Day 31 – Mighty Hanseatic Lübeck
Hamburg Who’s sick of trade deals? Well I am, so I hoped to spend today exploring the division of GermanyContinue Reading
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St Olav Waterway and the Danish Pilgrim Trail
Day 30 – A Day of Riches in Lübeck
Lübeck We had a reasonably successful day, ticking off the things to see and do in Lübeck, although intermittent andContinue Reading
Day 29 – Finally Lübeck
Timmendorfer Strand to Lübeck, 20Km Please note: WP requires all comments without an email address or from a new emailContinue Reading
Day 28 – Along the Baltic Riviera
Neustadt to Timmendorfer Strand, 17Km I’ve changed a WP setting to remove the name and email address requirement for makingContinue Reading
Day 27 – Objective: Neustadt
Grömitz to Neustadt in Holstein, 17Km A pleasant start to the day on the Baltic Costa. It was dry, theContinue Reading
Day 26 – Süssau to Grömitz
Süssau to Grömitz, 21Km I took a taxi down to Süssau this morning because I didn’t feel like walking theContinue Reading
Day 25 – Another Island, Another Bridge
Fehmarn to Großenbrode, 17Km It feels rather remote in this northern corner of the most northerly state of Germany, Schleswig-Holstein.Continue Reading
Day 24 – Another Day, Another Island
Puttgarden to Fehmarn, 16Km Despite the forecast, today was a dry day. The clouds looked thunderous but if it rained,Continue Reading
Day 23 – A Light Drizzle to Start the Day
Maribo to Rødbyhavn, 21Km It’s the first time I can remember a stand off between a Camino path and aContinue Reading
Day 22 – Andris and his Gen-Z Daughters
Guldborg to Maribo, 25Km There’s not much happening in Guldborg on a Sunday evening. I drank a small beer inContinue Reading
Day 21 – Two Storstrøm Bridges
Vordingborg to Guldborg, 23Km I departed from the Hotel Vinhuset in Næstved this morning for the second and final time.Continue Reading
Day 20 – To Vordingborg and back
Næstved to Vordingborg, 23Km I got into a bit of a muddle deciding which stages to walk in this partContinue Reading
Day 19 – Moonlight Shadow
Skelby to Næstved, 16Km A small sense of urgency this morning because I had to take the 09:09 bus toContinue Reading
Day 18 – The Scenic Route to Næstved
Ringsted to Skelby, 22Km The pilgrim setting off from Ringsted is soon presented with a choice of route. There isContinue Reading
Day 17 – The Bruun de Neergaard Estate
Skjoldenæsholm to Ringsted, 17km The hotel at Skjoldenæsholm was an experience. It was a 16th century royal estate which wasContinue Reading
Day 16 – Rain Stopped Play
Roskilde to Skjoldenæsholm, 26Km It would have been such a great day today had it not been for the rain.Continue Reading
Day 15 – Bluetooth
Ishøj to Roskilde, 20Km The Danish Pilgrim Trail circumnavigates Ishøj. It’s hardly surprising because the town planners have built aContinue Reading
Day 14 – Walking in Denmark
Copenhagen to Ishøj, 22Km Mixed emotions: good to be walking again after four idle days but sad to leave CopenhagenContinue Reading
Day 13 – One More Cappuccino
Copenhagen I met Blanca for a cappuccino this morning, just like old times. We were fellow pilgrims in Japan inContinue Reading
Day 12 – Copenhagen
Night trains are perfect for a lot of things except for getting a good night’s sleep. In my Inter RailContinue Reading
Day 11 – Stockholm
In the early 1970s, Arthur Frommer published his eponymous travel guide, Europe on $5 a day. Free wheeling American touristsContinue Reading
Day 10 – Ferry to Stockholm
Today is a big change from yesterday. It’s sunny and warm. How quickly the weather changes on the Baltic Sea.Continue Reading
Day 9 – Mariehamn
Lemböte to Mariehamn, 23km I stayed the night in Valentina’s Italian Villa in Lemböte, Lemland. Valentina was charming and theContinue Reading
Day 8 – Lumparland & Lemland
Kökar to Lemböte, 23km The owner of the campsite gave me a lift to the ferry at 6am so IContinue Reading
Day 7 – A Day on Kökar Island
Rest Day I’m roughly in the middle of the archipelago so it was a good idea to stay two nightsContinue Reading
Day 6 – Goodbye to Finland
Korpo to Kökar, 4km After a lazy morning exploring Korpo “town” (essentially, the church), I said goodbye to Finland andContinue Reading
Day 5 – Nature in the Archipelago
Nagu to Korpo, 22Km Today’s walk took me across Nagu and Korpo islands and I took my third ferry betweenContinue Reading
Day 4 – The Shape of Water
Pensar to Nagu, 20Km It was an 8:30 ferry this morning from Pensar to Kirjais. Breakfast was very good butContinue Reading
Day 3 – Alone on the Edge of the Water
Kirjala to Pensar, 27km My breakfast provisions in the Waudevilla cabin were adequate in quantity if not in quality andContinue Reading
Day 2 – onto the archipelago
Turku to Kirjala, 25 km It would have been better to have walked a few more kilometres to Pargas whichContinue Reading
Day 1 – Hello to St Olav and his Waterway
Turku This year I’m making a Scandinavian pilgrimage, starting here in Finland then passing through Åland, Sweden. Denmark and ultimatelyContinue Reading
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