Camino Pilgrim Stories

One woman 300km Camino to Fitness, by Monique Savin After hearing her girlfriends talk about a gritty pilgrimage, Kimberley Seldon joked she could do the 300-kilometre walk. Friends razzed the Toronto-based interior designer, saying that trekking through mountains, rural hamlets and forests was no posh promenade. She took on the dare. This is One woman 300km

Chef Paul Flynn Interview: “The Camino allows me to switch off” Chef Paul Flynn is a well known face for Irish foodies, appearing regularly in TV and radio shows, as well as writing a regular column for The Irish Times and other publications. He owns and runs award-winning restaurant The Tannery in the coastal town

Couple finds ‘The Way’ Couple finds ‘The Way’. As Thanksgiving approaches, Lee and Anita Lamond will no doubt be more grateful than usual for basics like hot water, soft beds and clean clothes. The two veteran travellers recently walked the 500-mile pilgrimage route known as El Camino de Santiago in Spain. And although the six-week experience

I’ll Push You Accessible Camino – “A Beautiful Challenge” After seven days on the road, the group of the I’ll Push You Foundation and their Accesible Camino, arrived at Praza do Obradoiro, completing the 100 kms that separate Sarria from Santiago de Compostela. They covered the stages of Portomarín, Palas de Rei, Melide, Arzúa, Amenal,

Interview With Camino Expert Johnnie Walker If you’ve walked the Camino a few times, you may have come across Johnnie Walker. The man is famous around the Camino for writing guidebooks and improving facilities for pilgrims. He is now involved with the Camino Chaplaincy, a special not for profit fund that is helping pilgrims and

I’ll Push You Accessible Camino Interview Seasoned Camino fans might remember ‘I’ll Push You’, the 2017 documentary following lifelong friends Justin Sheesuck and Patrick Gray as they embarked upon a unique journey along the Camino Frances. Justin struggles with a rare neurological disease which confines him to a wheelchair. After telling his best friend of

Walk This Way – A Camino Journey We like this account of the Camino de Santiago experience, written by Personal Trainer Paul O’Brien for the Mayo News: By Paul O’Brien Recently, I fulfilled a long-held ambition by walking the famous Camino de Santiago across northern Spain. ‘El Camino’, as it is known, stretches 800km from St

The walking pilgrim Right now, Scott Zielke is taking a break from taking a break. The weary world traveler just finished a three-month hike from London to Rome on the Via Francigena. Averaging about 30 kilometers per day, Zielke walked with friends he met along the way, camping out on the side of the road

Chef Paul Flynn: My week on the Camino Portugues Chef Paul Flynn hung up his apron and headed to the Camino with childhood friend Liam for a  week of walking, and eating. He tells us why he might just be addicted to the Camino.   Like many others my awareness of the Camino started with the

By Canadian writer John Meyer, author of  ‘Shadows, Shells and Spain’ inspired by his Camino experience. Why you should walk the Camino I can put this rather simply: walking the Camino will test your body, open your mind, and stir your spirit. And in my opinion, all of these are potentially life-changing things! When I

11-week journey on the Camino de Santiago On Aug. 15, Geoff Seifert stepped onto a Paris-bound jet, settled into an aisle seat and prepared to buckle up for his journey on the Camino. He had lost so much weight – 77 pounds, already. But still, the belt would not quite stretch across his lap. About

Journalist Gerry Lennon  from The Irish Daily Star discovers the wonders of Northern Portugal and Galicia’s Rias Baixas on a crowd-free Camino. The Portuguese Coastal Way – or Caminho da Costa – is a stunning alternative route of the Portuguese Camino de Santiago following the Atlantic Coast towards Santiago de Compostela. The Portuguese Coastal Way

Friends and beauty on the French Camino Blogger Tom Caley from IndieLifestyle.net reflects on his glorious trip on the Via Podiensis, the French Camino, where he found unspoilt beauty and a few new friends. Say ‘Camino’ to most people and they’ll automatically think of Spain. The famous Camino Francés, popularised by films like The Way

Katriona’s Camino Diary Katriona McFadden, a reporter from Mooney on RTE Radio 1 in Ireland, was walking the Camino de Santiago with her fiancé JP. Katriona is walking the last 110km of the French Way, starting ‘full of vim and vigour’ in the town of Sarria and finishing in Santiago de Compostela. The Mooney Show is