by Ruth McDonald | May 30, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
Tomorrow we climb out of the village of Podraga in the beautiful, deep Vipava Valley and say goodbye to Slovenia. It was our first time in the country and certainly won’t be our last.When we first crossed into Slovenia in stormy weather, one of the members of the...
by Ruth McDonald | May 23, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
Unlike other Camino routes we have done, this trip has no English guide. We have a gpx line on our phones, an accommodation list and, of course, a smart phone. Without a guide telling you what you will encounter along the way it has been a daily encounter with...
by Ruth McDonald | May 20, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
Trying to make a generalization about a country or its people is just dangerous – full stop. Trying to do it after only three nights in the country is ridiculous. I don’t care, Slovenians are so freaking friendly! You know there is something good in the...
by Ruth McDonald | May 12, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
Yesterday we entered the town of Hegyhátszentjakab. Now to a non-Hungarian the name might look like the announcement, “Hey guys hats and jackets,” but if you look closer with a bit of a sideways squint you can see Szent Jakab, otherwise known as Saint James. This town...
by Ruth McDonald | May 9, 2023 | 2023 Camino: Budapest to Arles |
The Camino welcome in Hungary is a mixed bag, from hot to cold with everything in between. Our visits to the Pilgrim office in Budapest, and with Ferenc, the man responsible for establishing the Via Pannonia, were tremendous. I have called Ferenc on the phone since...
