The Camino Corto Walking Retreat
Let's change your life by doing something hard together in a place you've never been.
In 2018, I spent 33 days walking 1,000 km across all of Spain, from France to the Atlantic Ocean. It changed my life, was one of the hardest things I'd ever done, and I swore I'd never do it again.
I lied.
I did another 200 km walk in 2019 and then one more in 2022, each with eight strangers and a few of my best friends.
This year, I'm doing another long walk in early July, but Kendra really wanted to do one too, so we've decided to host a "short Camino" from July 29 to August 5, 2023. I'd love for you to join me and my favorite human, Kendra Adachi.
Are you in?
MAKE NO MISTAKE: THIS IS A HARD THING.
YOU WILL PROBABLY CRY, CURSE JEREMY'S NAME, AND NOT SLEEP GREAT AT NIGHT. YOU'LL BE SORE AND YOU MIGHT GET BLISTERS - BAD ONES, BIG ONES. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF HOT SHOWERS OR CLEAN ANYTHING AND YOU'LL BE QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE QUITE OFTEN, FEELING PRIDE, BLISS, MISERY, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THIS WILD ADVENTURE, I PROMISE, YOU'LL SEE YOURSELF IN AN ENTIRELY NEW LIGHT, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE, AND YOU'LL NEVER BE THE SAME.
SOUNDS FUN, RIGHT?
What's this experience really like?
Here are various firsthand accounts from those who have done the longer 10-day 200 km trip.
(Click each video to watch it.)
Here are a few more responses in their own words:
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The connection, expansion, and challenge is next level and indescribable. There were days when it was fucking hard but always totally worth it!"
"If you’re into a life-changing, mind-boggling, heart-exploding, adventure-of-a-lifetime, look no further, you’re in the perfect place!"
"Want to get so tired and fed up that you scream at trees and cry at the sky? This retreat is for you."
"If you’re hesitating or thinking twice all I can say is: DON'T. This experience will change your life in unimaginable ways, and aside from walking in beautiful places seeing extraordinary things, expanding your heart and your mind, you will develop connections with others humans that you never knew were possible and find out things about yourself that will smash the old stories to smithereens."
"Had I known what I was signing up for, I probably wouldn't have done it. But I'm really glad I did it."
"I was gifted an opportunity to heal in a way I didn’t even know I needed."
THREE SIMPLE NEXT STEPS:
1. Reserve your spot, and book a flight.
There are only eight spots for this retreat. It's intentionally small, an intimate group of badass humans with whom you can eat, walk, share, chat, confide, sigh, laugh, bond, and make lifelong memories while stepping out of your comfort zone.
2. Pack a bag, and get excited.
This is not the kind of trip where you pack last minute and show up. We're going on a proper adventure together, so you need to get yourself prepared. There are things to acquire and there is training to do to get yourself ready to rock. Read my packing advice by clicking here.
3. Come to Europe, and start walking.
We'll carry what we need from city to city, backpacking, and spending time and sharing epiphanies with each other. We will make memories amidst the breakdowns and breakthroughs, and we will celebrate all of it together. At the end of the walk, you'll have a Camino family.
What else do I need to know?
- In May and June, we'll have a one-hour group phone call leading up to the trip to let you connect with the other participants and ask questions;
- We will also have a WhatsApp group to share training tips, accountability, and excited encouragement. You will be added ASAP when you sign up;
- We will backpack and live simply in hostels, sleeping on bunk beds near snoring strangers and sharing communal showers/toilets with other pilgrims from all over the world. There will be a few hotel stays scattered along the way too;
- Each day, we will walk between four and eight hours, rain or shine, as we slowly make our way forward one step at a time;
- Every day, Jeremy/Kendra will provide questions to consider on the day's walk. They will also have one-on-one coaching conversations with you as you wander across the Spanish countryside together;
- Jeremy and Kendra will lead the trip and will be there with you every step of the way (a walking pun - HA!).
Want to see what it's like?
Here are some photos from previous trips.
Frequently Asked Questions
July 29 - August 5, 2023
The walk is $2,699 USD, and 6-month payment plans are available with six payments of $449 USD. Please note the next question about everything that is included in this price.
- Two group Zoom calls leading up to the trip to let you connect with the other participants and ask questions;
- Your accommodation for 7 nights in hostels and shared spaces (there may be one or two nice nights in a hotel though), covering the evening of July 29 in Tui and including the night of August 4 in Santiago de Compostela;
- Breakfast and dinner for 7 days (from dinner on July 29 in Tui through dinner on August 4 in Santiago de Compostela);
- Travel insurance, including medical coverage only, not trip cancellation/interruption coverage for flights, etc... So, if you need to see a doctor or you break your hip, you're covered, but if you want to change your flights, you're not;
- New friends (because look, anyone who decides to come on this trip is going to be similar to you), countless stories, and an empowering adventure of the highest order;
- Two group Zoom calls when we return home, as we work through what we experienced and how to integrate the various lessons into our daily lives.
Your flight, transportation to/from the airport, lunches, snacks, booze, and any random upgrades, treats, purchases, or souvenirs you desire.
The bare minimum and essentials. I wrote a summary of my previous trips and included all of my best ideas/suggestions. A former participant also wrote a packing checklist for women. Click here to check them out!
- We'll meet up near the Portugal border and walk the last 116 km of the Camino Portugues over six days, starting in the small city of Tui and finishing up at the traditional end point, Santiago de Compostela in Northwest Spain. There, we'll visit the world-famous cathedral, have an incredible dinner, and you will collect your certificate of completion from the Pilgrim's Office.
- Basically, fly into Porto, Portugal, and we'll take a bus up to Tui, Spain. From there, we walk: Tui --> 16 km --> O Porriño --> 16 km --> Redondela --> 20 km --> Pontevedra --> 21 km --> Caldas de Reis --> 19 km --> Padron --> 24 km --> Santiago de Compostela.
It's easiest to get to Tui via bus from Porto, in the northwest of Portugal. Porto has a major international airport. There is also an international airport in Santiago de Compostela, near the end of the walk.
Yes, you will need a visa to visit the European Union. Click here to learn more.
I have no idea, but we'll cross that bridge with safety and commonsense when we come to it.
Yep. I got you. There is a 6-month payment plan, six payments of $449.99 USD. Click here for the payment plan.
Just to be clear:
This is a full-body, fuck-yes, holy moly, unforgettable, unbelievable, entirely ridiculous, OMG I can't believe I am really doing this, once-in-a-lifetime memory-making experience.
Jeremy is a recovering scientist turned life coach who speaks fluent burrito, a ferocious never giver upper, an empathy-collecting anti-quitting word wizard, and a connoisseur and collector of fine silver linings. People pay him to make them cry.
He worked internationally for governments and universities for over a decade and spent five years studying how our brains influence our actions and wrote a Ph.D. thesis about it. He's managed teams of people and millions of dollars.
In addition to his academic background, he has an honorary doctorate from the School of Hard Knocks. He met rock bottom, planted a seed, grew a haunted house into a home, and climbed out of the hole his mind made. Now he helps others do the same, and gets them where they want to go.
Jeremy founded Long Distance Love Bombs, and his mission is to make kindness cool, empathy popular, and compassion commonplace. He wants to make the world better than it was yesterday. As part of that purpose, he write articles, gives TEDx talks, sends great emails, hosts retreats and workshops, coaches clients, has a podcast, writes books, and makes spoken word poetry videos. He is also active on Facebook and Instagram, leading an online posse of more than 65,000 badass humans.
Kendra Adachi is walking a path of deep service to awaken remembrance of the divinity within and connecting with the divinity without. She practices reverence for the body through emotional, physical, and spiritual modalities. What we consume in all ways is a choice that creates expansion or depletion.
Kendra is in service to opening to receive the nutrients of life that supports expansion and the divine connection with the wisdom within. She holds space for women and men as a conduit to reconnect with their True North through 1-1 mentorship and group containers. The body is a sacred guide and as we choose to worship it with acceptance, approval, and permission, we become unwavering with our agency and sovereignty.
Kendra believes in honoring our true full appetite for the savoring of life. Let food be an extension of our divine experience. Also, let’s play and dance in the kitchen.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE:
Because this trip requires a tremendous amount of planning and investment, full refunds are NOT available. In the event of unforeseen events forcing the trip to be cancelled, e.g., a global pandemic, Jeremy will provide a full refund minus $500 (which helps cover his loss of pre-booked accomodation and whatnot). The first $500 of your payment thus serves as a non-refundable deposit. If the trip goes ahead, but you choose/need to pull out after May 1, then only half of your payment(s) will be refunded. Please consider trip cancellation insurance.
NOTE: If two consecutive monthly payments are missed, your spot will be forfeited and made available to the waiting list. If you have other questions, please message Jeremy and he'll get back to you ASAP.
