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I feel like the more time that passes, the further I am from my Camino, which is kind of sad. I did this really hard and meaningful thing, but I’m worried that I’m forgetting how it made me feel, and how proud I was of myself. How do you all keep the Camino magic alive in your daily lives? I...

I’ve walked a few Caminos and they were always really great hiking trips. I’m home three days now and this First Solo Camino was very different, spiritual, quiet, peaceful. Re-entry back into the Real World (whatever that is), after six weeks away, to the same problems, same dynamics, same...

I’m just back from a two-part Camino. The Via Serrana from Gibraltar to Sevilla, and then the Invierno from Ponferrada. I am experiencing the standard post-camino letdown, so I thought I’d reflect a bit. I have gone from walking the more popular caminos to the solitary ones, and maybe that...

👣 Ever wandered what it is like to take an 11 and 14 year old on the Camino Frances? We can tell you, it is an amazing experience that you will be talking about for time to come! We managed to complete this epic journey without too much drama, you can to if you put a planning behind it. We...

I love photos that show the Camino path ahead or behind. Especially photos with a long perspective. These photos seem to draw me into them. I am wondering if anyone else shares my delight in these photos and so I have created this thread as a place to share them. Please minimise your photos if...

Hey folks, I know this topic has probably been talked about before, and some of you might have already shared your thoughts on it. But I wanted to start a new conversation just to freshen things up 😄. So, I'm a newbie when it comes to the Camino. I kicked things off in Sarria on September 27...

Last year, about 6 months before I left to walk the CF in May 2023, I posted a (slightly tongue-in-cheek) list of things that I was concerned about, or "feared". Thought I'd pull up that list now that I've been back home for a couple months, and see if those fears were justified. I FEAR(ed)...

I'm home! I've been home for a bit over a month, actually. And, as I knew would be the case, I came home to a fairly stressful situation. (One too boring/complicated to bother explaining.) And as I near being home for almost as long as I was gone, it's hard not to feel like my Camino didn't...

Just Finished the Camino Portuguese and was thinking about writing about the lessons my Camino taught me. I would love to hear from you guys about it. Don't underestimate the challenge! When I was planning my Camino I thought that it was hard, but not that hard. I mean, "I'm a fit person, I...

I’ll be starting my first Camino in just over a month. Like many of you, I’ve read the guidebooks, travel literature, perused this site quite thoroughly, followed blogs, have watched vlogs and YouTube Camino videos. I think I have a good idea of what to expect. But how about you non-first...

We completed our first camino (Camino Francés) Sept.–Oct. this year. We planned for a year, seeking advice from veterans in this forum, YouTube vlogs, Facebook groups, Reddit and various blogs and websites. This forum was by far the most helpful, so I wanted to follow up and share some of our...

Well here I am back in the snows of Ontario after a month in Spain. I have learned a couple of things from the last Camino. Number one is that the national bird of Spain has to be the common house fly. I once again learned to eat with one hand and flap the other hand wildly around to protect...

When Paulo Coehlo said "Do it now" he wasn't kidding. Six years ago I completed my first Camino at age 60. As I write this I'm looking at the early morning sunrise from the lounge at the airport in Madrid, having completed my 6th Camino. My 6th and last! Six years ago I had the knees God gave me...

I made it one day- Pamplona to the top of Alto de Perdon. Back home now and mulling it over, there are things I wish had been clearer before I left. And before I get too far- I take full responsibility for not fully understanding. But I do need to let y'all know there were multiple places where...

I'm doing my first Camino in August (Le Puy to Santiago). I'm considering planning a week or two vacation somewhere in Europe afterwards with my wife and some close friends. (We live in the United States.) I've heard so much about the emotions one feels post-Camino, so I'm wondering if a...

This morning I was editing our podcast about arriving in Finisterre in June and I was struck by re-listening to @Wendy Werneth describe her emotions - or lack thereof - at the end of caminos in general. This is what she said in the episode: “The emotions that I feel are never the emotions that...

After 30-some days walking, being introspective and living mindfully, I have to assume it takes some time to readjust to the real world after finishing. I’m thinking/guessing I will need at least a week before returning to work after the Camino, to reacclimatize. What have other’s experience...

I just finished Joyce Rupp's book, Walk in A Relaxed Manner, and the last chapter highlighted conflicted feelings I have struggled with each time I have walked into Santiago, i.e., elation, depression, disappointment and anxiety, all at the same time. She talks about how she and her partner...

Continuing our wonderful sharing on a new thread. (Haha, please don't feel shy to post here again today even if you already posted in the other thread! And don't worry about repeating yourself — none of us are the same people we were 6 months ago nor do we have the same eyes.) Today's choice is...