On the move in England
First, a little note in Real Time because I am so far behind on the blog (!!). Turns out that when we plan a busy summer, there is precious little time to write new posts. But now we have the …
Repositioning to France
After saying goodbye to beautiful Budapest our travels included one planned stop and a few days through Germany and into France. Essentially, we were repositioning for our planned trip to the UK, but first we had a few chores to …
Beautiful Budapest
We crossed the border into Hungary on fumes because we wanted to fill up at the drastically lower fuel price once in Hungary, where the cost of a gallon of diesel was about $4.78, whereas in Romania it was around $7.65. That is a massive difference and there is a reason for that, but we didn’t find that out until later in our stay.
Roaming through Romania
After a peaceful sleep on the shores of the Danube river, we made our way across the bridge into Romania. Checking out of Bulgaria was a breeze, but the Romanian guards had us pull over out of the lane so others could go through…
Bulgaria: Relaxing, Recovering and Repairs
There have been times when Steven and I would take off in the morning to do a long day of sightseeing and upon returning, declare over and over again how wonderful it felt to be home. Bijou is our home, …
The Big Passport Debacle
Hi everyone, Steven here. Losing a passport under normal circumstances can be traumatic but losing one while walking in the wilderness of Italy (kind of) with no fixed address is even more so. Let me tell you my sad tale. …
Via Francigena: Dispatch #5
Lazio! We were both very excited to reach this milestone, the seventh and final region we would pass through on our pilgrimage on the via Frangicena! Leaving Tuscany and entering Lazio gave us a sense that there is light at …
Via Francigena: Dispatch #4
I didn’t quite make my goal of posting once a week, but we have not taken a rest day since we last published a post! Once you start walking it is so hard to stop! That said, we have done …
Via Francigena: Dispatch #3
We find ourselves in the foothills of the Apennine mountains with some decisions to make. We thought it would be the lack of lodging that forced us to jump forward, and that is still an issue, but the weather has …
Via Francigena: Dispatch #2
This week we finally found our pilgrim groove, staying in hostels, finally getting comfy with our packs and generally being more efficient on the trail. And then everything came to a screeching halt when I developed blister. I had a …