Category: 2023

Lyon Airport Hotel We started the day with breakfast at the local boulangerie. I ordered three cafe au laits andContinue Reading

Saint Julien Chapteuil to Le Puy-en-Velay, 20Km It didn’t take long to exit rural France and start the crawl towardsContinue Reading

Montfaucon-en-Velay to Saint Julien Chapteuil, 23Km Putting the room to one side, last night’s hotel was one star ok. WeContinue Reading

Choron to Montfaucon-en-Velay, 19 Km The guide book promised us a relaxing stage today, “the area is sparsely populated, andContinue Reading

Bellegarde-Poussieu to Choron, 20Km We had to cross the Rhône one last time this morning. It’s now a very largeContinue Reading

La Côte-Saint-André to Bellegarde-Poussieu, 24Km We stayed in a superbe appartement last night and for once the Booking.com description matchedContinue Reading

Le Pin (Charavines) to La Côte-Saint-André, 25Km It was rather a pity to leave Charavines behind, this morning. The lakeContinue Reading

Romagnieu to Le Pin (Charavines), 20 Km Yesterday was a day of mostly downs except for the terrain, of course.Continue Reading

Yenne to Romagnieu, 22 Km Delighted accommodation last night, L’Hermitage in Yenne. We had a mini apartment in a smallContinue Reading

Chanaz to Yenne, 20Km I feel much refreshed now that I have a few days of walking with Robert andContinue Reading

Seyssel to Chanaz, 27Km The band soon played Every Breath I take last night and although they weren’t quite inContinue Reading

Le Mont Sion to Seyssel, 38Km I didn’t intend to walk so far today but I stopped earlier than plannedContinue Reading

Geneva to Le Mont Sion, 27Km Dreadful night. 3hrs 47mins sleep. I was tired and fell asleep early but wasContinue Reading

Château de Bossey to Geneva, 24Km I left the Château behind and continued along the Via Jakobi which runs aroundContinue Reading

The man in the Gland pilgrim hostel sold me the Yellow guide to the Via Gebennensis. That’s the name ofContinue Reading

Gland to Château de Bossey, 16Km The municipal hostel in Gland was a great stopover and probably the cheapest hostelContinue Reading

Morges to Gland, 29Km I was slightly delayed this morning by a tick which wanted to come along for theContinue Reading

Lausanne to Morges, 13Km along the shore I can’t believe how badly I speak French. So far on this tripContinue Reading

l’Ecorcheboeuf to Lausanne, 20Km Today was the final leg of the walk down to Lausanne on Lake Geneva. It wasContinue Reading

Orsonnens to l’Ecorcheboeuf, 37Km We are now in the French speaking region of Switzerland and it feels like a differentContinue Reading

Fribourg to Orsonnens, 24Km We spent the night in the excellent Couvent des Cordeliers in Fribourg where a pilgrim bunkContinue Reading

Rüeggisberg to Fribourg, 32Km and 524m elevation gain That’s a little grotto with St James in full pilgrim attire alongContinue Reading

Thun to Rüeggisberg, 28Km and 676 elevation gain. We’re blessed with another fine walk today. The sun was shining, theContinue Reading

Interlaken to Thun, 31Km and 701m elevation gain We didn’t stay in the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel, Interlaken. It lookedContinue Reading

Brienzwiler to Interlaken, 26Km and 610m up A pilgrimage is full of chance meetings and sad partings. I met WalterContinue Reading

Giswil to Brienzwiler, 21Km and 830m up We shared a delightful pilgrim house last night in Giswil and delightfully cheap,Continue Reading

Stans to Giswil, 25Km and 600m up It makes sense for Walter to phone and book the accommodation because IContinue Reading

Brunnen to Stans, 25Km and 770m gain The day started with a ferry across the lake at 09.19 and WalterContinue Reading

Einsiedeln to Brunnen, 26Km Today was not a leisurely day in Switzerland. Eveline and I set off at 8am andContinue Reading

Rapperswil to Einsiedeln, 17Km I’ll try to be informative today because the destination is Einsiedeln, pilgrim HQ in Switzerland andContinue Reading

Fischingen Abbey to Rapperswil, 33Km Whichever way we looked at the map, today was always going to be a hardContinue Reading

Hünikon to Fischingen Abbey, 23Km The full English breakfast has not travelled up the Rhine to Switzerland, in fact itContinue Reading

Konstanz to Hünikon, 22Km Summer arrived this morning and although the temperature only peaked at 22 degrees it felt plentyContinue Reading

Hello I’m continuing my stroll from Slovakia across Europe and hopefully I’ll reach Le Puy-en-Velay in France to connect withContinue Reading