I am enjoying watching your videos so much. The happiness you put forth and the truth, that you are tired! I will not be walking until next year but I will keep you in mind. I also love how you thank the trees for shade.
I"ve watched many camino vids all showing the basic same places but yours, have shown me all new places and it gave a more real sense of the actual pilgrimage. thank you.
Thanks again for your informative videos. My husband and I plan on doing Camino French way in August 2026. Coming from Canada we want a couple night in SJPP and 4 days in Santiago and hit Paris on the way back home for 10. So we’ll be away from home about 47 days, so just waiting for his retirement, so excited to start
Hi, in the morning I was watching TH-cam videos of the Camino and realized that I met you on the Camino. I was already thinking about the name "Fast hiker" because you really took huge steps. I checked in my diary, we met between San Nicolas and Carrion de los Condes. I wrote in my diary about him: "...I walked a little with a Swedish man, he dictated a very fast speed. He said he was making TH-cam videos and had a camera in his hand. He was two meters tall and with big steps. After saying goodbye to slow down a bit, after a few minutes there was only a dot on the horizon...". Gratulation, your video is very professional, I feel like I'm back on the way when I watch it.😊
Have been enjoying your videos, thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your shoes, I normally wear Solomons. Looking forward for your next video. Cheers Tony
I feel your pain with the heat I worked in Kandahar airfield in afganastan in 2008 2009 and 2010 as a heavy equipment mechanic for the military we had to endure temps of 54c . It was not fun I'm thinking of doing the way with my wife maybe this fall but not during the hot temps . I am enjoying following your journey
Re your Altra shoes. I know people who have used the Lone Peaks and have managed to walk the Frances in them. I use them for local walks. For me, the best Altras for long distance hikes are the Olympus 5s. They remain comfortable and are more long lasting and durable than the Lone Peaks. Last September I completed the Frances followed straight after by completing the Ingles. No blisters or any other foot issues and still plenty of wear left in the shoes. I have used Olympus 4s and 5s for my last five Caminos and have bought a pair of 5s in order to walk the Camino Fonseca starting on May the 1st.
Hi, I’m happy the shoes works for you and for the advice regarding Olympus. Is Olympus also a non drop shoe? And did you use one size bigger than your feet? Sometimes I think the large size is the main problem for worn out the inside back of the shoe.
Further to the Altra shoes. Like you I have wide forefoot but narrow ankles. I always use a runners knot with my Altras. This locks your heel in place thus stopping rubbing.Also stops your foot sliding forward when going downhill. I recommend you to wear Injinji inner liner Cargo toe socks under a pair of lightweight Merino wool socks. I have used this combination for years and never get blisters. I am 75 years old and walked my first Camino Frances back in 2007. My last advice to you is to stop being the fast hiker and settle for being the Swedish hiker...enjoy yourself more. It's not a race. In 2007 I walked the Frances in 25 days. Last year I did it in 34 and enjoyed it much more.
Yes the Olympus is also a zero-drop shoe. They have much more support than the Lone Peaks and they feel like you are walking in carpet slippers. The soles are much thicker and have stone guards so you do not feel stones when walking. Yes I wear a size bigger for long hikes . It's amazing just how much your feet swell after a days walking. Lastly, even though I double sock my feet still do not sweat in the Olympus shoes. The ventilation really works well.
Tack för den fina filmen. Den var helt underbar att se. Kul också att se platserna där jag själv var för bara nån vecka sen. Caminolivet är verkligen beroendeframkallande. 😍
Hi! It is so nice to see your videos from the Camino. They remind me of a great trip, and I am happy that we could share some of it together. I hope you are doing well - maybe we see each other again on the road :) Your Camino friend, Rasmus.
Thank you so much for these videos. I've watched lots of Camino videos and I love the way you show the walk. I can almost imagine myself on the trails. You mentioned your hip hurting and said you'd take care of it when you get to the alburgue. How will you do that? I suffer with hip pain and I wouldn't mind a tip or two. I'm planning on walking the Camino in 2027 when I'm 70 years old.
Hi 👋🏻thanks 😃 regarding the hip, I believe in movement exercises of muscles and joints. For example, when I walk for a long time. Then I burden the body for a long time and in a similar way, which easily means that my muscles have to work with a high load, for a long time, in one way. It is easy for them to become overloaded. Then I use movement exercises and move muscles and joints in other ways, under relatively light load, to get rid of for ex. lactic acid. It makes my muscles relax. I would like to add that I constantly listen to my body and what it is signaling so that I don't push it too much. for example, it is ok that I get soreness from training but not that it hurts. This is my personal way of dealing with this, I have no medical training so this should only be taken as an example of my personal experience and choice. I liked, for example, this channel here on TH-cam th-cam.com/video/eMU0k2lynfI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lQ2XAi_-HVcoh0WX
Wow wow and wow, I walked the Camino in June - August 2022 and your videos bring me right back in. So many places, scenes, impressions I have already forgotten, it all came back. Thanks for this. Top Man. I assume you German from the accent? Amazing videos, keep it up mate. Weiter so!
Nu har jag sett del 1 och 2 och är ganska klar över att jag ska ge mig iväg en nionde gång ;-) Men väntar med spänning på del 3 på din resa. Jättekul att följa och väldigt trevligt filmat
Hello. Wonderful documentary! A question: did you reserve ahead your sleep room or just find it when you got to town? Also, did you need to get a SIM card for cell service?
Thanks 🙏😃 I didn't book any accommodation in advance. I simply went in at an albergue I passed . Within the EU, I do not need a new SIM card. If you come from a country outside the EU, you should check with your telephone company what applies to call/data in France/Spain/Portugal. There are many places (cafes/accommodations/restaurants) that have Wifi that you can use if you use their service.
There must be an extreme amount of footage you have accumulated, how did you do this practically? Continuous uploading to cloud, external hard drive, or a bunch of SD-cards that you mark in specific order? Great content.
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Oki, thanks. I'm heading out this spring too, starting from Padborg (Denmark) through Germany, Belgium, France and Spain. Plan on putting together something from that trip. It will be 4-5months of walking though, so I think I will have to have a hard drive for that amount of gigabytes. The last two years I've walked the Norwegian 'St. Olavs way' from Larvik to Trondheim and 'Hærvejen' through Denmark. Have you walked the German pilgrim paths?
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Three cameras! One of them was a GoPro then I assume? I'm gonna carry a tent and sleepingbag too, usually end up with a 18-20kg backpack. So will only use the GoPro and Phone. Maybe bring the drone.
@@HigherSofia wow that’s a journey. If you will have a hard drive you need one that can handle moisture and “bump” and you also need something that can transport your data from camera/phone to the drive. No I have not walked much outside France/Sweden/Spain and Portugal yet 😃☀️
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Mhm, may just as well invest in SD cards. I have a few already, so perhaps overall the best solution. Less weight, no charging required, safety with bumps and moist.. Just found your channel, enjoying the content. Will finish this series on the camino 👍🏻
No one seems to explain how they use their phone in another country? There is an extreme shortage of children in the villages or sounds of them ? I notice the streets are very clean too.
The direction towards Santiago de Compostela is usually clearly marked. The question about which side of the road... hm … 😁🤔 I normally walks on the side where the marking is, “follow the flow" 😃☀️🚶🏼♂️
As a qureus swed, how do your stomac react to all the wite bread? Up her in the fyllighet north we are more substansial bread?! Beutyfull videos and vues! Food look nice! For sutch hard work it is of importens of good food!🕊🇸🇪
Hi, no problem at all, with white bread = quick short energy. If you don't like bread, you can find other things you can eat in supermarkets, of course you then may have to carry it with you. But it is possible. There are many different tortillas to eat too, if you want to skip bread, spinach, tuna etc😃
When and where do you mean? If you mean in Roncesvalles? For others, they started packing their things, talking and using headlamps around 4:30 in the morning.
I am enjoying watching your videos so much. The happiness you put forth and the truth, that you are tired! I will not be walking until next year but I will keep you in mind. I also love how you thank the trees for shade.
Thanks 🙏 I’m glad you like it 😃☀️🚶🏼♂️
I"ve watched many camino vids all showing the basic same places but yours, have shown me all new places and it gave a more real sense of the actual pilgrimage. thank you.
Thanks 🙏😃☀️
Thanks again for your informative videos. My husband and I plan on doing Camino French way in August 2026. Coming from Canada we want a couple night in SJPP and 4 days in Santiago and hit Paris on the way back home for 10. So we’ll be away from home about 47 days, so just waiting for his retirement, so excited to start
Hi, in the morning I was watching TH-cam videos of the Camino and realized that I met you on the Camino. I was already thinking about the name "Fast hiker" because you really took huge steps. I checked in my diary, we met between San Nicolas and Carrion de los Condes. I wrote in my diary about him: "...I walked a little with a Swedish man, he dictated a very fast speed. He said he was making TH-cam videos and had a camera in his hand. He was two meters tall and with big steps. After saying goodbye to slow down a bit, after a few minutes there was only a dot on the horizon...". Gratulation, your video is very professional, I feel like I'm back on the way when I watch it.😊
😃 so nice 😃 thanks for making this comment. 🙏
I think I now remember… you are from Hungary, right? 😃🚶🏼♂️
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker😀
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker yes its me!
Terrific pilgrims breakfast: pain au chocolate, orange juice, and a banana - (at least that was my favorite - summer of 2019). Buen Camino!
Following you with John Brierley’s book. Wonderful.
Good mix 😃☀️🚶🏼📖 Buen Camino 😃
Perfect choices on music.
Have been enjoying your videos, thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your shoes, I normally wear Solomons. Looking forward for your next video. Cheers Tony
I feel your pain with the heat I worked in Kandahar airfield in afganastan in 2008 2009 and 2010 as a heavy equipment mechanic for the military we had to endure temps of 54c . It was not fun I'm thinking of doing the way with my wife maybe this fall but not during the hot temps . I am enjoying following your journey
Thanks 🙏 I’m glad you wrote to us. I hope you and your wife will have a wonderful journey. Just do it! 🚶🏼🚶🏼♂️Ultreia 😃
Amazing thank you 🙏
I’m glad you liked it 😃☀️🚶🏼♂️
Another great video 👍
Wanderful videos of the camino. Thanks and congratulacions. Cover good part of each stage, it is like living the camino
Thanks 🙏😃
Beautiful review of the camino,i like it. I also will do the camino Frances. I start in may. I hope i can fulfill it. I am yet 66 year old.
😃☀️🚶🏼♂️Trust in yourself, you can do it! Buen Camino.
Re your Altra shoes.
I know people who have used the Lone Peaks and have managed to walk the Frances in them.
I use them for local walks.
For me, the best Altras for long distance hikes are the Olympus 5s.
They remain comfortable and are more long lasting and durable than the Lone Peaks.
Last September I completed the Frances followed straight after by completing the Ingles.
No blisters or any other foot issues and still plenty of wear left in the shoes.
I have used Olympus 4s and 5s for my last five Caminos and have bought a pair of 5s in order to walk the Camino Fonseca starting on May the 1st.
Hi, I’m happy the shoes works for you and for the advice regarding Olympus. Is Olympus also a non drop shoe? And did you use one size bigger than your feet?
Sometimes I think the large size is the main problem for worn out the inside back of the shoe.
Further to the Altra shoes.
Like you I have wide forefoot but narrow ankles.
I always use a runners knot with my Altras.
This locks your heel in place thus stopping rubbing.Also stops your foot sliding forward when going downhill.
I recommend you to wear Injinji inner liner Cargo toe socks under a pair of lightweight Merino wool socks.
I have used this combination for years and never get blisters.
I am 75 years old and walked my first Camino Frances back in 2007.
My last advice to you is to stop being the fast hiker and settle for being the Swedish hiker...enjoy yourself more. It's not a race.
In 2007 I walked the Frances in 25 days.
Last year I did it in 34 and enjoyed it much more.
Yes the Olympus is also a zero-drop shoe.
They have much more support than the Lone Peaks and they feel like you are walking in carpet slippers.
The soles are much thicker and have stone guards so you do not feel stones when walking.
Yes I wear a size bigger for long hikes . It's amazing just how much your feet swell after a days walking.
Lastly, even though I double sock my feet still do not sweat in the Olympus shoes.
The ventilation really works well.
I have watched all your Camino videos and always enjoy them.
Say hi to Camilla for me.
@@harrykey2448 I will. Thanks for advice of shoes.
Så kul att få följa med på din camino, ja även den du Camilla gjorde tidigare. Väntar med spänning på del 3. Inte utan att jag längtar tillbaka
Tack! 😃
I really like your close-ups and sounds of the natural surroundings. Keep on!
This was amazing to see, it really brings me back. Thank you for the good times my friend!
Thank you Simon 🙏
Tack för den fina filmen. Den var helt underbar att se. Kul också att se platserna där jag själv var för bara nån vecka sen. Caminolivet är verkligen beroendeframkallande. 😍
A song I think all pilgrims will respond to is The Camino Song by Suzi McGregor.Two versions on TH-cam.
Really captures the Camino experience.
Hi! It is so nice to see your videos from the Camino. They remind me of a great trip, and I am happy that we could share some of it together. I hope you are doing well - maybe we see each other again on the road :)
Your Camino friend, Rasmus.
Hi Rasmus! I’m happy you write this comment.
Yes, I’m fine 🙂 and yes walking together with you was a pleasure. 😃☀️🚶🏼♂️
Gretings from Croatia
Thanks 😃☀️
Thank you so much for these videos. I've watched lots of Camino videos and I love the way you show the walk. I can almost imagine myself on the trails. You mentioned your hip hurting and said you'd take care of it when you get to the alburgue. How will you do that? I suffer with hip pain and I wouldn't mind a tip or two. I'm planning on walking the Camino in 2027 when I'm 70 years old.
Hi 👋🏻thanks 😃 regarding the hip, I believe in movement exercises of muscles and joints. For example, when I walk for a long time. Then I burden the body for a long time and in a similar way, which easily means that my muscles have to work with a high load, for a long time, in one way. It is easy for them to become overloaded. Then I use movement exercises and move muscles and joints in other ways, under relatively light load, to get rid of for ex.
lactic acid. It makes my muscles relax.
I would like to add that I constantly listen to my body and what it is signaling so that I don't push it too much. for example, it is ok that I get soreness from training but not that it hurts.
This is my personal way of dealing with this, I have no medical training so this should only be taken as an example of my personal experience and choice.
I liked, for example, this channel here on TH-cam
th-cam.com/video/eMU0k2lynfI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lQ2XAi_-HVcoh0WX
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker thank you so much! I will check out the channel you sent. Blessings to you.
Wow wow and wow, I walked the Camino in June - August 2022 and your videos bring me right back in. So many places, scenes, impressions I have already forgotten, it all came back. Thanks for this. Top Man. I assume you German from the accent? Amazing videos, keep it up mate. Weiter so!
🙏 Thanks, I’m Swedish, and using swenglish, 🇸🇪🏴😂
Nu har jag sett del 1 och 2 och är ganska klar över att jag ska ge mig iväg en nionde gång ;-) Men väntar med spänning på del 3 på din resa. Jättekul att följa och väldigt trevligt filmat
Tack 🙏
Thank you for your wonderful video- sharing your Camino. Do you ever hike in Spring or Autumn?
Yes, I walked from Le Puy, France to Santiago in April -June and Camino Norte in May-June. You find videos on this channel. 😃☀️🙏🚶🏼♂️
Thankyou for your fantastic videos. Could you please tell me the name of the albergue in Sansol. Thank you
I think you mean this.. Albergue PALACIO DE SANSOL.
Curious to know when you'll upload your next Camino "Part 3."
Hi, I’m still editing … my goal is to have it ready within a week. 😃
Hello. Wonderful documentary! A question: did you reserve ahead your sleep room or just find it when you got to town? Also, did you need to get a SIM card for cell service?
Thanks 🙏😃 I didn't book any accommodation in advance. I simply went in at an albergue I passed .
Within the EU, I do not need a new SIM card. If you come from a country outside the EU, you should check with your telephone company what applies to call/data in France/Spain/Portugal. There are many places (cafes/accommodations/restaurants) that have Wifi that you can use if you use their service.
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Thanks for your response! Also, are there plenty of ATM's?
@@rickhough3573 yes it’s 😃
There must be an extreme amount of footage you have accumulated, how did you do this practically?
Continuous uploading to cloud, external hard drive, or a bunch of SD-cards that you mark in specific order?
Great content.
Thanks 🙏 I had three cameras and a bunch of SD cards 😃 then a lot of work when I came home 🤣🤣
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Oki, thanks. I'm heading out this spring too, starting from Padborg (Denmark) through Germany, Belgium, France and Spain. Plan on putting together something from that trip. It will be 4-5months of walking though, so I think I will have to have a hard drive for that amount of gigabytes. The last two years I've walked the Norwegian 'St. Olavs way' from Larvik to Trondheim and 'Hærvejen' through Denmark. Have you walked the German pilgrim paths?
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Three cameras! One of them was a GoPro then I assume? I'm gonna carry a tent and sleepingbag too, usually end up with a 18-20kg backpack. So will only use the GoPro and Phone. Maybe bring the drone.
@@HigherSofia wow that’s a journey. If you will have a hard drive you need one that can handle moisture and “bump” and you also need something that can transport your data from camera/phone to the drive.
No I have not walked much outside France/Sweden/Spain and Portugal yet 😃☀️
@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker Mhm, may just as well invest in SD cards. I have a few already, so perhaps overall the best solution. Less weight, no charging required, safety with bumps and moist.. Just found your channel, enjoying the content. Will finish this series on the camino 👍🏻
No one seems to explain how they use their phone in another country? There is an extreme shortage of children in the villages or sounds of them ? I notice the streets are very clean too.
Hi,
phone, use it through roaming (cost according to your operator) or Wi-Fi.
You will find places along the way that have Wi-Fi.
Hello.
Did you walk the Camino before.
Yes, I walked from Le Puy in 2017.
Hej, har en fråga till dig som åkt o vandrat flera ggr. Får man ta med sig ryggsäcken på planet, eller måste man checka in den? Mvh Lotta
Hej, jag brukar inte checka in min rygga. 😃
Okej då vet jag, kanon. Tack. Buen Camono
Camino ska det vara 🥰
How did you know exactly which side of the road is correct? are there any signs
The direction towards Santiago de Compostela is usually clearly marked.
The question about which side of the road... hm … 😁🤔 I normally walks on the side where the marking is, “follow the flow" 😃☀️🚶🏼♂️
Where are all the pilgrims? It seems to be very quiet where you are.
I met some from time to time, maybe they started earlier than me because of the heat..
As a qureus swed, how do your stomac react to all the wite bread? Up her in the fyllighet north we are more substansial bread?! Beutyfull videos and vues! Food look nice! For sutch hard work it is of importens of good food!🕊🇸🇪
Hi, no problem at all, with white bread = quick short energy. If you don't like bread, you can find other things you can eat in supermarkets, of course you then may have to carry it with you. But it is possible. There are many different tortillas to eat too, if you want to skip bread, spinach, tuna etc😃
why couldn't you sleep?
When and where do you mean?
If you mean in Roncesvalles? For others, they started packing their things, talking and using headlamps around 4:30 in the morning.