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In March I asked this forum if I should turn left in Reims, France and take the Via Francigena to Rome. The answer was: “No, go to Santiago de Compostela!” and I did.
Last Monday, September 12, I reached Rotterdam, my hometown, after I walked nearly 5.400 kilometer on the Via Monastica to...
Today I arrived for the second time this year in SJPdP. Having walked from Rotterdam, Holland, to Vessem, Rocroi, Reims, Troyes, Nevers, I first came to this town on May 4th. On the 6th I walked away to Roncevalles to do the Camino Frances. After I reached Santiago, you cannot leave Galicia when...
Within a week I’ll arrive in Santiago. From there I’ll go to Finisterre, Muxia and back to Santiago. Then I walk back home in The Netherlands and I will take the Camino del Norte. I already have the route on my telephone, but the signs along the way all point out to the ‘wrong’ direction. Is...
On March 1st I started from Rotterdam, Holland for my first camino. I hope to be in Reims, in the north of France early next week. In Reims you can change your camino from SdC to Rome, because the Via Francigina crosses the route. In my first message on this forum, I spoke of my fear that it...
Hi, I’m Jos, almost 67 years old and on the 1st of March I start my Camino from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where I live. From Rotterdam I walk to a small village near Eindhoven and from there, I’ll walk the Via Monastica. This route wil take me through the east of Belgium to Rocroi, just across...
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