by Ruth McDonald | Jun 25, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
“We are going to be crossing the Alps, Ruth,” Gord announced with surprise. Where was he for the last week when I was talking about the climb and worrying about how steep it would be with the trailer??? I am always surprised to realize how amazing he is at tuning me...
by Ruth McDonald | Jun 23, 2023 | Travels |
Two days ago we arrived at Piacenza, and a crossroads in our pilgrimage. We have made the decision to say goodbye to the Via Postumia, which goes south to the coast at Genoa, and instead cover a bit of the Via Francigena in reverse. We walked and cycled the Via...
by Ruth McDonald | Jun 20, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
Normally we find our accommodation through the Booking app. Occasionally, however, the app does not have properties where we need them, so we have to consult other sources and make a phone call. This isn’t a problem for us in Spain or France, but our...
by Ruth McDonald | Jun 15, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
We have spent the last two weeks moving slowly across Italy on and off the Via Postumia. Our best days are always the ones Andrea Vitiello has carefully planned on either the cycling or walking Via Postumia . For reasons of time and availability of affordable...
by Ruth McDonald | Jun 12, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
There are few things more annoying than reading endless blogs about beautiful towns and villages. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to read for once that we arrived in a cesspool of a place that smelled like sewer gas and looked like a dollar store exploded in the central...
