The Camino Podcast

Dave Whitson

davewhitson@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A pilgrimage-focused show that blends route planning, practical “how to walk” guidance, and reflective insights from life on Spain’s Camino paths and other major pilgrimages. It’s especially useful for experts who can talk about pilgrim experience, writing, and real-world logistics or training for long-distance walking.

Metrics

Episodes: 116

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 852 followers

Contact Information

davewhitson@gmail.com

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Host

Dave Whitson - The podcast description centers on Dave’s walks and his guidebooks, including the idea that he updates/expands route guidebooks and shares both stories from the road and more technical aspects of p...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Experience as a long-distance pilgrim on specific Camino routes; or expertise connected to pilgrimage/guidebooks (e.g., guidebook co-author) and/or route-travel knowledge (e.g., travel business or local organizing).
Required Achievements:  
Completed or meaningfully documented travel/walking on specific Camino stages, Authored or co-authored Camino guidebooks, Shared concrete route approaches or lessons learned from specific stages

Recent Guest Discussions

Laura Perazzoli - Takeaways From Dave’s Spring Walk Updating/expanding Guidebooks Across Multiple Camino Routes.

Chad Estes - Grief Processing On The Via De La Plata; How His Route Supported Writing And Sharing Stories.

Kenny Stevens - Approaching The Norte Section By Following The Historic Inland Route Through Vegadeo, Bypassing Ribadeo.

John Morrison - Stories From A Winter Camino Through Luarca To Gontn/abadn; Navigating Torrential Rain, Strep Throat, And An Ascent Into The Galician Hills.

Recent Topics

Pilgrimage, Camino, Travel, Route Planning, Walking

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Camino Podcast
:

Episode 115 - Of Clay and Bronze

June 28, 2026

Are some Caminos better-suited to meeting particular pilgrim needs than others? Any Camino can be transformative, of course, but it seems reasonable to offer, for example, that a pilgrim hungry for social connection would be better served following the Francés or the Portugués than the Camino de Levante. What about processing grief? For Chad Estes, a pilgrim from Boise, Idaho, the Via de la Plata was a perfect fit to reflect upon the loss of his father, to write and share stories of their rel...

Episode 114 - How I Spent My Spring

June 28, 2026

This spring, Dave returned to Spain (along with a brief pass-through of France) to perform the annual work of updating and expanding the guidebooks. Over five weeks, he touched down on the Voie Littorale, the Camino del Norte, the Camino Lebaniego, the Camino de San Salvador (in both directions!), the Camino del Mar, and the Camino Inglés. Was it gorgeous? Absolutely! Was this kind of itinerary advisable? Almost certainly not! But, he gleaned a bunch of new insights from these outings, and in...

Episode 113 - The Camino del Norte, Part 9 - Bidding the Coast Farewell

March 20, 2026

The Camino del Norte offers some of the most spectacular scenery of any pilgrimage, combining rugged coastal hills, sandy beaches, spectacular cities and small fishing villages. In this series, we will virtually walk the Norte together, bringing together experienced pilgrims and relevant experts in each episode. In this ninth part of the series, we're tackling four traditional guidebook stages, from Luarca to Gontán/Abadín. This leads us from northwestern Asturias into northeastern Galicia, l...

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