El Camino de Santiago Pilgrims' Podcast

I walked five Caminos and just happened upon this podcast. I listened just now to the episode with the Italian pilgrim . What a great podcast. You are a great interviewer and I can’t wait to listen to other episodes. Burn Camino 👣👣👣

The host of this podcast presents an informative yet one-sided discussion of the Camino de Santiago. I’m not exactly sure what his reasons are, but it’s clear that he only focuses on the positives when in reality, there are many negatives. He continually shuts down any mention of negative aspects by his guests. Truly there are many good things about the Camino. But there are many negatives things as well which are not discussed. For example, many pilgrims are rude, selfish, antisocial, mentally ill, and in some cases even dangerous. Recently, a German pilgrim started a fire near Foncebadon which burned large areas of land in that region of the Camino causing massive damages for family farmers and others. The man is currently in prison in Spain. Also, many bartenders, restaurant owners, and shop owners are rude and aggressive toward pilgrims. Where there was once kindness in the past, there is now a certain meanness that has descended on many areas of the Camino. Cliques develop quickly and a tribal mentality has developed throughout the entirety of the Camino. Getting to Santiago is now more about survival both physically and mentally. It’s no longer a fanciful journey of wonder and joy. It’s now a ruthless competition and challenge, every man for himself, if you will. Don’t expect a fairy tale. Expect to fight for your life and your sanity day in and day out.

We started with episode 1 - hopefully will walk the Camino Frances in 2023. Very helpful podcast!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing this podcast back. It helped me through the pandemic when walking the Camino was a dream that you helped make a possibility every time I listened to an episode. It gave me something to look forward to. I love the stories. I love the experiences. The tips and tricks. I hope you can continue for a long time. Buen camino. A future peregrinó