The Full Series
Part travel story. Part midlife reckoning. You don't have to walk across Spain to take the journey.
Hey you, it’s me! 🎒
So, bestie… have you ever thought about packing a bag and seeing where your feet take you?
Let’s talk Camino! I’m talking early mornings, little villages, café stops, and the kind of conversations you can only have when nobody’s in a hurry.
Of course, there’s the practical stuff, too. Which route? What shoes? And how much can you actually fit in that backpack without regretting it by lunchtime? 😂
Whether you’re ready to lace up or just a little Camino-curious, let’s figure it out together. One step at a time.
💌 Your turn! Is the Camino on your wish list, or have you already walked it? I want to hear it all!
📸 Tag me @justjennboard in your Camino moments, the views, the café stops, and yes, the tired feet. 💋
Preparing for the Camino de Santiago
The questions doorway. Everything I have learned, lived, and walked, from preparing to the trail to coming home.
Which Camino Route Should I Choose?
Five routes compared. Explore the routes and find the one that fits your season, your why, and your heart.
Packing Your Way, Not Their Way
Your Camino, your pace, your way. Backpack fit, the basics that actually belong in your pack, and using luggage transfer when your body needs a lighter day.
How Much Does the Camino de Santiago Really Cost?
Three budgets, the forgotten expenses, and the honest numbers behind my 31-day Camino.
How to Train for the Camino
Train your body, your mind, and your heart for the road. Mileage, sleep and recovery, feet, strength, mental resilience, and the freedom to choose your own next step.
Camino de Santiago FAQ: Best Time, How Long, Blisters and Trail Kit
The Camino questions I am asked most, honestly answered in one place. Best time to walk, how long it takes, treating blisters, and what actually goes in your first-aid kit.
Is the Camino Safe for Solo Female Travelers? Traveling Alone with Anxiety
A first-time solo international traveler on safety planning, travel and social anxiety tools, and how to build brave one small step at a time.
The Best Camino de Santiago Apps and Websites
Every app, website, and resource in one place. Route planning, booking, credentials, offline navigation, weather, safety, and pilgrim community.
What I Wish I Knew Before Booking Hotels on the Camino de Santiago
Booking against the route instead of the city name, surprise hills, breakfast hours, luggage transfer, credential stamps, laundry, and a printable checklist for every stay.
Is the Camino Safe?
A current, honest look at walking the Camino de Santiago in 2026: Spain's record wildfires and heat, why the coast is cooler but Galicia fire risk is real.
More letters are on the way
The bathroom situation on the trail, do I have to be religious to walk it, what happens when you come home, and the scriptures I am keeping close. Bookmark the Hub for what lands next.
The Camino Calling
On the eve of walking the Camino, what I am laying down: the grief of estrangement from my daughter, the need to be chosen, the waiting for apologies.
Why Pilgrims Walk
For a thousand years people have walked to Santiago carrying something. Camino history, Hebrews 11, and the honest question underneath every pilgrimage.
Choosing Your Way
A stranger told me my Camino would not count unless I suffered. The six routes, and what the Cathedral actually requires.
Finding Your Courage
On Day 15 of biking the Camino del Norte, Jenn wakes up to see the cover of Silent to Spoken and realizes how far she has come in finding her voice.
I Made It to Santiago
After biking and walking across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, Jennifer Board reflects on faith, grief, trusting herself, listening to her body.
Coming Home From the Camino
Feeling stuck in life? After the Camino de Santiago, I realized adventure doesn't have to mean flying to Spain.
New to all of this? Start with the overview, the four steps that took my Camino from an overwhelming dream to a plan I could actually hold. Read 4 Steps to Planning Your Camino de Santiago first, then come back and work through the rest.
Everyone prepares their feet. Almost no one prepares their heart. If you only read one thing here, let it be the 18-day series I built for that: Silent to Spoken: The Way.
Buen Camino.
Don't quit in the quiet.
I love you.
Just stay sweet out there ~ Jenn
P.S.
If you are looking for a midlife companion, let me walk with you. lavishlifeliving.com
The deeper we dive, the sweeter it gets.
Come find me on Instagram @justjennboard.