by Spanish Steps on April 2, 2011
Joseph Cullinane, author of The Cuckoo & The Pilgrim has very kindly gave us permission to serialise his book on SpanishSteps.eu.
Joe’s book is a record of a walk along the Camino De Santiago in France and Spain and could it be used as a rough guide by anyone wishing to follow this medieval pilgrim route.
It is also for the general reader who is interested in experiencing a countryside; the sights and sounds of nature; chance encounters on the road; ancient villages; anecdotes; bits of history and all that goes with following a pilgrim route at a medieval pace.
Over the next week or so we will be printing selected extracts starting today.
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by Spanish Steps on March 11, 2011
by Spanish Steps on March 11, 2011
by Spanish Steps on March 11, 2011
For the last 7 years I have had the pleasure of walking the many routes of the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela with my Dad and my good friend Joseph Cullinane. That’s them in the logo along the top of the page.
Over the years Joe has been an avid writer, jotting down his thoughts and gathering all sorts of information along the way.
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by Spanish Steps on March 9, 2011
The Camino Francés by helicopter.
Want to do the Camino de Santiago but pressed for time then this is the way to go! 
Only joking, but definitely worth a watch, some beautiful shots of the places you will encounter along the way.
Enjoy…
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by Spanish Steps on March 8, 2011
The Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain is one of the worlds most popular Pilgrimages.
Filmmaker Mark Shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) has on pilgrims, by walking the Camino Francés alone and documenting his own personal experiences.
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by Spanish Steps on March 8, 2011
We hope that you will never need to use any of these techniques whilst out walking but it does no harm to know a few basic first aid techniques just in case.
Here is a list of a few useful techniques
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by Spanish Steps on March 8, 2011
For the most part the Camino is clearly marked with the famous yellow arrows but there may be an occasion where you need or want to stray of the path to go exploring
So here we have listed some useful words and phrases to help you get around Spain.
Excuse me, please... – Oiga, por favor…
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by Spanish Steps on March 8, 2011
Below we have listed some of the most commonly used Spanish phrases for you to learn or to print out and take with you on your travels to Spain.
You’re welcome – De nada
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by Spanish Steps on March 5, 2011
Rocket Spanish is an effective and fun to use language product. It also has the added bonus of being one of the cheaper options on today’s market; this course has proven to be very popular with many potential Spanish speakers.
There are number of reasons for this and we will do our best to reveal the truth behind the success of the Rocket Spanish language system. We always aim to provide an honest review and help you decide whether or not it is a good idea to invest your time and money in the product.
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