Camino Planning Links

Below are a selection of links I have used while planning my various Caminos. Some may prove worthwhile to you. If you know of others, please let me know. I can add them to the list for others to view.

• Camino Society of Ireland – Independent, non-commercial information. Become a member and stay connected to the Camino.
• Shamrocks and Shells – Camino Society of Ireland’s quarterly ezine, administered by myself. If you would like to contribute, you can email shamrocksandshellseditor@gmail.com
• The Camino de Santiago Forum – Run by Ivar Revke. I go by the username “clearskies”, keep an eye out for me!
• Camino Adventures – Run by Leslie Gilmour. A great blogging site with a dedicated forum.
• Gronze.com – Information about the many routes, including details of albergues and pensions (In Spanish)
• Terra Nova Pilgrim House – A place for pilgrims once they arrive in Santiago. Make sure you visit the people who volunteer there. They do great work. They are based on Rua Nova.
• Godesalco Planner – Plan your Camino.
• PilgrimPath.ie – Information about the various pilgrim paths within Ireland.
• Mundicamino – Great information on all routes
• Wunderground – Find out the weather for a particular region at a particular time
• Eroski – Information and reviews of the many different albergues on each Camino (In Spanish)
• Forwalk.org –  A website to help pilgrims along their Camino de Santiago
• Duolingo – If you are looking to top up your Spanish
• SpanishfortheCamino.com – Learn enough words and phrases before you go on your Camino
• My Camino – the podcast – A weekly podcast hosted by Dan Mullins
• CaminodeSantiagoPage on Instagram – you can view many live pictures of folks walking their own Caminos.
• Rome2rio – Find out how to get from A to B
• The Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago – How many compostelas were issued today?
• My favourite albergue 🙂 – I’m sure this is high up in a few people’s lists also
• This should get you inspired..
• Some Music to Listen to while you Plan (2 hours long, on Spotify)
• John Mattingly’s Camino Art on Flickr – Superb drawings of Camino landscapes

YouTube Channels

• Andrew Suzuki’s series “Don’t Stop Walking” on YouTube – a series of great videos by Andrew about planning. He is also on Facebook.
• Camino de Santiago Documentary: A Journey of the Mind – by Drew Robinson (41 mins long)
• johnroyYHZ – A great YouTube channel by Canadian pilgrim, John Roy offering tips and clips from his Caminos
• YouTube user “Alikev2010″‘s account of their walk to Santiago – great music too
• Tips and tricks from peregrina, Steph Bugge

Great Blogs I follow – #caminofamily

• Caminotimestwo.com – A blog by Beth Jusino, pilgrim, and author of “Walking to the End of the World”.
• Somewhere Slowly 
• Setmeravelles.com – I love this blog as it is written in English & Spanish.
• Nadinewalks.com – Nadine is a traveler, a pilgrim, a walker, and a writer. She shares her stories, her thoughts and her walks. 
• Are We There Yet? – Lots of info on the Camino Frances and the Via de la Plata.
• Trepidacious Traveler – One of the more informative Camino related blogs out there
• Jen’s Journey – Camino de Santiago 2013 & 2016
• Seeing Clarely
• Ger’s Camino Blog – Camino de Santiago
• Renata Goes to Santiago and Rome
• Sometimes She Travels
• Camino Wanderings – Documenting the Wanderings of a Camino Fanatic
• Following The Arrows
• Trail To Peak
• Thoughts And Adventures
• Boho-chic Ar+ist@
• Begin with A Single Step
• The Greenery
• Pilgrimpace’s blog
• Bike the Camino de Santiago
• Buen Camino – 2014
• Lisa’s Camino
• To be a pilgrim…
• Miles Hermannsdorfer’s Camino Blog
• Gidivet camino
• My Senior Camino..
• “Sees” the Day – Camino Diaries
• Postcard Traveler
• rockfishtraveler
• Matt and Heidi Smith: Our Camino Journey 2015

Google Maps

Use the below links as help in your planning

• Accommodation on the Camino Ingles & Celtic Camino
• Map of Albergues from St Jean Pied de Port to Galicia border
• Map of Albergues from O Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela
• Map of Albergues from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre and Muxia

Camino Resources

An updated list of the essentials of planning for your Camino de Santiago

• See how many pilgrims walked the Camino in 2018 – Download the yearly figures
• Packing list checklist for my upcoming Celtic Camino
• Recommended accommodation from the Camino Frances
• Struggling with the Post-Camino blues? Check out a free e-book, After the Camino! (Provided by Nadinewalks.com, E-mail sign-up required)
• A rundown of my packing list for my 2018 Camino Frances
• Some great Instagram accounts about the various Caminos
• Traveling to the Camino de Santiago – How do you get there from Ireland?
• Packing List Checklist – Download a typical Packing List for your Camino
• Books & Guides – Some of my Favourites
• Is Spanish needed on the Camino de Santiago? – ¿Necesitamos hablar español?
• What is an Albergue? – Some information about where you stay after walking
• Daily Costs on the Camino – How much does a Camino cost?
• What is the Celtic Camino? – taken from CaminoSocietyIreland.com
• Camino Ingles – everything you need to know
• Camino de Santiago & Medication
• See how many pilgrims have walked in 2015 – Download the yearly figures
• See how many pilgrims have walked in 2016 – From the Pilgrim Office website
• More statistics from the Pilgrim’s office

(If there is something you would like me to write about, please let me know. I will do my best to help you)