Tag Archives: via Francigena

The last leg – five years, 2000 kms.

Posted on June 4, 2022 by bfoulkesadventures

I have been doing long walks, pilgrimages mostly, for a decade now. I started the Via Francigena in June 2017. This final stage of my four stage walk is from Lucca to Rome in May 2022, the last 400 km … Continue reading →

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Adventures Abound.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

There is a Polish author, Ogla Tokarczuk, a Nobel Prize winner. In her book, Flights, she mentions the idea of synchronicity: “evidence of the world making sense. Evidence that throughout this beautiful chaos threads of meaning spread in every direction. … Continue reading →

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Over the Apps.

Posted on October 23, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

The Appenines are the mountains between the Po Valley flatlands and the famous west coast of Italy – most famously, la Spezia and Cinque Terre.   They’re not the BC Rockies;  nor is this the Great Saint Bernard Pass through the … Continue reading →

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Crossing the plains of Italy.

Posted on October 21, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

After a somewhat challenging start, I arrive in Italy. My landing in Milan from Montreal via Frankfurt is almost anti-climatic. Having entered the EU and been cleared, there was no one at the Milan airport who had the least bit … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of post-covid Travel.

Posted on October 20, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

I have recently returned from a big adventure, an international trip to Italy. It involved long flights across Canada and the Atlantic, several interactions with immigration officials from various countries, including my own. In the pandemic nations are trying to … Continue reading →

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Sigeric’s Roman Holiday

Posted on December 13, 2020 by bfoulkesadventures

Attached is a modified version of a paper submitted to my SFU class on the history of Rome. In this time of covid, my Liberal Studies courses have kept me busy, given me purpose, structure and discipline. This one also … Continue reading →

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Walking with Purpose III – Switzerland and Italy

Posted on September 19, 2018 by bfoulkesadventures

The Via Francigena is not for the easily distracted or for those who desire instant gratification; it’s a 2000 kilometre path that starts in Canterbury, England, traverses northern France then wends its way through Switzerland and crosses into Italy over … Continue reading →

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