I did spend a fair bit on extra feet care on my Camino Frances and I had to suffer for 36 days with healing feet. Great video and I can't wait to do the Norte
Thank you! I hope you don’t suffer so much on the Norte! Taking care of our feet is such a high priority for us pilgrims. I (Lainey) also had so many issues on my first Camino (the Frances). I learned so many lessons from that first walk, so I had way fewer issues on the Norte.
Hi guys, thanks so much for the videos. I love all of the specific detail! I'm planning to do the Camino del Norte in July 2023, but I'm concerned about how much road walking there is, and about getting eaten by mosquitos. Is there a way of minimising these? Katrina
Thanks for watching. You can buy bug spray in Spain and use it in the morning before walking. I also put it on my arms before sleeping since some albergues are buggy. There’s not much you can do about the road walking. A few sections you can chose to take the coastal path which is usually dirt. You can watch our whole Norte series and see where we chose dirt roads. Buen Camino!
Thanks for the awesome, informative video! Did you guys pull out much cash for the camino/use atms or could you get around well with mostly credit/debit cards?
Hi Jaleel, We're so glad you liked the video! We used cash most of the time. In small towns in Spain, most bars/restaurants and albergues only take cash. We used a debit card that doesn't charge us for foreign withdrawals and our credit cards have no foreign transaction fees. It was really easy to find ATMs in larger cities. However, not every Spanish bank accepts foreign ATM cards. We only had issues with this in one place where there was only one ATM in the small town. Our advice, make sure you have enough cash on you to get through a few days.
I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me.. I am going to do Camino next year. You are my constant motivation to prepare train and look forward to 2022. Could you please tell me what water bottle you used.. coz you said something like filtered water bottle. Thank you Again.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching them all and being our fan! On the Camino, we just used regular water bladders with straws (Camelback 2 L - amzn.to/30aTzBi ). These are not easy to fill, but easy to drink. The water on in Spain is good to drink. You won't need to filter it. When we've visited countries where we do need to filter, we've used the Katadyn Filter Bottle - amzn.to/2rMERB4 Buen Camino for 2022!
Big cities can be so expensive. We often use booking.com to find more affordable options in the large cities. We found some great deals in Burgos and Leon when we walked the Frances in 2017. Of course, budget really depends on how much luxury you want :)
Aroundist Yes, this is my 3rd Camino and the first year we saw things in some of the places that for the safety and sake of my daughters, I had to modify our choices.
Hello! I am enjoying watching your videos and headed to do the Camino Norte in September. Did you buy a Spanish SIM card so that you could use your cell phones while on the trail? If so, which mobile provider SIM did you buy? Thank you.
Thanks for watching. We actually used our US plan with TMobile. It worked really well and we didn’t have to change numbers or anything. A local Spanish SIM would be cheaper, but our phone worked already so we didn’t need to switch. Either works! Just enjoy the Camino!
Which is cheaper/easier to get wine of soft drinks (Coca Cola???). In my country we generally don't drink wine with our meals. Is there an etiquette involved?
Loved the cat tip 😻! Thanks for sharing all this info, especially the spreadsheet 👍🏻🤩
Glad it was helpful! You're welcome :)
I did spend a fair bit on extra feet care on my Camino Frances and I had to suffer for 36 days with healing feet. Great video and I can't wait to do the Norte
Thank you! I hope you don’t suffer so much on the Norte! Taking care of our feet is such a high priority for us pilgrims. I (Lainey) also had so many issues on my first Camino (the Frances). I learned so many lessons from that first walk, so I had way fewer issues on the Norte.
Amazing. Thank you so much for the information. :)
Glad it was helpful! Buen Camino.
Thanks. Merci pour ces infos 👍💓🌹🌞
You’re welcome!
I’m planning to do the Norte in September and expecting to spend an average of $60/day due to inflation and the increased popularity of this route.
That's a great estimate. September isn't high season on the beaches, so hopefully accommodation in the beach towns is more affordable.
Hi guys, thanks so much for the videos. I love all of the specific detail! I'm planning to do the Camino del Norte in July 2023, but I'm concerned about how much road walking there is, and about getting eaten by mosquitos. Is there a way of minimising these? Katrina
Thanks for watching. You can buy bug spray in Spain and use it in the morning before walking. I also put it on my arms before sleeping since some albergues are buggy.
There’s not much you can do about the road walking. A few sections you can chose to take the coastal path which is usually dirt. You can watch our whole Norte series and see where we chose dirt roads.
Buen Camino!
Camino Del Norte
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Thanks for the awesome, informative video! Did you guys pull out much cash for the camino/use atms or could you get around well with mostly credit/debit cards?
Hi Jaleel, We're so glad you liked the video! We used cash most of the time. In small towns in Spain, most bars/restaurants and albergues only take cash. We used a debit card that doesn't charge us for foreign withdrawals and our credit cards have no foreign transaction fees.
It was really easy to find ATMs in larger cities. However, not every Spanish bank accepts foreign ATM cards. We only had issues with this in one place where there was only one ATM in the small town. Our advice, make sure you have enough cash on you to get through a few days.
I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me.. I am going to do Camino next year. You are my constant motivation to prepare train and look forward to 2022. Could you please tell me what water bottle you used.. coz you said something like filtered water bottle. Thank you Again.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching them all and being our fan! On the Camino, we just used regular water bladders with straws (Camelback 2 L - amzn.to/30aTzBi ). These are not easy to fill, but easy to drink.
The water on in Spain is good to drink. You won't need to filter it. When we've visited countries where we do need to filter, we've used the Katadyn Filter Bottle - amzn.to/2rMERB4
Buen Camino for 2022!
You are lucky!, I am traveling with my family and we average $120 per day. We always average 20 km per day.
That’s not too bad. Is that for your whole family combined or each?
Aroundist 120 when there are albergues, but in the big cities I average $400 a night. So far SJPDP up to Fromista close to 8k total.
Aroundist I divide everything in pairs
Big cities can be so expensive. We often use booking.com to find more affordable options in the large cities. We found some great deals in Burgos and Leon when we walked the Frances in 2017. Of course, budget really depends on how much luxury you want :)
Aroundist Yes, this is my 3rd Camino and the first year we saw things in some of the places that for the safety and sake of my daughters, I had to modify our choices.
Hello! I am enjoying watching your videos and headed to do the Camino Norte in September. Did you buy a Spanish SIM card so that you could use your cell phones while on the trail? If so, which mobile provider SIM did you buy? Thank you.
Thanks for watching. We actually used our US plan with TMobile. It worked really well and we didn’t have to change numbers or anything. A local Spanish SIM would be cheaper, but our phone worked already so we didn’t need to switch. Either works! Just enjoy the Camino!
Which is cheaper/easier to get wine of soft drinks (Coca Cola???). In my country we generally don't drink wine with our meals. Is there an etiquette involved?
Thank you for watching. There is no pressure or etiquette to drink wine with a meal. Lot's of other pilgrims drink water or soft drinks. :)