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Breaks have many benefits but the art of taking breaks can become a marital issue when you and your parter (or other companions) don’t pace the same way. My wife, for example, will happily just keep walking forever, without a break or complaint. So we norm that we will take a break for 5...
We can recommend the Via Regia, from Gorlitz to Vacha. As another ancient route (more than 2000 years old) , it has a rich cultural history, notable towns and cities, and relatively recent development of simple pilgrim's resources for lodging, mostly in rectory buildings associated with...
Have you considered the Arles route? It's a beautiful hike. No worry about crowds. - More arduous than the Via Regia, and less elevation gain than the Southwest Coast Path in England, which excels in scenic beauty, but lacks Camino pilgrims experience. The via Francigena was next on our list but...
I brought my home made alcohol pop can stove hoping to save the day with my wife or some hapless hypothermic pilgrim. In a raging rain and wind storm she opted for our destinatio, not hot tea. Denied. Later we met an Englishman who got lost, fallen into a ravine and credited his thermos of hot...
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