Here's everything we carried 150 miles on the Camino Portugués, and why. In Episode 4, we open our packs on camera and walk through our gear for the 242km walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela: our backpacks, trekking poles, trail runners, inserts, toe socks, light clothes (including merino underwear), a small toiletry bag, packing cubes, and the Compeed blister kits. We talk about why poles are such an advantage for your joints, even hands and fingers. Why we picked trail runners over hiking boots, and the one blister tip that matters most. Packing for your own Camino? This one's for you!
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Camera out, Book in
7:30 Fit your pack
9:50 Training
13:09 Water bottles, electrolytes
15:19 Trekking poles
19:09 Rubber tips
21:51 Shoes
24:17 Rain gear
25:42 Insoles
26:57 Socks
29:41 Blisters
33:33 Toiletry Pack
35:56 Cubes
37:54 Undies
41:14 Layers
43:27 Hats
45:04 Sunscreen
45:52 Waist packs
47:47 Didn't need
49:38 Pillow
51:29 Questions + Episode 5

GEAR:
Packs: https://www.rei.com/product/C03941/osprey-stratos-24-pack-mens
Trekking poles: https://www.rei.com/product/C03246/rei-co-op-trailmade-trekking-poles-pair
Rubber Tips: https://www.rei.com/product/168735/rei-co-op-trekking-pole-rubber-walking-tips-pair
Donald's shoes: https://www.altrarunning.com/en-us/products/mens-timp-6-gtx-al0a85sp
Janice's shoes:
https://www.topoathletic.com/womens-ultraventure-4
Insoles: https://www.rei.com/product/237646/superfeet-run-cushion-medium-arch-insoles
Toe Socks: https://www.injinji.com/outdoor-midweight-crew-merino-wool.html
https://www.injinji.com/trail-2-0-midweight-crew.html https://www.injinji.com/women-s-trail-midweight-mini-crew.html
Men's Smartwool: https://www.smartwool.com/en-us/products/mens-merino-print-boxer-brief-sw017004
Women's: https://branwyn.com/products/womens-seamless-merino-wool-essential-hipster
Toiletry bag: https://www.rei.com/product/C03438/matador-flatpak-zipper-toiletry-case
Packing cubes: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/rensare-clothes-bag-set-of-3-check-pattern-gray-black-10461208/
Blister care: https://a.co/d/0iUPirgA
Pillow: https://www.rei.com/product/252339/nemo-fillo-elite-wide-ultralight-backpacking-pillow
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Before we ever set foot in Porto, everyone had Camino advice for us. Some of it saved us and our feet. Some of it we ignored, and we're glad we did!
In Episode 3, we sort through all the advice we got before walking the Camino Portugués, 242 km (150 miles) from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We cover the tips that really helped on the trail, the ones we skipped and why, and the things we wish someone had
reminded us to do.

Some of what we listened to and watched:
You on the Camino de Santiago Podcast - Nancy Reynolds
Camino de Santiago Pilgrims' Podcast - Bradley Chermside

Camino For You - @StingyNomads - YouTube Channel
Dani and Brenna - @daniandbrenna - YouTube Channel

Amazon Prime Doc - Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago

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Fifteen walking days, 240 kilometers, two countries, and a bed waiting at the end of every stage. Here's how we planned and booked our Camino Portugués from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
In Episode 2, we get into the planning: why we chose the Camino Portugués, how we started on the coast from Porto and joined the Central route at São Pedro de Rates, and how we broke down 150 miles into 15 stages. We talk about why we booked private rooms with air conditioning ahead of time, how we booked them, and the logistics that made the walk feel doable. We do our research and plan the details, and that's exactly what left room for the surprises. If you're planning your own Camino, we hope this episode will help you get on your way! Buen Camino!

📘 CHAPTERS
0:00 "How many hours did we spend planning?"
0:08 Welcome to Travel Joneses
0:57 How long does Camino planning really take?
1:54 Booking it all in a weekend with friends in Savannah
2:40 Why we booked private rooms ahead of time
3:40 No travel agent: how we researched it ourselves
4:53 Why the Portuguese route, not the French Way
5:56 Central, Coastal, Litoral and Spiritual Variant routes
6:22 Our route: the coast first, then the Central route
:55 Extra days in Porto and Santiago
9:55 Building the itinerary: a shorter first day
11:09 Booking.com and the filters we used
13:18 Why we changed a booking after reading the reviews
14:57 Check how far your room is from the route
15:28 Albergues, bunks and earplugs
16:25 One of rur favorite stays: Vila Nova de Gaia
19:17 The room we needed in Padrón
20:54 What we paid per night
22:18 Municipal albergues and the race for a bunk
24:13 No sleeping bag, no towel: what private rooms saved us
25:08 Toiletries and the camping pillow
28:04 Book fully refundable
28:59 Flights: into Porto, home from Santiago
30:34 Phones and data overseas
31:57 Polar Steps: how our family followed along
34:19 What we'd do differently: rest days
36:55 Watching pilgrims finish in Santiago
37:22 Next time: Everyone Has Advice

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It started with "I'm going for a walk." Three days later, we were booking our Camino to walk 150 miles across Portugal and Spain.
In our first episode of Travel Joneses, we go back to the beginning of our Camino Portugués, the 150-mile (242 km) pilgrimage from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We talk about where the idea came from, the books that lit the spark, the doubts we had about training through a Florida summer, and the moment we finally said yes.
If you've ever wondered whether the Camino is for you, or whether you're " "too busy," or "not that kind of person," this one's for you.

📘 CHAPTERS
0:00 "I'm going for a walk"
0:19 Welcome to Travel Joneses
1:05 A lifelong cyclist goes for a 7-mile walk
2:32 The book that started it all
4:26 How we first heard about the Camino
6:02 What is the Camino de Santiago?
6:43 Our Camino reading list
9:46 "Nobody's walking the Camino without me"
11:01 Our first walks together
14:13 Empty nesters and choosing the Camino Portugués
16:17 Off to REI for trekking poles
17:19 Serendipity: meeting Greg, our first Camino angel
20:12 Our real "why"
22:20 Walking as a couple: giving each other space
24:02 Any doubts?
25:03 Training for 12 miles a day
26:59 Florida heat and becoming mall walkers
30:20 Booking, and why there's no wrong way to walk it
31:53 Coming up next + send us your questions
33:49 Credits

🎙️MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
You Are The One by Kute Blackson
I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago by Hape Kerkeling
Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy
Off the Road by Jack Hitt
The Way (2010), starring Martin Sheen

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