Pilgrim welcome on the Via Pannonia in Hungary
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, ... Read More
Camino Friends in Ticklandia
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 ... Read More
Western Hungary
I would like to thank our friends who expressed concern over my bout of Lyme disease. The antibiotic is working its wonders and after two ... Read More
Summary of the Via Pannonia Camino route in Hungary
We are now approaching the border of Slovenia, having walked or cycled about 400 kms from Budapest over a two week period. We would like ... Read More
Biblical days: From the Flood to Jeruzalem
The locals we have met in Slovenia are invariably unhappy with their Spring. It is reputedly the wettest and coolest they have had in recent ... Read More
Friendly Slovenians
Trying to make a generalization about a country or its people is just dangerous - full stop. Trying to do it after only three nights ... Read More
Jacobova Pot: A line of beautiful surprises
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, ... Read More
Ljubljana
Gordon: We are spending a couple of nights in our second capital city of this pilgrimage: Ljubljana. It’s hard not to like, particularly as we ... Read More
Lake Bled
Gordon: We met Maja, a Slovenian pilgrim, on the Camino Francés in 2011. In the intervening years I have accumulated wrinkles and Arctic blonde hair ... Read More
Camino Spirit in Slovenia
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 ... Read More