Have you considered doing the Via Podiensis in France from Le Puy en Velay to Cahors? That can be achieved in 3 weeks with a day off. You'll find gorgeous scenery and plenty of companions without feeling crowded. The food is excellent too.
I used Sealskins waterproof socks during my London to Rome Via Francigena walk, Aug-Oct 2023.
The trouble is similar to the disadvantages of fully waterproof (but not breathable) coats or shoes. They were very useful to wear for the first hour...
I walked from Canterbury to Rome in summer 2015. I passed through Besançon in mid-August on a day of thunderstorms and heavy rain. The end of a heatwave several days long. Between there and Rome I met lots of different weather conditions. 5C at...
What a lovely story! I’m 77 and I’d better have another one in me because I’m committed to the Camino Invierno in 2025! Have a wonderful holiday season from one Canadian to another!
Every year at this time I am drawn through the mists of time to a very meaningful moment in my life. Long ago, and I mean long ago, I was a young single constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). I was alone on patrol on Christmas...
Not everyone would agree on my recommendation: why not start from Burgos and enjoy the Meseta and its wonderful monotony of big open spaces? Depending on your daily distances, you might or might not reach Santiago in three weeks, but you will...
I find the notion of being able to walk in quiet contemplation quite appealing. It was one of the attractions of walking the Gudbrandsdalsleden when I first walked there over a decade ago after walking the much busier CF in 2010. Finding these...
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