In this Camino Talks episode, we interview Flavia Ramil, Managing Director of Santiago de Compostela Tourism.  Flavia tells us how the city of Santiago de Compostela is preparing for the reopening of Spain, what the new normality in hotels and restaurants will look like, and how the preparations for the Holy Year 2021 are going. Check out our blog post on this webinar! or You can watch the Youtube video of the interview! Please subscribe if you like our content. Start planning your...

(Spanish Interview) More and more families with children are choosing the Way of Saint James as their holiday destination. They are looking to spend quality time and reconnect with their loved ones in a natural environment, full of history and culture. In this episode of our Camino Talks series, Wanda interviewed Jorge Jesus who has been on the Camino de Santiago more than 4 times and on one of those occasions with his children.   Check out our blog post on this webinar with English...

(French Interview) We had the pleasure of interviewing Jean-Louis Aspirot, who is in charge of the Saint Jean Pied De Port pilgrims' office and general secretary of the Pilgrims' Association of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the region around Biarritz.  In this podcast, Umberto di Venosa, CEO of Follow The Camino talked with Jean-Louis about the Pilgrimage office, how it is organized, general questions about the Camino, and of course how Covid-19 is affecting things. The Pilgrim Office in St Jean...

Author John Brierley discusses why we need to take time to slow down and how the Camino can help us to do that. Listen to his insights from his own journeys on the Camino and what he has learned about giving yourself time to take a break and think. John Brierley started his Camino journey in 1989 when he gave up his day job to travel, and walked the Camino de Santiago. He has walked the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot many times and has since written several best...

Author and star of Camino Skies, Terry Wilson, discusses his personal journey on the Camino de Santiago. Terry has walked the Camino three times, to deal with depression, faith, loss, and life changes.  The first time Terry walked the Camino it was a personal journey. He walked the Camino Frances to process the loss of his granddaughter, Maddy, who had passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. He raised funds through his walk for the cause.  The second Camino was as part of the film “Camino Skies”....

Author John Brierley discusses how the Camino teaches us lessons and values that can help us during Covid-19 and the lockdown. Listen to his insights on self-discovery, self-resilience, and the power of the Camino.   John Brierley started his Camino journey in 1989 when he gave up his day job to travel, and walked the Camino de Santiago. He has walked the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot many times and has since written several best selling guide books about the...

We had Camino Talks with Reverend Colin Jones who is the Chairman of the Confraternity of St James in the UK. He has been on the Camino himself as both a Pilgrim and a Hospitalero, a volunteer in an Albergue. In the UK, he is actively working within the Confraternity of St James promoting the Camino de Santiago and providing support and guidance to Camino pilgrims. The confraternity also runs two hostels on the Camino: The Refugio Gaucelmo on the Camino Francés and the Albergue San Martín on...

In this episode of our Camino Talks series, we talked with Carmen Marriott and David Donselar from the American Pilgrims on the Camino.  Carmen lives in Tuscon, Arizona, and is the Vice-Chairperson of the American Pilgrims on the Camino. She is actively working on supporting various Camino related projects. Both Carmen and David have been on the Camino de Santiago multiple times.   David is the Chairperson in the Board of Directors of American Pilgrims on the Camino and lives in Virginia....

2021 will be a very special year on the Camino de Santiago: It will be a Holy Year!  Never heard of it? Don't worry, we collected interesting facts, graphics, and stories for you. Different Camino Experts from all over the world shared their Holy Year experiences with us. We are very thankful for the great conversations with these members of the UK Confraternity of St James, the Canadian Company of Pilgrims, and the Americans on the Camino societies.    In this Podcast: - What is a Holy...

In this episode of our Camino Talks series, Sean from Follow The Camino talked with Mary Virtue. Mary is the coordinator of the Victoria Chapter of the Canadian Company of Pilgrims. She is also a Hospitalero and has walked and cycled the Camino de Santiago multiple times. At home in Victoria, Canada she is actively working with the Canadian Company of Pilgrims to support future pilgrims, to welcome back those who finished their walking holiday, and to organise training walks and other...

in this episode of Camino Talks, Sean from Follow The Camino is talking with Tom Friesen. Tom is a passionate Camino Walker and the coordinator of the London, Ontario chapter of the Canadian Company of Pilgrims, a non-denominational and volunteer-run association. Tom and many others work together to support Canadians interested in the pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela.   Due to his work as a Hospitalero, Tom experienced the pure Camino lifestyle, leaving him with a rich treasury of...

In August 2018, ultrarunners and husband and wife, Agnieszka Pami and Marek Pamula took on a challenge of a lifetime... to run the entire Camino Frances.  Agnieszka came back to do it again in 2019 with Follow the Camino. She started from St Jean Pied de Port in July and arrived in Santiago 9 days and 15 hours later. The journey was 772km long. She tells us how she started running and doing marathons before beginning ultrarunning. She tells us how she decided to run the Camino Frances, and...

In this episode of Camino Talks, Professor Shane O'Mara from Trinity College Dublin explains the neuroscience and research behind the health benefits of walking.  Do you want to be more healthy? Do you want to look after your brain and improve your memory? Well, walking might be the magic answer you are looking for. Walking is what our bodies are built for and is intricately connected to our health. There are so many ways that our bodies benefit from walking.    Training for, and walking...

In this episode of Camino Talks, Professor Shane O'Mara from Trinity College Dublin explains from a scientist's point of view why walking and hiking is so good for us. The neuroscientist has done various studies and researches about the benefits of walking. His findings and conclusions can be read in his book "In Praise of Walking".    He states that walking holidays can indeed increase your happiness, reduce stress, and make you healthier: The Camino de Santiago is good for you!  Check...

We interviewed Frank Flanagan, one of the founders of the Boyne Valley Camino in Ireland. This 25-kilometre walk from Drogheda forms part of the Celtic Camino series that runs across the UK and Ireland.  Since 2014, Drogheda has hosted a walking festival which brings a lot of visitors to the town. They can appreciate how lovely it is there, the historical sites, the forest, and the Greenway. When the Boyne Valley Camino founders found out about the work that the Camino Society of Ireland was...

Francisco and Silvia are two of our longest-running guides on the Camino de Santiago. Umberto sat down with them in Santiago after they had finished a couple of guided tours with our awesome clients. Listen to them talk about how they became guides, what drew them to the Camino, and their experiences as Camino de Santiago tour guides. Follow the Camino run guided and unguided tours along the Camino throughout the year.  Check out our blog post on this webinar! or You can watch the...

John Brierley, the author of some of the most popular Camino guide books, talks about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and the people who walk it.    John Brierley started his Camino journey in 1989 when he gave up his day job to travel, and walked the Camino de Santiago. He has walked the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot many times and has since written several best selling guide books about the different Camino de Santiago routes. These guides focus on the French Way,...

John Brierley, the author of some of the most popular Camino guide books, talks about the history of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.    John Brierley started his Camino journey in 1989 when he gave up his day job to travel, and walked the Camino de Santiago. He has walked the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot many times and has since written several best selling guide books about the different Camino de Santiago routes. These guides focus on the French Way, The...

John Brierley discusses how he started on the Camino de Santiago and the life events that made him take this marvelous journey. Learn about his background and how the Camino changed his life.    John Brierley started his Camino journey in 1989 when he gave up his day job to travel, and walked the Camino de Santiago. He has walked the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot many times and has since written several best selling guide books about the different Camino de Santiago...