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    Via Francigena

    After completing El Norte (San Sebastian - Santiago), Portuguese (Lisbon - Santiago), the Cape to Cape hike on Australia’s west coast, and part of another Geneva into France, I’ve completed parts of Via Francigena (Canterbury - Bapaume) (St Bernard - Aosta) but was interupted first by European...
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    Where to Stay In Canterbury?

    Last Fall, I completed the first portion of Via Francigena from Canterbury to Bapaume, France. After a week in the London suburbs with extended family, I took the train to Canterbury with enough walking in the near future. I am lazy on accommodation selection, mixing B&Bs with modest hotels. I...
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    Vertigo and the VF in Italy

    BPPV is no fun, if that’s the cause of your vertigo. If your inner ears get clogged with particulate from dehydration or other cause, that might be the problem. This works for me. You do just the opposite for the left ear. It gets the particulate off the cilia (?) in your inner ear. I hope this...
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    Via Francigena guide books

    Just returned home to the US from Paris on Sunday after a few weeks on Via Francigena, Canterbury to Bapaume. Only one day of significant rain but great memories along the way. As anticipated, accommodations became the limiting factor so I’ll return in the future to continue. One unexpected...
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    Via Francigena guide books

    Eventually, but not on this excursion. I’ll have a better idea after a few weeks. Weather patterns here in France as well as back home in the US have changed. Just a few days into this trek with the wind and rain beating on the window and old legs a bit stiff, it isn’t an optimum time to commit...
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    Via Francigena guide books

    Greetings.. Currently on Day 3 after starting in Canterbury, learning that after two complete Caminos and an injury interrupted VF coming down from San Bernardo on the non- switchback dirt trail, the difficult lesson of “ Live and Relearn”. The Canterbury to Dover leg was rainy 90% of the time...
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    VF - Arrival at Calais Port

    Two years ago, I started halfway, at the basic midpoint, on the Swiss border. With knee-troubles, I aborted the mission at Etroubles, after hiking the shorter but steeper dirt path vs the longer road option. There was a heat wave on in Italy which was also a factor for discontinuing on the last...
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    VF - Arrival at Calais Port

    I’m planning on starting in Canterbury in mid-August but noticed the first FOUR cities after Calais zigzag back and forth. Aren’t we supposed to make straight the path of the Lord? Is it a historical issue or a topographical issue?
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    train or bus from Rome airport to Lucca

    Two years ago, I took train service from Milan to Aosta, three trains with two switches in train stations and I don’t speak Italian. Ugh. The return was by comfortable bus, on the same bus with only a couple stops and far easier. They don’t run every day but it was great service and easier...
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    Lucca to Colle Val d'Elsa - First Walk Ever

    There are lots of resources available for equipment, lodging, clothing, busiest periods of the year, and safety and are all worth researching. Here are some basics I’ve learned from the last five years: Don’t go crazy “practicing” at home, possibly getting discouraged, but some conditioning is...
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    Lucca to Rome June 2019 - Dogs, Mosquitos, Other Walkers?

    Congrats on your trek. I hope to complete the Lucca to Rome segment this coming Fall after the foot traffic and housing competition declines. Two years ago, I unwisely began the VF at the top of the Aosta Valley at San Bernardo. The views that are breathtaking are often the most challenging...
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    GSB: A guide to crossing the Great St Bernard Pass

    Great article. For seniors like me (70), starting at the top of the Aosta valley is breathtaking but a 4,000 foot steep descent on old basketball knees was unpleasant. I ended up with a dermatitis condition that precluded continuing. If a peregrino looks at the profile view, they can seen it is...
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    Italy in September

    In 2018, I finished the second half of the Camino started in 2017, hiking Lisbon to Porto. So I resumed the trek, Porto to Santiago, the last 150 miles, then flew to Geneva to rendezvous with one of my sons. It was his introduction to my favorite retirement pursuit and we walked 20 miles per day...

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