South Downs Way – Frogs and White Horses

The lovely Cuckmere River on South Downs Way

Some time ago….
From London’s Victoria Station we board the bus and head off to Eastbourne, a 3 hr trip to the south coast. Most of the time was snoozing time. At Eastbourne, we then walked the 1and ½ miles to the Beachy Head Youth Hostel (no longer operational). [...]

Monmouth Bridge – Offa’s Dyke

Monmouth Bridge on Offa’s Dyke

Offa’s Dyke Walk:  There was a gradual ascent through a series of beech-forested slopes named Quicken Tree Wood, Wyeseal Wood and Creeping Hill.
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The sky remained overcast without threat of rain. Once Keith and I had reached the top, we had occasional glimpses of the Wye and again walked upon the Dyke for a short [...]

Santiago Compostela – escorted tour: Leon to Santiago

Leon’s marvellous Cathedral

Life provides some fine opportunities, and it’s up to us to accept them and enjoy!

I will be returning to the Camino in March 2010 and lead a comfortable group of walkers and pilgrims along the fabled and historic Camino de Santiago. We have the minimum amount of members booked in already, so the [...]

Dreams of the GR3 Saumur – Orleans

Saumur on the Loire River, France .

Feb 11 – Tuesday (some years ago)
REIMS, FRANCE I plan to walk from Saumur to Orleans along the GR3 Trail. A big hearty breakfast and off to the station. Ten minutes before the train pulls out – a bomb scare. The police arrive, but don’t find anything. I miss [...]

Puenta La reina, the Templars and the Camino

Puente la Reina- Camino: This town is an important spot because it divides the distance
between Pamplona and Estella, making this section of the journey more manageable.
Around 1000AD, growing numbers of pilgrims prompted the building of the town’s magnificent bridge. Puente la Reina means ‘Bridge of the Queen’ in honour of a royal sponsor. Puente la [...]

Cotswold Way – a new Walks Course for you

Your guide to the Cotswold Way

We are pleased to have released our Cotswold Way Walks Course for your enjoyment and information.
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This is probably the quintessentially English walk that most walkers have heard of. So, a little bit about it.
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First, I tell you about the Cotswold Way walking experience as we travel together through the English countryside [...]

Rome- the terminus of Via Francigena

walking into Rome after a 2000 km journey…..

Imperial and Christian Rome

One leaves a city alone for 2000 years and what happens. It becomes a ruin. I’m talking about Rome of course.
Our journey- the Via Francigena, part walking, part public transport began 2000 km away in Canterbury, England. Crossing the Alps was fantastic – via St [...]

High Street – Roman Road

We were on the Coast to Coast track. As the wind rose the temperature dropped. We stopped and put on our wet weather gear and beanies. The wind relentlessly nipped at our ears. The gusting of the wind and the swirling of the clouds added to the beauty of this stark wilderness and I took photos to [...]

To Santiago

For over a thousand years people have found their way to the Camino and followed it to Santiago de Compostela. The fascination with this medieval journey continues. Many who undertake it do not know why they feel drawn to it. I didn’t for a long time after.
The main questions are: am I capable of doing [...]

A side trip to Assisi

We were walking sections of the Via Francigena when we decided to visit the hilltop city of Assisi. I had heard and read about it for years. We ended spending four days here, mostly walking. Because it is situated on a hill (the foothill of the large Mount Subasio) we got a lot of exercise in.
Over [...]

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