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What were medieval Pilgrim's motivations and gear?

August 12, 2010 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

Le Puy – Conques, Les Faux to Aumont Aubrac This was the fourth day of walking and we knew that tomorrow was a rest day. The walking had been challenging but not too tiring. A grateful pilgrim appreciates a good rest when it presents itself or is planned for. We left the efficient and pleasant […]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Gear Tagged With: Charity, Cluny, Faith, GR 65, Hope, Le Puy - Conques, medieval pilgrims, Santiago de Compostela, St. Alban sur Limagnole

Wet weather gear for Camino and other journeys

May 11, 2010 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

PONFERRADA, CAMINO, SPAIN: Sometimes – even plastic – when it rains! .We left the hotel, walked past the Ayunamento, over the bridge and out through the suburbs of Ponferrada, the first of which was Compostilla, a lovely area with neatly spaced house blocks with large luxury houses. We passed a modern neo-Romanesque church with a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Gear Tagged With: Cacabellos, Camponaraya, layered clothing, Pieros, PONFERRADA, Puerta del Perdon, Villafranca del Bierzo, Virgin and Child

Boots on the Camino

April 21, 2010 By Almis Simans 2 Comments

Good friends in Obradoiro Plaza Santiago Well, they have been such good friends along with my feet. 300 odd kilometers along the famed Camino from Leon to Santiago, as well as two previous years of good walking. Boots are so important for a good walking journey. . It was only when we were walking up […]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Gear Tagged With: camino, cushioning socks, full boots, mid-cut boots, O Cebreiro, orthotics, walking shoes

Le Puy to Conques: walking gear – pilgrim’s passport

January 25, 2010 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

Le Puy, France ON the GR65: – The next day we had a lot to do. Waking early we left the hotel in the dark to attend the 7.00 am service which would include a pilgrims’ blessing. I felt a sense of adventure as we walked up Mount Corneille and into the centre of old […]

Filed Under: Walking Gear Tagged With: Black Madonna of Le Puy, Cathedral of Notre Dame, GR65, Pilgrim Passport, pilgrims’ blessing, Rocamadour, Santiago de Compostela, St. Jacques, the Stone of Visions

Coast to Coast: walking gear

January 12, 2010 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

Coast to Coast Walk – REETH to RICHMOND: The wind always seemed to blow in our faces. Still, mustn’t grumble. And anyway, who could really complain? Walking across open fields, exercising a thousand muscles; breathing in fresh spring air laden with a hint of farmyard aroma, and generally just being in the countryside, was the […]

Filed Under: Walking Gear Tagged With: blistered feet, RICHMOND, Robin Hood’s Bay, wicking sox

You knew it would come in handy – 2

June 26, 2009 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

When you meet pilgrims on horses, you need a camera… The next morning we left via Rue de Gare and walked to the railway station and through the underpass making our way to Route D’Evian which led to a combined cycle – walking path along the Rhone River. Although the path was flat, it was […]

Filed Under: Walking Gear Tagged With: Camera, diary, Jubilee Years, Rhone River, Robert Louis Stevenson, Via Francigena, Walking Gear

You knew it would come in handy – 1

May 20, 2009 By Almis Simans 2 Comments

Well, you just knew that it would rain. After all, here we were on Offa’s Dyke in the middle of Autumn approaching a stile (gate in a fence) – and there are around 700 stiles to get over or through on this walk. The capricious showers don’t last very long, just long enough for you […]

Filed Under: Walking Gear Tagged With: breathability, first layer, Goretex, Offa's Dyke, outer shell, Rain jackets, rain trousers, stiles

Which boots are best for me?

February 16, 2009 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

What sort of boots or shoes should I walk in? What’s the best sort of rain gear for the Cotswold Way? Do I need walking poles for the Camino? We will help to answer your gear questions in this Walking Gear section. The best place to start is with walking shoes or boots. There are […]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Gear Tagged With: boots, hats, packs, rain gear, walking poles, water bottles

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