- Time of past OR future Camino
- December 2022
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Beware of conflating the EU and Schengen. Most EU countries are part of Schengen, but not all. Not all Schengen members are part of the EU. If you want to stay in Europe try Romania or Bulgaria or Cyprus.Can anyone recommend a place near the EU where I can do another walk
where there are Albergue type services available for walkers in April.
Unfortunately although the UK is very rich in scenery and history it is sadly lacking in anything like the albergue network on the Caminos.Come to the UK! We have all kinds of long-distance walks. Some are pilgrimage routes, some just nice hiking routes, or both!
It’s so hot and sunny today that’s why my list was very optimisticAnd the weather of course. And the food and drink too.
And Wetherspoon's Steak Club on Tuesdays. Very cosmopolitan!It’s so hot and sunny today that’s why my list was very optimisticbut we have Fish Friday and Sunday Roast!
Yes indeed @Corned Beef that is a good suggestion!Or if you want to do part of the Road to Jerusalem, why not check out @timr 's trip on the Via Egnatia through Albania. You can get there from Bari.
To be fair at the end of every stages of the Welsh Camino there was a very good pub, sometimes with their own craft ale, a few hundred years of history, and some ghosts…And Wetherspoon's Steak Club on Tuesdays. Very cosmopolitan!
I didn’t know that about the EU Schengen members! Thank youBeware of conflating the EU and Schengen. Most EU countries are part of Schengen, but not all. Not all Schengen members are part of the EU. If you want to stay in Europe try Romania or Bulgaria or Cyprus.
If you want great walking and inexpensive accommodation try Morocco.
My Nepal trek would be Manaslu which requires a guide without the new regulations. Is the new rule keeping people away?I am in Nepal now. As an fyi, all treks now require a guide. Except for the everest region, that seems to be in dispute at the moment.
I’ll look into these!Come to the UK! We have all kinds of long-distance walks. Some are pilgrimage routes, some just nice hiking routes, or both!
Welsh Camino or here or here: just under 2 weeks long, lush green countryside, a nice waterfall, forest trails that look like enchanted garden, and end with 3 days walking down glorious coastal path (we were lucky with the weather!). To feed the soul, you’ll learn about Medieval saints like St Winefride who has a shrine also dubbed the Welsh Lourdes, it’s a beautiful shrine on much smaller scale than Lourdes, you can take home the holy water. St Beuno who spread Christianity in much of Wales and now has dozens of churches named after him - he was St Winefride’s uncle and after she was beheaded by a Prince for refusing to marry him, he put her head back in place and she was alive until she died of old age at an Abbey. The site her head stopped rolling became the source of the well
You’ll pass the smallest cathedral in Britain, where the first Welsh translation of the bible was kept. A few more old churches with histories.
The path is marked with green arrows and you collect stamps in places you visit and at the end you can get a certificate!
The final part of the pilgrimage is a boat trip to Bardsey Island, also known as the island of 20,000 saints because apparently they all died there… the Pope had said 2 x pilgrimages to Bardsey equaled one to Rome…
Or the more famous British pilgrimages:
- St James’ Way (Reading to Southampton),
- Pilgrim’s Way (Winchester to Canterbury)
- Finchale (Camino Inglés) (22 miles, this is the English part of the Camino Ingles)
- St Cuthbert’s Way (100km Melrose in the Scottish Borders, to Holy Island/Lindisfarne off the Northumberland Coast)
Other long distance trails:
- West highland way in Scotland
- Pennine way
Having a gorgeous Easter weekend here in the British Isles so I’m just feeling very optimistic about doing long hikes here
Thank you for posting this. I never knew this and hope to go Nepal later this year. Which trek are you on?I am in Nepal now. As an fyi, all treks now require a guide. Except for the everest region, that seems to be in dispute at the moment.
I have the Cicerone guidebook of the long Southwest Coastal Trail in England, but would only choose to walk a long section. Do you have any first hand experience with this trail?It’s so hot and sunny today that’s why my list was very optimisticbut we have Fish Friday and Sunday Roast!
The Pennine Way has a good network of youth hostels, B&Bs, camp sites… not as cheap as Spain but
No first hand experience on the South West Coast Path because when I'm in Cornwall I'd like to relax on the beach and eat fresh seafood from one of many many Rick Stein establishmentI have the Cicerone guidebook of the long Southwest Coastal Trail in England, but would only choose to walk a long section. Do you have any first hand experience with this trail?
BTW, your new forum avatar is great!
BTW, your new forum avatar is great!
I agree. I noticed it yesterday. I was wondering if your dog got the chance to leave the stone at the Cruz de Ferro.your new forum avatar is great!
This is a new rule that started this month. If you’re planning a fall trip keep updated on this because it may change. Everest area may be included in the requirementThank you for posting this. I never knew this and hope to go Nepal later this year. Which trek are you on?
All you need to know about Nepal’s new solo-trekking ban
The measure is designed to increase safety and help the local economy.www.lonelyplanet.com
However, please be aware that most accommodation in UK is very expensive - £60pp per night!I’ll look into these!
Take a look at the Alpe-Adria Trail (AAT). 475 miles. Austria - Slovenia - Croatia. The trail is well market and has a good infrastructure . Like the Camino, the AAT is broken down in segments. Check it out.My time in the EU is up and though I ‘Caminoed’ much longer and further than planned I do not feel that I am done walking yet. So I’m looking for a new place to go.
Can anyone recommend a place near the EU where I can do another walk. I’m looking for ‘Camiño style’ but it doesn’t need to be a pilgrimage. Ideally just a 2-3 week walk where there are Albergue type services available for walkers in April.
I am experienced in Nepal and if I don’t hear of a new place may well go back there. Manaslu is calling.
Thank you in advance
Unfortunately for the OP these countries are in the Schengen Zone and so leaving Spain after 90 days to walk the AAT will lead to a visa overstay. The AAT could be a good prospect for a return trip though.Take a look at the Alpe-Adria Trail (AAT). 475 miles. Austria - Slovenia - Croatia. The trail is well market and has a good infrastructure . Like the Camino, the AAT is broken down in segments. Check it out.
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