Honest Camino Q&A: Budget, Gear Review, and Lessons Learned

After completing my second Camino de Santiago on the Portuguese Coastal Route, I'm sitting down to answer all of your questions. I walked for 5 days along the Litoral Way and Coastal Route from Porto/Matosinhos to Caminha, walking between 16 and 26 kilometres each day. I stayed in private accommodation and carried my own bag each day. This is my second camino, and is quite different to my first one, so I'm also comparing the pros and cons of each. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 00:39 - How much does it cost to walk a Camino? 03:51 - Camino daily stats & tallies 07:08 - How do you plan your Camino route? 10:17 - Is the Portuguese Camino busy? 11:42 - What is the new 100km Camino rule? 13:13 - Why end your Camino in Caminha? 13:56 - Do you need walking poles for the Camino? 15:18 - How to train for a Camino? 17:33 - Camino packing mistakes or gear regrets? Hiiker is my go-to app for planning trails. You can support my channel and give it a try for yourself through this link: https://hiiker.app/erikalives?via=erika I use Epidemic Sound for all my music, SFX and narrator needs. You can check it out for yourself and get a free trial with my link: https://share.epidemicsound.com/i5l8nt Follow along for more adventures: 📸 Instagram:   / erikalives   🌍 Previous Camino Adventure Vlogs:    • Camino De Santiago   💬 Questions? Drop them in the comments – I always reply! And don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell if you want more hiking and outdoor adventure content.🌎✨ #CaminoDeSantiago #PortugueseCoastalRoute #CaminoGuide