Walking to Santiago: A How-To Guide for the Novice Camino de Santiago Pilgrim

Getting ready to walk the Camino de Santiago? This books covers everything you need to know to make informed decisions about your Camino, from when to go to how to get to there to what you’ll need to pack. The focus is on detailed advice learned from on-the-trail experience on topics pilgrims need to know, such as: • Preventing blisters • How to select and adjust a backpack so it fits you perfectly • How to pick out comfortable hiking footwear • And the myriad choices you’ll have when choosing hiking clothing, trekking poles, and all the other gear you may need. Other topics include: • Health and safety on the Camino • Travel planning • The language barrier • Money on the Camino • Where you’ll stay • Spain’s delectable food •Useful Spanish vocabulary and phrases • And much, much more. The new 6th edition is updated with even more information and now includes a chapter on twelve of the most common routes to Santiago. Buen Camino, fellow pilgrims! Please note this is not a day-by-day guidebook for stage planning and does not contain maps.