• Remove ads on the forum by becoming a donating member. More here.
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics

Post thread
Questions that do not fit in any other category

🏕️ Camping

Scroll down to see all threads in this section
Threads
180
Messages
3.1K
Threads
180
Messages
3.1K
albergue list for camino francés, with camping

Albergue Life

More on the life in the albergues on the Camino
Threads
186
Messages
8.8K
Threads
186
Messages
8.8K
Nut & Gluten Allergies on the Camino

Bed Bugs

A place where you will info more information on bed bugs on the Camino de Santiago
Threads
127
Messages
4.9K
Threads
127
Messages
4.9K
Bedbug Issues on CF

Etiquette and Customs

More about the rules and etiquette while on the Camino
Threads
52
Messages
2.9K
Threads
52
Messages
2.9K
Santiago traditions?

Food and drink

All about what to expect food wise on the Camino
Threads
200+
Messages
7.6K
Threads
200+
Messages
7.6K
Accommodation with Communal Meals on the CF

Money, Banking and Budget

Some advice related to money, banking and budgeting while on the Camino de Santiago
Threads
160
Messages
5.3K
Threads
160
Messages
5.3K
Low fee ATMs. Where

Water & Hydration

Some advice on how to get enough water while walking the Camino de Santiago
Threads
77
Messages
2.8K
Threads
77
Messages
2.8K
Worth their weight in gold or 'don't bother' ?

Long Caminos - from home to Santiago

Threads
15
Messages
2.5K
Threads
15
Messages
2.5K
From my doorstep in Germany - a (very!) long term project

Credentials, Stamps & the Compostela

Threads
200+
Messages
4K
Threads
200+
Messages
4K
A frivolous question regarding credenciales past and present

Accessible Camino

Accessible Camino
Threads
95
Messages
2.1K
Threads
95
Messages
2.1K
6-7 days walking for someone with arthritis

Pilgrims walking now - Live from the Camino!

Recent threads from all routes, with the prefix "LIVE from the Camino"
Threads
175
Messages
7.1K
Threads
175
Messages
7.1K
LIVE from the Camino My Camino Torres - November 2024
Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
Why you should walk a camino
Replies
28
Views
3K
Trishagale
J
4 Extra days. Where would you travel?
Replies
40
Views
4K
mrosenlof
  • Tags camping
    • Camping failures live from Salvador/Primitivo
    Replies
    6
    Views
    3K
    The Cumbrian
    San Fermin 2022
    Replies
    36
    Views
    4K
    Former member 102963
    F
    Looking for property on camino de Santiago
    Replies
    35
    Views
    8K
    Rebekah Scott
    Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
    3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
  • Tags volunteers/hospitaleros
    • FICS applying for UNESCO recognition of "traditional Jacobean hospitality"
    Replies
    2
    Views
    2K
    JabbaPapa
    S
    What did you wish you had known before your Camino?
    Replies
    7
    Views
    1K
    malingerer
  • Tags money/banking/budget
    • Money exchange - current rates
    Replies
    35
    Views
    5K
    J Willhaus
    S
    Heat is back…
    Replies
    18
    Views
    4K
    Jaujauzimbo
    J
    "Miracle after the Covid: Galicia anticipates a record number of pilgrims for the Xacobeo year"
    Replies
    8
    Views
    2K
    camino.ninja
    Camino Preparation Guide
    The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
    D
    Daily Time Schedule?
    Replies
    27
    Views
    5K
    Telboyo
    F
    ATM Fees.UK Cards Spain
    Replies
    20
    Views
    3K
    Arbey48
  • Tags shop/service
    • LIVE from the Camino Glasses repair on the Norte
    Replies
    5
    Views
    1K
    lt56ny
    L
  • Tags music
    • Poem
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    judy jackstadt
    Looking for video interview with Iris, a blind pilgrim
    Replies
    0
    Views
    873
    HelenVanW
    Camino Preparation Guide
    The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
    Where to get charcoal briquettes in Spain?
    Replies
    3
    Views
    4K
    Damien Reynolds
    Camino Frances video game
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    SabsP
  • Tags luggage transport/storage
    • Cost of mailing luggage within Spain?
    Replies
    7
    Views
    2K
    JoJoJo
    Our home has a name now
    Replies
    2
    Views
    697
    TaraWalks
    K
    Masks in trees??
    Replies
    14
    Views
    3K
    502550
    5
    Promote your Camino Project on the forum
    €2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
    If you're out just before dawn, look east.
    Replies
    10
    Views
    2K
    Peregrinopaul
    C
  • Tags money/banking/budget
    • Budget for 2022
    Replies
    9
    Views
    3K
    hegedis
    H
  • Tags nature
    • Mosquitos, ticks, snakes, etc.
    Replies
    33
    Views
    8K
    malingerer
  • Tags money/banking/budget
    • Revolut instant debit card for intl use
    Replies
    28
    Views
    5K
    Sandi Smith
    S
    P
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Does my pilgrim passport need to be stamped by the issuing organisation
    Replies
    16
    Views
    2K
    p.hayes0509
    P
    Camino Way markers in Bronze
    The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Pilgrims Passport Stamps.
    Replies
    12
    Views
    4K
    RRat
    R
  • Tags which camino route?
    • Route suggestions once you've done all the obvious caminos?
    Replies
    50
    Views
    4K
    Leaderene
    "Working from home" along The Way(s)?
    Replies
    20
    Views
    3K
    Leaderene
    MAD Correo
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    Bob Howard
    Organising Information
    Replies
    14
    Views
    2K
    Suzanne H
    Promote your Camino Project on the forum
    €2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
    P
    Camino de Santiago 2021or2022 project - Survey
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    DoughnutANZ
    A
  • Tags albergue life
    • Albergues with separate sleeping areas
    Replies
    9
    Views
    4K
    lt56ny
    T
    • Locked
    Prayer books
    Replies
    57
    Views
    5K
    wayfarer
    Camino Rage on the last 100km
    Replies
    12
    Views
    2K
    Pathfinder075
    V
    Up to Date Podcast
    Replies
    5
    Views
    1K
    CndR
    Train on the 4-day Catalina Camino
    Train for your next Camino on California's Santa Catalina Island March 16-19
  • Tags travel to/from santiago
    • Bus to Santiago airport
    Replies
    18
    Views
    13K
    elche
    E
    G
    Hunter too close to trail
    Replies
    32
    Views
    4K
    hunsta
    Win-win on the Camino
    Replies
    1
    Views
    1K
    Bert45
    B
    Bridge collapse
    Replies
    14
    Views
    4K
    CWBuff
    A
    • Locked
    collapsable walking poles?
    Replies
    5
    Views
    2K
    C clearly
    Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
    3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
    What next after the Variante Espiritual?
    Replies
    31
    Views
    3K
    Suzanne H
    C
    Voices from the Camino - theatre project
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    caminovoices
    C
    C
    great video on how to be an ally to LGBTQ+folks on the Camino
    Replies
    13
    Views
    3K
    Pilgrim1960
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Credential Stamps
    Replies
    12
    Views
    4K
    RibbonRomanceAuthor
    R
    J
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Credentials
    Replies
    5
    Views
    1K
    Vacajoe
    Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
    3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
    V
    • Locked
    Missing person
    Replies
    9
    Views
    5K
    trecile
    When to purchase airline tickets?
    Replies
    40
    Views
    5K
    DeansFamily
    Do Something Healthy. . . Walk a Camino
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    trecile
  • Tags money/banking/budget
    • Money exchange rates
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    Viscount Gumpy of Ol'
    Article on why a person should go on pilgimage
    Replies
    10
    Views
    2K
    DyanTX
    Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
    3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
    Well...heres your sign.
    Replies
    1
    Views
    2K
    Debora
    Traveling with an ASD teen
    Replies
    11
    Views
    2K
    LavanyaLea
  • Tags in memoriam
    • Moorwalker - RIP
    Replies
    14
    Views
    3K
    rometimed
    Heavy burden to carry
    Replies
    36
    Views
    4K
    Pilgrino21
    P
    The Pilgrim's Menu
    Replies
    26
    Views
    5K
    dbier
    D
    Camino Way markers in Bronze
    The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
    Bag transport to parochial albergue
    Replies
    7
    Views
    1K
    mmayersmith
  • Tags cathedral
    • Botafumeio
    Replies
    18
    Views
    3K
    Peregrina 2013
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • A quick question about the last 100k
    Replies
    35
    Views
    4K
    Sfaystmarks
    S
    Fun to run into another forum member
    Replies
    1
    Views
    985
    CndR
    How to make the Camino more tent friendly. Ideas?
    Replies
    80
    Views
    13K
    Xali1970
    Camino Way markers in Bronze
    The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
  • Tags phones/apps/gps/maps
    • What does your Google Maps in Spain look like?
    Replies
    18
    Views
    3K
    DoughnutANZ
    Having a hard time adjusting to French route after Madrid route
    Replies
    21
    Views
    3K
    David Tallan
  • Tags camping
    • Camping
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    Leemac40
    New Camino Game.
    Replies
    5
    Views
    2K
    David Tallan
    Anyone starting from Paris?
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    Lexicos
    Promote your Camino Project on the forum
    €2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
    Pre-Camino jitters?
    Replies
    23
    Views
    3K
    cbacino
    L
    Kula cloth or TP
    Replies
    7
    Views
    3K
    towanda1961
    Posting videos with a Phone
    Replies
    4
    Views
    1K
    pepi
    How to send money in Spain as an American?
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    VNwalking
  • Tags accommodation-general
    • In praise of Motel Truckstops on the Camino
    Replies
    56
    Views
    5K
    Adrian Harding 65
    Camino Preparation Guide
    The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
    How many days walking from Porto to Santiago?
    Replies
    20
    Views
    9K
    CMLangley
    C
    The door to the camino
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    El Cascayal
    What about contemplation and personal development on the Camino when you are a scumbag?
    Replies
    3
    Views
    1K
    VNwalking
    J
    Camino Audio Guides?
    Replies
    1
    Views
    2K
    lt56ny
    Apple Watch ¿Sí o No?
    Replies
    10
    Views
    4K
    YvonneMP
    Get a Spanish mobil number + data while on the Camino
    Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
    • Locked
    Tipping
    Replies
    6
    Views
    2K
    wayfarer
    What next?
    Replies
    3
    Views
    2K
    wanderlustesq
    Frango - Portuguese BBQ'd Chicken
    Replies
    0
    Views
    1K
    simply B
    M
    • Locked
    Monkey pox
    Replies
    8
    Views
    3K
    C clearly
    L
    November hike
    Replies
    11
    Views
    3K
    Lisakline
    L
    Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
    Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

    €46,-
    Peregrino arrested after traffic accident involving a goat...
    Replies
    28
    Views
    4K
    Kathor1
    94 year old completes Camino Portugues from Tui
    Replies
    15
    Views
    2K
    malingerer
    How fast do you walk on the Camino?
    Replies
    61
    Views
    7K
    KJFSophie
    Heatwave alert. Southern Spain especially
    Replies
    14
    Views
    3K
    Saty
    S
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Locked
    Better Organization needed for distributing Compostelas!
    Replies
    51
    Views
    5K
    peregrina2000
    Download free today.
    Holoholo automatically captures your footpaths, places, photos, and journals.
    Walking in (Almost) Winter?
    Replies
    2
    Views
    1K
    lt56ny
    LIVE from the Camino Where to donate gear in Santiago?
    Replies
    6
    Views
    4K
    Peacemaker
    Exchange Rate Euro to Dollar
    Replies
    13
    Views
    2K
    Rex
    Frozen churros?
    Replies
    10
    Views
    2K
    Jeff Crawley
    A song for walking...
    Replies
    4
    Views
    2K
    Tommy Brown
    T
    Promote your Camino Project on the forum
    €2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
    LIVE from the Camino Would you walk in these?
    Replies
    30
    Views
    4K
    Pilgrim1960
    Sooo .. is 2022 'normal' or many tents??
    Replies
    21
    Views
    3K
    Former member 94614
    F
    F
    Pound Euro rate
    Replies
    11
    Views
    2K
    Trude
    Life is Good!
    Replies
    35
    Views
    3K
    Karl Oz
    M
    Getting the compostela same day?
    Replies
    26
    Views
    4K
    Flog
    Promote your Camino Project on the forum
    €2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
  • Tags albergue life money/banking/budget
    • Prices of Albergues
    Replies
    3
    Views
    2K
    Theo59
    Lost & Found Found a watch
    Replies
    0
    Views
    947
    Scott Fraser
    Please don't treat donativos as free
    Replies
    48
    Views
    5K
    Plataman
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Pilgrim's Passport - Stamp from the issuing organization + first stamps in Porto
    Replies
    23
    Views
    9K
    obinray
  • Tags phones/apps/gps/maps
    • Phone apps Camino Frances
    Replies
    20
    Views
    3K
    Kiwi Linda
    Camino Preparation Guide
    The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
    Menu
    Log in
    Register