Category: 2022

St Gallenkappel to Rapperswil, 14Km This is my last day of walking. My plans were always a little vague exceptContinue Reading

St Peterzell to St Gallenkappel, 24Km LandGasthof Krone, CHF 95 Although the forecast was for rain, thunder and cool temperatures,Continue Reading

Appenzell to St Peterzell, 27Km Gasthaus Hörnli, CHF 35 One of the most charming aspects of Switzerland is the railwayContinue Reading

Rankweil to Appenzell, 29Km Hotel B&B Stossplatz, 117 Swiss Francs After starting the day at 7am with an Egg McMuffinContinue Reading

Bludenz to Rankweil, 29Km Hotel Da Yang 67 euros There was a classic Alpine thunderstorm last night over Bludenz, massiveContinue Reading

Wald am Arlberg to Bludenz, 22Km Hotel Einhorn, 66 euros It’s a wet day. The rain started soon after IContinue Reading

St Anton am Arlberg to Wald am Arlberg, 26Km Hotel Sonnblick, 61 euros I won’t complain about the Camino signageContinue Reading

Oberammergau to St Anton, 3 busses and 3 trains, 49 euros Hotel Rundeck in St Anton The Oberammergau Passion PlayContinue Reading

Oberammergau Passion Play 2022 Gasthof Rose Hotel ** The less said about the journey from Innsbruck to Oberammergau, the better.Continue Reading

Zams to St Anton am Arlberg, 35Km Hotel Central, Innsbruck Strange kind of day, today. It was an extremely long,Continue Reading

Brennbichl to Zams, 17Km Post Gasthof Gemse, 47 euros Today was almost a rest day, just an easy stroll alongContinue Reading

Rietz to Brennbichl, 30Km Hotel Auderer, 76 euros You can’t have a Pilgrimage without a touch of religion and asContinue Reading

Innsbruck to Rietz, 33Km Rietzer Hof, 77 euros I was up and away quite early this morning because there wasContinue Reading

Vomp to Innsbruck, 25Km Hotel Central 107 euros One bowl of goulash soup and a paracetamol from my first aidContinue Reading

Vomp, sick day I got a bad soaking on Day 23 from Lofer, mostly wet feet because my waterproofs keptContinue Reading

Kramsach to Vomp, 26km Hotel Gasthof Vomperhof, 50 euros The Central Pension in Kramsach was a good place for theContinue Reading

Soll to Kramsach, 36Km Central Pension, 55 euros I was dreaming of Rattenberg last night and now I’m here, orContinue Reading

St Johann in Tirol to Soll, 26Km das Christiphorus, 64.80 euros I’m sure it would have been a fabulous dayContinue Reading

Lofer to St Johann in Tirol, 28Km Hotel Park, 76 euros Lisa said the busy period in the Tirol (orContinue Reading

Bad Reichenhall to Lofer, 30KmDas Bräu, 95 euros I’m back in Austria, in the Tyrol, the land of ski resortsContinue Reading

Salzburg to Bad Reichenhall, 22Km Brauereigasthof/Hotel Bürgerbräu, 76 euros Today was a wet wet day. The forecast had an amberContinue Reading

Rest Day Has anyone ever been to Salzburg more than once? It’s a challenge to know what to do onContinue Reading

Eugenbach to Salzburg, 16Km Hotel Markus Sittikus, 95 euros. It’s strange how you can pay the same price for lastContinue Reading

Vöcklamarkt to Eugenbach, 25Km Landhotel Gschirnwirt, 69 euros Vöcklamarkt sounds like a Harry Potter summer camp and it lived upContinue Reading

Schwanenstadt to Vöcklamarkt, 31Km Pension Riedl, 65 euros Another pleasant guest house last night, it was also a bar andContinue Reading

Wels to Schwanenstadt, 28Km Gasthaus Gruber, 44 euros The highlight of the day was meeting the first pilgrims, Geneviève andContinue Reading

St Florian to Wels, 33KmBest Western Plaza Hotel Wels, 77euro At 3.15am I woke in pitch darkness in the monastery,Continue Reading

Saint Pantaleon to Saint Florian, 21Km Augustiner Chorherrenstift St. Florian, 60 euros (that’s the St Augustine Monastery) Today’s destination loomsContinue Reading

Stephanshart to Saint Pantaleon, 33Km Landgasthof Winklehner, 42 euros plus breakfast Last night’s inn in Stephanshart was another good one.Continue Reading

Persenbeug to Stephanshart, 27Km Gasthof Kremslehner, 36 euros + breakfast You have to give them credit, whoever is organising thisContinue Reading

Melk to Persenbeug, 24Km Gasthof Böhm, 57 euros I enjoyed my guesthouse in Melk last night. It’s probably not theContinue Reading

Aggsbach-Dorf to Melk, 20Km Haus zum Nibelungenlied, 60 euros I had a dilemma whether to walk along the quiet roadContinue Reading

Krems an der Donau to Aggsbach-Dorf, 26Km Gasthof Lechner zur Kartause, 60 euros I’ll drink to that. It’s just aContinue Reading

Herzogenburg to Krems an der Donau, 25Km Guesthouse Lurger 67 euros The weather has been quite hot and humid soContinue Reading

Würmla to Herzogenburg, 20Km Clever Hotel, 69 euros Last night’s Gerhard Burger guest house was really quite impressive, all thingsContinue Reading

Purkersdorf to Würmla, 34Km Gerhard Guest House I waved goodbye to St Stephen’s Cathedral and jumped on the metro andContinue Reading

Rest day I’m not going to describe breakfast in detail, except to say there was every type of sausage, eggs,Continue Reading

Maria Ellend to Vienna, 32Km Hotel Royal I had a jolly decent meal last night in Maria Ellend. There wasContinue Reading

Hainburg an der Donau to Maria Ellend, 27Km Pension Onix 55 euros The Jakobsweg path insisted on a diversion aroundContinue Reading

Bratislava to Hainburg an der Donau, 25Km Gasthof Zum Goldenen Anker, 69 euros Actually there’s cheaper rooms in Hainburg butContinue Reading

SafeStay, 14 euros I’m sitting on a pavement cafe in the Old Town of Bratislava, sipping a Sencha tea. TheContinue Reading