrea and Rick . Your oscar winning movie with briljant advices and awesome feet. So glad to meet you in this little paradise 💛
Ernaaaaa! You are responsible for this mess :) big hugs to you and hope to see you soon
@@caminotellers 💛 and remember Bombay 😘
@@ernavanrosmalen8473 hahahaha bombay!!
Ha ha😅 I always say the pinkie test with a rucsac. If you can't lift it with a finger it's too heavy. Fatal-bananas has all my other tips but these are great tips. Muchas Gracias senor!
fatal bananas? what is that?
@@caminotellers I think it's another YT channel - but the actual channel's name would be Alan McEwan (I guess). One of the videos is named "Fatal-bananas". There are also some vids about the Camino.
Very Positive pilgrim..thanks for video
Thanks to you! 🙏👌
The first mistake is to arrive in Santiago as if it were a Disneyland party, shouting, talking loudly and eating in the square.
Santiago is a real city, with real citizens and working people, not a theme park.
The funny thing is that as a Spaniard I have lived abroad and we have a reputation for being noisy and getting drunk.... just incredible.
De antemano,muchas gracias
:)
Early morning! The noise of plastic bags as the early risers wake everyone still sleeping. Try no plastic bags.
Plastic… ruining our world, in every aspect ;) totally agree 😊
Just don’t go. Saves a lot of energy.
Hahah It is also a way! Hugs
Please address using VIBRATION ALARMS instead of noisy alarms so others won’t be awakened by your desire to awake early.
A nightmare, agree 100%
Hello my friend, thank you for all the work you are putting to these videos! May I ask you a question? Are trekking poles necessary for Camino? I would like to keep my luggage as minimal as possible… Thank you in advance 🍻
Hi Dominik! Thanks a lot :) 😃 al depands of few factors... which Camino you do, how steep is the stage and... how heavy is the bag. I personally don't use them, maybe because I always forget them on every stop !! Hahah
In the downhill stages I take an extra time and it works for me... and if you need them, there are plenty wooden ones in the forest ;)
@@caminotellers Thank you very much. As for the Camino I am still choosing but I will be doing something shorter, max 400 km and most likely it will be on the north coast of Spain.
As for the bag, I am packing according to your guide, so I do not expect it to be too heavy, plus I am 27 year old, quite sporty guy so that should be alright. I hope. And I don't wanna pack anything that is not completely necessary.
Thank you very much
@@MrGeorgiko fantastic!! Enjoy it ;)
I definitely used my poles a lot. But buy them when you get there. I paid around $20 and they worked great. Expensive ones aren't necessary.
I used them on the Del Norte last year, while I did feel it was kind of a pain to carry them I did like to use them to help take the strain off my legs like going up some big hills or where I had to take a big step, up or down. I bought a cheap pain and left them in the albergue in Muxia.
Once again...fabulous film. Just curious what drone you used and do you need a permit to use a drone on The Camino?? Love your Photography and how you tell The Story.
Thanks a mil! As we say, it’s work in progress :) we used mini 2 which we crashed in forest last year on the Primitive Way… now we have the mini 4, with obstacle avoidance… hopefully it balances my lack of focus 🤣🤣🤣 there are plenty of places on the Camino that drones are forbidden! Many. Especially some bigger cities next to the airports or military zones. Check the web enaire.es/ drones to see all the permites spots. When are you coming for the camino?
Foreigners who think of Spain as a land of beaches and sunshine will probably be in for a shock!
Hahahah it must be! Galicia can be sooooo cold!
Can Isuggest that yoyu bring a sleeping bag or sheet bag as some of the albergues do not provide them and the nights can be cold.
I travel without as I carry a lot of equipment and I had to sleep under my jacket few times… thanks for suggesting
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Subscribed too ;)
Roncesvalle/Santiago 2013
31 days
Thanks 🙏
Blisters have to be taken care of at an early stage. When the skin turns red a little bit. Check your feet at noon. Change socks. Empty your boots from sand and shit!
Thanks Lars! 🙏🥸
I took my shoes and socks off whenever I had a rest break, every single time. I did not get a single blister. My dear husband who insisted on keeping shoes on, had many blisters. Bon caminho.
@@luciatheron1621 it really depands of the person! Thanks for sharing 💚🙏
Please place trash in trash cans. Do NOT trash the Camino.
Was my favorite village on camino in 2019.
I totally get you! however villafranca del Bierzo is a cool place too
Thank you for another great, fun video! I’m going to be doing the Frances route starting mid-September, and am so excited, thanks in part to your funny and helpful videos. :) But one question - what are alternative routes you mentioned on your last point? Are these still marked with the Camino signs so pilgrims don’t get lost if they take one? Thanks!
Join our next live next Thursday and we'll answer your question 🤗
I am absolutely convinced humans are programmed or wired for solitude! I always crave for it! or is it just me? My friends think I am weird for going places on my own which I love to do!
Nope, there is plenty of us here!!! Welcome to the community ;)
I'm almost certain I saw and greeted you at Roncesvalles on April 7th - my second day on the Camino.
I just remember thinking, that guy looks familiar. I didn't realize until later that I recognized you from your videos 😂
Thanks for your content, was very helpful along my way!
Thanks Zheer! I was there on 7th ;) the snow and rain were there as well !! Next time you see me, please come by and let’s have a chat or a coffee. How Wes your Camino?
I loved Sarria - Santiago as I only had few days. First you notice even with lugguage trandfer. You took to much stuff on the Camino😂. After 8 days rain of 10 you dont evrn put on the Poncho anymore because it sucks and the Umbrella is best solution when its not windy😂.
What make are your shoes?
I use nike trail runnig shoes, erica uses marrell. Both are good. when is your Camino?
@@caminotellers November
I have a very wide toe spread. I found Altra Zero drop shoes very comfortable, with thick toe socks. No blisters.
I just got back from my first camino. Loved it! ❤
His looks Irish with his red barba, but sounds weirdly foreign.
Just did some of the camino in Cantabria y Asturias, I didn’t crave a stretch or a cerveza just a really hot curry which I found 8n Xixón
Hahaha definitely not Irish by birth but by heart 100% :)
I enjoyed that vid. Looking for company to ride the Camino. It’ll be great fun I’m sure. Thank you.
🙏🙏 thanks a lot! Just come for Camino and the company will appear, trust me on this!
Do you stretch, after coming from work, from shopping, from toilet, from whatever? Humility, awareness and gratitude is all you need. Each and every mistake anybody can do is caused by a lack of one of these 3 attitudes. Buen Camino!
Hi. I like you said "Adió--, Gracia--" (8:40) instead of "Adiós, Gracias". Is that informal to not say the s sound? Or a local dialect? ¿Qué es?
Hi Lee! People from south of spain- Andalusia and Canary Islands they do not pronounce "s" in the end! It's easily understandable and accepted to everyone all over Spain.