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Roland Monsegu is the founder and CTO of CaminoWays.com and Toureo Reservation Systems. Originally from France, Roland has over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, organising bespoke treks across multiple continents. In 2011, he founded CaminoWays.com, offering walking and cycling holidays on the Camino de Santiago and other trails. His innovative approach and leadership have positioned the company as a market leader. Roland is also an adventurer, having trekked the Camino, climbed Kilimanjaro, and hiked in Nepal and Japan. His personal experiences enhance the unique travel experiences provided by CaminoWays.com. He also launched the Camino for Families program, offering tailored packages for families. Roland's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction drives the success of his ventures

Via Francigena in Tuscany

Penny Watson’s Slow Travel: How To Reconnect With The World

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When we travel again, the way we travel will be changed forever. No longer are we traveling at a mile a minute, we are looking for extended stays to immerse ourselves in the experience and soak up the culture of the new land. Slow Travel by Penny Watson Award-winning writer and journalist Penny Watson has […]

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When we travel again, the way we travel will be changed forever. No longer are we traveling at a mile a minute, we are looking for extended stays to immerse ourselves in the experience and soak up the culture of the new land. Slow Travel by Penny Watson Award-winning writer and journalist Penny Watson has

Deciding on a Camino path

[Live] Webinar May: Choosing your Camino

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Choosing your Camino | Live Webinar Content: When it comes to choosing your Camino, there are a number of factors you need to consider. In our monthly webinar series, Roland and Sales Director Jeremy discuss everything you need to know before you start out on your own Camino Journey: What do we organise? What is the Camino?

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Choosing your Camino | Live Webinar Content: When it comes to choosing your Camino, there are a number of factors you need to consider. In our monthly webinar series, Roland and Sales Director Jeremy discuss everything you need to know before you start out on your own Camino Journey: What do we organise? What is the Camino?

mental health on the Camino

How to mentally prepare for the Camino

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“My mission is for every Pilgrim who walks the Camino (virtual or actual) to have the life-changing experience they desire, and to be able to take their learnings into their daily life to create whatever fills them with joy, peace, and fulfillment.” ~ Litzi Essler How to mentally prepare for the Camino | Caminoways.com We

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“My mission is for every Pilgrim who walks the Camino (virtual or actual) to have the life-changing experience they desire, and to be able to take their learnings into their daily life to create whatever fills them with joy, peace, and fulfillment.” ~ Litzi Essler How to mentally prepare for the Camino | Caminoways.com We

A Pilgrim’s Tour of the Cathedral – Anne Born Author Q&A

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“If You Stand Here is a tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela expressly for pilgrims. Unlike all the dusty guidebooks that list dates, names with no back story, and an endless number of dry unrelated facts, this book will ask you to stand on a spot in the building where something wonderful happened.”

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“If You Stand Here is a tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela expressly for pilgrims. Unlike all the dusty guidebooks that list dates, names with no back story, and an endless number of dry unrelated facts, this book will ask you to stand on a spot in the building where something wonderful happened.”

Beautiful church seen along the Camino

11 Photos of the Camino de Santiago

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Photos That Show Why We Love The Camino We are all missing travel and our much-loved adventures, so we’ve compiled a few pictures and thoughts that remind us why we love the Camino de Santiago: 11 Photos of the Camino. Long chats with friends (old and new) with backdrops like this on the Camino del

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Photos That Show Why We Love The Camino We are all missing travel and our much-loved adventures, so we’ve compiled a few pictures and thoughts that remind us why we love the Camino de Santiago: 11 Photos of the Camino. Long chats with friends (old and new) with backdrops like this on the Camino del

Experience the Camino Card Game!

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“As great boardgames players that we are, we missed a game that brought up the heritage, curiosities and magical traditions of Galicia and its Xacobean routes until we realized that we had to do it ourselves, it combines many of our great passions” Introducing Ultreia, the Camino Game! Ultreia, the first card game of the

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“As great boardgames players that we are, we missed a game that brought up the heritage, curiosities and magical traditions of Galicia and its Xacobean routes until we realized that we had to do it ourselves, it combines many of our great passions” Introducing Ultreia, the Camino Game! Ultreia, the first card game of the

Journeying on the Camino

The Camino de Santiago Map | Plan your Camino journey

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Camino de Santiago Map to Plan your Camino journey The Camino de Santiago is a journey for the soul. The Camino de Santiago Map shows a network of ancient trails and historical pilgrimages traverse across Europe and converge in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. In the Cathedral of Santiago, it is here that the remains

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Camino de Santiago Map to Plan your Camino journey The Camino de Santiago is a journey for the soul. The Camino de Santiago Map shows a network of ancient trails and historical pilgrimages traverse across Europe and converge in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. In the Cathedral of Santiago, it is here that the remains

Book about the Camino

A New Journal from the Camino “Lost on the way” | Q&A

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“Lost on the Way,” is a journal. My personal journal from the Camino, completely raw, unedited, and exactly as I found the ink on the dog-eared pages of the cheap notebook in which I wrote every day on the way to Santiago. It’s the amalgamation of my thoughts, memories, experiences, and adventures as I lived

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“Lost on the Way,” is a journal. My personal journal from the Camino, completely raw, unedited, and exactly as I found the ink on the dog-eared pages of the cheap notebook in which I wrote every day on the way to Santiago. It’s the amalgamation of my thoughts, memories, experiences, and adventures as I lived

Religious building along the Camino

Camino de Santiago Confraternities & Associations Worldwide

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Camino de Santiago Confraternities There are many Camino de Santiago confraternities and associations around the world. You can find details for them all below: AUSTRALIA Friends of the Way of Saint James AMIGOS DEL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO 20, Shiel Street North Melbourne 30051 VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) link: https://www.afotc.org/ AUSTRIA ST. JAKOBS BRUDERSCHAFT President: Helmut Radolf Stangaustrasse, 7

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Camino de Santiago Confraternities There are many Camino de Santiago confraternities and associations around the world. You can find details for them all below: AUSTRALIA Friends of the Way of Saint James AMIGOS DEL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO 20, Shiel Street North Melbourne 30051 VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) link: https://www.afotc.org/ AUSTRIA ST. JAKOBS BRUDERSCHAFT President: Helmut Radolf Stangaustrasse, 7

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Roland’s Top Camino Routes

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Roland’s Top Camino Routes Camino Ways Director and Founder Roland has walked and cycled all of our Camino de Santiago routes, many of them on several occasions. Roland’s Top Camino For this blog post, Roland looks back at his favourite Camino routes and what makes each of them special. These are Roland’s top Camino routes:

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Roland’s Top Camino Routes Camino Ways Director and Founder Roland has walked and cycled all of our Camino de Santiago routes, many of them on several occasions. Roland’s Top Camino For this blog post, Roland looks back at his favourite Camino routes and what makes each of them special. These are Roland’s top Camino routes:

What makes the Camino del Norte special?

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What makes the Camino del Norte special? The Camino del Norte or Northern Way is one of the oldest Camino de Santiago routes. It developed around the same time as the Camino Primitivo coming from Asturias and was the preferred route not just for pilgrims from Northern Spain but also from further afield, as many pilgrims

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What makes the Camino del Norte special? The Camino del Norte or Northern Way is one of the oldest Camino de Santiago routes. It developed around the same time as the Camino Primitivo coming from Asturias and was the preferred route not just for pilgrims from Northern Spain but also from further afield, as many pilgrims

Via Francigena Culture: Easter in Italy

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Easter is a fantastic time to discover the Via Francigena, particularly if you’d like to experience Easter in Italy, its unique celebrations, and traditions. Many cities and towns across Italy, big and small, hold Easter processions during Easter week or ‘Pasqua’, generally starting on Palm Sunday 10th April in 2022 and up to Easter Sunday

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Easter is a fantastic time to discover the Via Francigena, particularly if you’d like to experience Easter in Italy, its unique celebrations, and traditions. Many cities and towns across Italy, big and small, hold Easter processions during Easter week or ‘Pasqua’, generally starting on Palm Sunday 10th April in 2022 and up to Easter Sunday

Heel pain on the Camino

Camino Preparation Tip #5 Heel Pain

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Camino Preparation Tip #5: Heel Pain Preparing to walk the Camino de Santiago this year? Tip #5 Peter from D-Peter Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin continues with his Camino Fitness Plan. This week he focuses on heel pain. By Peter Plantar Fasciitis is a very common and painful foot condition and can slow down

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Camino Preparation Tip #5: Heel Pain Preparing to walk the Camino de Santiago this year? Tip #5 Peter from D-Peter Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin continues with his Camino Fitness Plan. This week he focuses on heel pain. By Peter Plantar Fasciitis is a very common and painful foot condition and can slow down

Motivation on the Camino

Camino Preparation Tip #4: Motivation

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Camino Preparation Tip #4 Motivation Preparing for the Camino de Santiago? Tip #4 of the Camino Preparation Programme by Peter from D-Peter Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses on motivation. Do you have a Motto? If Yes! Then write it down now in BIG WRITING on a LARGE A4 page or piece of cardboard!

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Camino Preparation Tip #4 Motivation Preparing for the Camino de Santiago? Tip #4 of the Camino Preparation Programme by Peter from D-Peter Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses on motivation. Do you have a Motto? If Yes! Then write it down now in BIG WRITING on a LARGE A4 page or piece of cardboard!

Man on the Camino pilgrimage

Why do we go on a Pilgrimage in Spain?

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The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage in Spain, which has become increasingly popular in recent years. Despite the pandemic, in 2020 this pilgrimage in Spain was completed by almost 54,000 pilgrims. In a normal year, however, the pilgrimage can see upwards of 340,000 pilgrims taking many different routes to the holy city of Santiago

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The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage in Spain, which has become increasingly popular in recent years. Despite the pandemic, in 2020 this pilgrimage in Spain was completed by almost 54,000 pilgrims. In a normal year, however, the pilgrimage can see upwards of 340,000 pilgrims taking many different routes to the holy city of Santiago

How to prevent chafing

Camino Preparation Tip #3: How to prevent chafing

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Camino Preparation Tip #3: How to prevent chafing Preparing for the Camino de Santiago? Tip #3 of the Camino Preparation Programme by Peter from D-Pete Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses on How to prevent chafing. What is chafing? Chafing is the irritation of the skin due to repetitive friction (the rubbing together) of

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Camino Preparation Tip #3: How to prevent chafing Preparing for the Camino de Santiago? Tip #3 of the Camino Preparation Programme by Peter from D-Pete Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses on How to prevent chafing. What is chafing? Chafing is the irritation of the skin due to repetitive friction (the rubbing together) of

Camino Walk & Coach Guided Tour

Camino Preparation Tip #2 T-Rex Syndrome

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Camino Preparation Tip #2: T-Rex Syndrome D-Pete Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses this month on the T-Rex Syndrome: the obsession with exercising only the legs! Yes, exercising those legs is important, but making sure your stomach, hips and lower and upper back are strong will be paramount for your Camino. As you walk,

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Camino Preparation Tip #2: T-Rex Syndrome D-Pete Health & Fitness Clinic in Dublin focuses this month on the T-Rex Syndrome: the obsession with exercising only the legs! Yes, exercising those legs is important, but making sure your stomach, hips and lower and upper back are strong will be paramount for your Camino. As you walk,

Camino Preparation Tip #1: Know Yourself

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Know yourself, Camino Preparation Tip #1 Camino Preparation Tip: Know yourself! We start the Camino Fitness Plan, 6-month countdown with Peter from D-Pete ‘Health & Fitness’. All you need to know and do, to be ready to tackle the Camino de Santiago. Tip 1: Know yourself. By Peter Hello Camino enthusiasts! I am delighted to announce

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Know yourself, Camino Preparation Tip #1 Camino Preparation Tip: Know yourself! We start the Camino Fitness Plan, 6-month countdown with Peter from D-Pete ‘Health & Fitness’. All you need to know and do, to be ready to tackle the Camino de Santiago. Tip 1: Know yourself. By Peter Hello Camino enthusiasts! I am delighted to announce

Easter on the Camino

Camino Holy Year 2022 FAQ

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This is our Camino Holy Year 2022 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions. Camino Holy Year 2022 FAQ (Xacobeo) promises to be one of the biggest events on the Camino de Santiago in years. With the Holy Year just around the corner, we answer some of your most Frequently Asked Questions. Q.1 What is the Holy

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This is our Camino Holy Year 2022 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions. Camino Holy Year 2022 FAQ (Xacobeo) promises to be one of the biggest events on the Camino de Santiago in years. With the Holy Year just around the corner, we answer some of your most Frequently Asked Questions. Q.1 What is the Holy

Group on the Camino

Camino for Groups: All you need to know

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What type of Camino Groups do we work with? We organise treks for groups on the Camino de Santiago routes, the Via Francigena (Camino to Rome) and other fantastic cycling and walking trails in Ireland and Europe. We work with walking clubs, parish groups, colleges, universities, school groups, charities, scout groups and families. Camino Groups FAQ

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What type of Camino Groups do we work with? We organise treks for groups on the Camino de Santiago routes, the Via Francigena (Camino to Rome) and other fantastic cycling and walking trails in Ireland and Europe. We work with walking clubs, parish groups, colleges, universities, school groups, charities, scout groups and families. Camino Groups FAQ

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