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 …
Via Francigena: Dispatch #1
Hello, from Italy! We are now one week into our walk on the Via Francigena and and all is going well! Even before leaving Sofia we had our eyes on the weather in the Aosta Valley and all we could …
Let’s Go for a Walk – The Via Francigena
During our last few days in Greece, much of our time was spent preparing for our upcoming pilgrimage on the Via Francigena in Italy. Last fall we found a storage facility in Sofia, Bulgaria for Bijou, so we began making …
Corinth and Athens
Steven here, taking the reins while Linda takes a break. With just a couple of weeks left in Greece, we decided to focus our attention on two major destinations: Corinth and Athens. We were the only ones at the camperstop …
Peloponnes – Part 2
We left Kalamata on a gloriously sunny day and headed to our next stop, Gytheio, on the Mani Peninsula. We had two routes from which to choose, south along the coast or northeast around the Taygetus mountain range, then southward …
The Peninsulas of the Peloponnese
As suggested by the title of this post, I am going to give you a brief geography lesson of the Peloponnese. (If nothing else, we learn a ton of geography in our travels.) The Peloponnese is a peninsula, naturally attached …
Ancient Olympia
I’d like to tell you we had a bunch of fabulous adventures during the ten days we stayed at Camping Ionion Beach, but we didn’t do much of anything. We are coming up on our third anniversary of our move …
Greece, finally!
We sped into Greece and didn’t stop until we were well past the point where the border police might chase us down. It is not unheard of for travelers to be stopped well after crossing a border. This isn’t just …
Albania
Once we left the ship and passed through immigration to Albania, we hit the road. Our destination was Berat. It was only 60 miles, but the trip took us nearly two hours. That gives you an idea of what the …