Claire and Richard walked the Camino Francés in 2023 and had the time of their lives. While they walked the same trail, the same day-to-day stages, and they stayed in the same places every night, they still had their own unique experiences.

What is it like to walk the Camino with a partner? Well, it's time to find out.

Imagine a box delivered to your doorstep with everything you need – all the instructions, all the how-tos – for how to plan your pilgrimage on the Camino Francés.

Imagine that rather than searching high and low on the internet to find the answers you need, you have it all in one place, at your fingertips, on one website or on in one app.

That is the Camino Planning Kit, and now through May 6, 2025, you can take 20% off and get started right away with putting together your pilgrimage plan.

Here's where to find it: https://thecaminoexperience.com/kit/

During the month of May I will be posting tips and tricks right from the trail. Follow me here:

https://www.facebook.com/TheCaminoExperience

https://www.instagram.com/thecaminoexperience/

Or better yet, meet me out there somewhere!

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Kimberly shows us the value of making this pilgrimage with friends, with "your people."

Any way you do it is valid, and I believe that each person ultimately chooses the way that is best for them, but there is definitely something to be said for sharing this journey with people who know you well, who know you at your best and at your worst and who love you anyway.

Did someone say cheesecake?!? Yes! Here is where you find the best cheesecake in Santiago de Compolstela: Airas Nunes Café (easy to find with Google maps or similar)

The promotion on the Camino Planning Kit starts on Friday, April 25, here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/kit/

I will be posting right from the Camino trail as I make my way from Logroño to Burgos and then from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona. (I know, it's a bit out of order. Crazy pilgrim that I am.)

https://www.facebook.com/TheCaminoExperience

https://www.instagram.com/thecaminoexperience/

Hope to see you out there!

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It's all here! Pilgrim Sandra is taking a thoughtful and well thought out approach to her Camino experience. There's gold in here!

Here is the pilgrim planning resource in Porto (Nicoletta) that Sandra used: https://your-camino.com/

If you have already walked one of the Camino routes, I would love to hear from you about what challenges you faced in returning home from the Camino. You can take the survey here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/aftersurvey/

Promotion coming the last weekend in April. Let me know you are interested here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/promo/

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How do you break up the Camino Francés route if you have only 21 days for your pilgrimage? Jarrett and Amy tackled that challenge and came up with a plan that suits them perfectly. Find out how they did that, using this podcast and my Camino Francés Getting Started Audio Guide.

Be the first to know when the audio guide gets its remodel and goes on sale at the end of April 2025.

Go to https://thecaminoexperience.com/promo/

Here is the planning tool we talk about: https://godesalco.com/plan Full instructions for using the Godesalco tool and for how to plan your entire Camino journey are in the audio guide!

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Our pilgrim wisdom continues this week, this time with someone getting ready to walk the Camino, rather than with someone who has already walked. Today you are going to meet pilgrim Annie who is walking the Camino Francés this spring.

You'll hear what Annie says about the intersection of human spirit and Camino spirit and how she intends to explore how the themes of surrender and restoration will work into her pilgrimage.

I think Annie is going to speak for many of us, as she shares how she is being called to walk the Camino as a long walk with God, to discover what God is trying to do in her life. Beautiful, right?

It reminds me that the Camino experience isn’t a one-off experience. Yes, it can be an incredible experience, and there is so much to explore and discover along the many Camino routes. So much to see and feel and smell and taste and touch. It is truly a journey of the senses. Enjoy!

Head back to season one, episode one to start at the true beginning, and don't forget to grab your free copy of Nancy's Camino Planning Roadmap:

https://thecaminoexperience.com/roadmap/

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This is just one of the questions my guest Maurice and I ponder in this episode of the YOU on the Camino de Santiago podcast.

Before he walked his first Camino, Maurice spent some time exploring the question of why he was going to do this pilgrimage. It’s a question I recommend every pilgrim ponders. You may not know exactly why you want to walk the Camino, but simply by asking the question, you invite answers that may take you off in new and exciting directions.

Here is the book we discussed: The Art of Pilgrimage, by Phil Cousineau

Check out Nancy's 13-eBook series and watch your plans come together. https://thecaminoexperience.com/start/ For the DIY pilgrim.

Or, let's do this together! Join the Camino Experience group in September - only two spots left as of March 25, 2025. Let me know you are interested here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/inquire

Here are the two places in Santiago that we talked about where pilgrims can go to process their pilgrimage:

Pilgrim House in Santiago: https://www.pilgrimhousesantiago.com/

Camino Companions: https://www.fcjsisters.org/who-we-are/where-we-are/europe/camino-companions/

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Colleen does. Walking the Camino isn't a life-long dream and she doesn't have a deeply compelling reason to walk the Camino. So why do it? Let's find out!

Colleen also shares the common pilgrim concerns – how to find beds and if there will be beds available when they need them, how to use trekking poles without doing a lot of flailing about, how to pronounce those tricky Spanish words for the cities and towns you will be walking through.

We talk about all those things and more in this episode.

Here are the resources we talked about:

How to use the straps on your trekking poles

How to get the most out of your trekking poles

How to pronounce Spanish place names

If you are tired of dreaming and are ready to make this pilgrimage happen, or if one of your goals is to start the Camino Francés in September this year, let’s connect.

I still have three spots left in my September Camino Experience group, and I would love to have those go to three of my podcast listeners.

https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/

Email me at nancy@thecaminoexperience.com

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Why walk the Camino de Santiago? Why walk it now? These are questions that will take you from the idea or dream of walking the Camino to a full-on pull to make it happen.

In this episode, Janet shares her plans for walking the Caminho Português with her sister in a journey of becoming. And without too much consideration, she knows she will be doing it her way. Find out what that means as we explore Janet's plans and the health benefits of walking.

If walking the Camino this year is one of your goals but you haven’t quite gotten around to planning, or if you want to walk the Camino but the idea of getting started alone is holding you back, let’s talk.

I have four spots left in my September Camino Experience group, and I would love for you to take one of those spots. Interested? Go here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/

The Where to Start eBook series will take you from where you are now - wondering what to do first or next - all the way to getting your Camino on the calendar.

Get it now: https://thecaminoexperience.com/where-to-start/

Be a guest on this podcast! Go here to let me know you are interested: https://thecaminoexperience.com/podcast-guest-request-form/

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