040: Thinking About the Camino?
What do you want to know before walking the Camino?
Hello Camino friends! Here’s what’s in this issue:
📆 “Thinking About the Camino?”
📸Scenes from the Camino: Inspiration
🎥Camino Conversations
🥾How to get help planning your Camino.
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“What’s the Camino?”
❓Not even sure what the Camino de Santiago is? Start here.
🤔Heard of the Camino but not sure if it’s for you? Read this.
Let’s get started!
Thinking About the Camino?
It’s not easy to plan a walk on the Camino de Santiago. So some people don’t plan at all. They throw some things in a bag and head off, believing things will work themselves out.
But most of the people I work with (people 45+) want a plan. They want to know where to stay, what to pack, how to get there. They want to know how luggage transport works, how to train for the journey, and what to do if they need medical help when they’re over there.
And so I write.
I write because I love teaching. I love inspiring others. I love when people say things like, “The Camino seemed so overwhelming, but you made it possible.”
So what do you want to know? Leave a comment or send me a private message. I’ll turn the answer into an upcoming post!
With love,
Rebecca
Have lots of Camino questions? Want 1-on-1 guidance planning your trip from someone who has walked over a dozen Caminos and helped countless others make their Camino dreams come true? Click here.
📸Scenes from the Camino: Inspiration
Camino Conversations: Maurice Frank—First Camino at 67 and Hooked by Day 5
I was delighted to be joined today by Maurice Frank who walked his first Camino de Santiago at age 67. Inspired years earlier by Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage and drawn to the Camino’s sense of community, Maurice finally set out after the COVID lockdowns. In 2023, he completed the 500-mile
Camino Conversations: Hana Maris Walked the Camino Primitivo (one of the most challenging routes !) at 65
At age 65, Hana Maris set out alone on the Camino Primitivo, Spain’s most physically demanding Camino route, and discovered far more than a long walk. In this inspiring conversation, she shares how a personal crisis led her to seek a pilgrimage, why she chose the rugged and historic Camino Primitivo over busier routes, and what it was like to navigate s…
Camino Conversations: First Camino at 71–A Conversation with My Father
In this week’s episode of Camino Conversations, I sit down with my father, Lou, who first walked the Camino at age 71 and—now at 78—is still walking and planning future Caminos.
🎥Camino Conversations
Conversations with people 45+ who’ve walked one (or more!) Caminos.
Wednesday, November 26 — off for Thanksgiving
Wednesday, Dec 3 — no guest yet. Know someone who might be interested? See below.
Wednesday, December 10, 11-11:45 ET: Joe Jacquinet — I met Joe last month on the Camino Inglés— a lesser-known Camino route that is just over 60 miles. I’m looking forward to learning how Joe came to choose this route and “comparing notes” with him about our respective journeys.
Wednesday, December 17, 11-11:45 ET: Kathie Carnahan is one of the four wonderful women who joined me on my first Camino Walk with Rebecca last month. Join us to hear about her experiences on the Camino Inglés and get inspired by her journey from dreaming it to doing it!
Have you walked the Camino de Santiago? I’d love to have you as my guest! Click below to contact me.
🥾Ready to start planning your Camino?
Rebecca Weston
Camino Planning & Preparation Guide (for People 45+)
Rebecca@TheCaminoCalls.com
Your Camino adventure should feel exciting, not stressful — here are some ways I can help you get ready:
Watch Camino Conversations for practical tips and advice from my guests who have done the Camino (or more than one!).
🗓️ Camino Planning Session (60 min): Get answers to your top questions and a notes doc created during our call.
📞 Full Camino Experience: 6 coaching calls with detailed notes to plan your trip with confidence and ease.
🥾 Walk With Rebecca: 7-day hybrid Camino walks — 3 days guided, 4 days independent, private rooms, preparation classes, and optional check-ins. Click here to be the first to be notified about my next trip.Rebecca Weston is an American who walked her first Camino in 2012.
About me: I’ve walked more than a dozen Caminos since my first in 2012. I’ve spent many days volunteering along the trail, and if I’m not walking one now, I’m planning the next—and would love nothing more than to help you plan yours, too. Originally from the US, my husband and I live in a town of 6500 people on the Camino del Norte.