THE ULTREYA TOURS JOURNAL

Walking Preparation & Wellbeing

Prepare your feet, fitness, clothing and daily routine, with guidance about weather, safety, health and personal wellbeing on the Way.

Planning Your CaminoNovember 3, 2022

How to Care for Your Feet on the Camino

Practical Camino foot care before and during the walk: NOK cream, technical socks, wet feet, hot spots, spare shoes and blister warning signs.

Planning Your CaminoMarch 23, 2023

Nellie Meunier answers five questions about Camino fitness, training, daily distances, consecutive walking days, and finding a sustainable pace.

Planning Your CaminoMay 14, 2024

How older walkers can plan the Camino around realistic stages, comfortable hotels, luggage transfers and proper support.

Planning Your CaminoSeptember 21, 2023

Why walking fewer kilometres can create more time for villages, conversations, lunches and the details people miss when they rush.

Planning Your CaminoMay 25, 2023

Detailed Camino walking-pole guidance: choosing the height, fitting wrist straps, using poles uphill and downhill, and protecting your hands.

Planning Your CaminoOctober 13, 2022

A realistic guide to reflection, faith, loneliness, companionship and emotional wellbeing while walking the Camino de Santiago.

Planning Your CaminoAugust 11, 2022

How to respond to loose, guarding or apparently lost dogs on the Camino without leading them away from home.

On the CaminoJuly 14, 2022

Simple mindfulness exercises for Camino walking, rest stops, difficult climbs, meals, churches and the evening after each stage.

History & CultureJuly 5, 2022

The history of the Camino de Invierno from Ponferrada through Roman mining country, Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra.

Planning Your CaminoJune 30, 2022

Nellie answers practical questions about make-up, evening clothes, shoes and period products for a comfortable Camino.