Advice & Tips Articles

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 #6 Shin Splints Preparing for or heading to the Camino de Santiago soon? Peter from D-Peter Health continues with his Camino Preparation Programme. In this article, he focuses on how to avoid shin splints. By Peter. What are Shin Splints? ‘Shin Splints’ refers to pain along your shin bone, as the result of repetitive stress

In this Camino de Santiago video, Roland Monsegu CEO of Caminoways.com takes you through everything you need to know about the Camino de Santiago. From which Camino route to choose to Camino Culture, Roland will answer all your most FAQ about walking the Camino. Camino de Santiago Video Questions Some of the Camino de Santiago

At Camino Ways, we have responsible travel and ‘leave no trace ethos, and we encourage our clients to follow these simple but very important principles. We have prepared a simple Responsible Travel checklist to remember when you travel to the Camino de Santiago or any of our other travel destinations, including the Via Francigena in

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Inexperienced Walker Camino Tips Walking the Camino can sometimes be challenging depending on the trail, the kilometres travelled, and fitness. For the Tips for Inexperienced Camino Walkers, if you are not well prepared, you might not enjoy your Camino as much as you should. When I walked the French Way in the Pyrenees (from Saint

Eco-Friendly Camino – Top Tips For A Conscious Camino Trying to have a more eco-friendly Camino is one of the best things you can do on your walk. Walking the Camino de Santiago is one of the best opportunities to live an experience away from the hustle and bustle of big cities and immerse yourself

Tips for an easy Camino walk If you have been dreaming of doing the Camino de Santiago for a while but are fretting about your fitness or whether you will be able to keep up the pace, don’t let this get in your way. The team at CaminoWays.com have a selection of Easy Camino walk

The Camino de Santiago routes are everyone’s heritage, and they should be preserved and looked after by us all, pilgrims, visitors and locals alike. Writing graffiti, leaving personal mementoes along the trails, and many other customs that might seem harmless are, in fact, damaging this precious heritage. At Camino Ways we have put together some

Video: How to download our free Camino eBooks Here at Caminoways, we love writing about the Camino so much that we decided we had to take the next step up from blogging. That’s right, we were going to write a book. A couple of years later and we’ve amassed quite a collection. Our books aren’t

Camino tips: Footcare when you are walking the Camino We all want to make the Camino de Santiago journey as comfortable as possible and a few basic do’s and don’ts are not really enough to make it easier on your body and especially your feet. They take a pounding on most ordinary days but what

8 essential items to take in your Camino daypack So you’ve decided to set off on the walk of a lifetime on the Camino de Santiago. As you trek across varying landscapes on your Camino walk, you’ll want to stay light on your feet and minimise what you carry on your back. But what are the

Walking the Camino de Santiago: Beginners Ebook Is walking the Camino de Santiago on your bucket list of things to do? We have designed a free Camino beginners guide to help you prepare for this epic adventure. The Camino is unlike any other trip that you will embark upon. Walking the long distance across Northern Spain,

5 useful stretches for walkers For our third fitness video fitness expert Peter Duffy, from Physical Therapy Ireland, shares five useful stretches for anyone planning or about to embark on their Camino journey. Each stretch is chosen to help long-distance walkers who should regularly stretch to improve flexibility and decrease the risk of injuries while

Camino Tips: what is ‘Lightweight’? Mike St.Pierre, CEO and co-founder of Hyperlite Mountain Gear, gives us his insights into outdoor gear you need for your next long distance trail and handy Camino tips for your journey. The first few days Cheryl Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail she struggled to lift her pack off the

Camino Preparation Exercises. Pete from D-Pete Health and Fitness Clinic in Dublin has prepared a set of Useful Exercises to Prepare Before you go on the Camino. Warm-ups and stretchings before you set off on the different Camino walks or cycles. We share Pete’s Camino Preparation useful exercises. If you are preparing for the Camino de Santiago

Reek Sunday Tips: Climbing Croagh Patrick This Sunday, Reek Sunday, the CaminoWays.com team is heading to Westport to climb Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy Mountain. Our Camino prep walk takes place on a very special date, with thousands of pilgrims visiting the Reek on this day. Here are some essential Reek Sunday tips and notes ahead of