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Dingle Way; Day 6 Ballyganneen to Cloghane-23K

The day started with a great breakfast from Jimmy at Coill an Rois B&B including porridge with Baileys Cream. Then long walk over Mt. Brandon in fog and bit of rain. Very wet at pass. Passed young German couple. The trail was extremely wet and slippery heading down. Surprised but glad I never fell.  I …

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The Beara Way Day 2; Kenmare to Lauragh May 2016

Left Failte Hostel at 9 and enjoyed beautiful views from the bridge walking out of town. Trail followed the road along the Bay for a while but then turned up into the hills. Then walked up through some farms and then into the higher hills. Enjoyed fantastic views of the Bay and surrounding hills as …

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The Beara Way Day 1 Killarney to Kenmare

The Beara Way is a 200 km. Circular route around The Beara Peninsula in Cork and Kerry. Though I did is as the final part of a 800 km. walk along the European 8 Trail starting in Dublin. While the trail starts and ends in Kenmare, a nice option is to start in Killarney as …

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JAPAN 88 TEMPLE PILGRIMAGE Day 7

Uchizuma Minshuku to Ikumi Minshuku: Today was the first day with no physical temples. Walking along the ocean and beaches one feels they are in God’s Temple. A relatively short 27K today. I suppose a break was in order after visiting 23 temples the previous 6 days. The nature was beautiful and allowed for some …

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VIA FRANCIGENA: Canterbury to Rome Day 16

Laon to Corbeny. Drive to Reims. We could not find accommodation in Corbeny so our friend Patrick Puech from Reims came and picked us up and took us to his house. After the 10 days or so of intense heat this was a Camino blessing. A chance to get some rest and be treated as …

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Sailing The Nile By Felucca Days 2-3

The sail is quiet. Glad to keep a distance from the large tour ships steaming occasionally by. We enjoy the quiet. And Captain Sabri and First Mate Hamada could not be better hosts. We enjoyed a peaceful stop on the sandy shore of The Nile. Great food and a walk where of course a local …

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