Walkingman

I am back on the Camino again, this time hoping to make the final stretch, all the way to Santiago. I flew yesterday from Basel to Barcelona and on from Barcelona to Santander, staying there overnight. This morning saw me take the train from Santander to Barreda. That is where I finished last year. The…

Following my last walk over the mountains to the town of Stans, there was one outstanding piece of unfinished business that I wanted to complete before I go on later in the year to the final sections of the Trans Swiss Trail. Back in June, when I described walking over the mountains from Stans to…

Back in early May, I had attempted to walk from Giswil to Stans, taking in the mountains of Gräfimattstand and Stanserhorn. I had not expected the snow conditions that I met on the way, and I was forced to abandon the effort a little after Gräfimattstand. But it has been bothering me ever since. Was…

Things took a detour recently, and I found myself waling a different trail for a day. I took an early morning bus from Vaduz to the little town of Malbun. Or perhaps it is an exaggeration to call Malbun a town. It is a ski resort in the eastern part of Liechtenstein, and it is…

I went back on the trail at the weekend. With just 95km left to go to reach the end at Mendrisio, I want to bring this to a conclusion. However, the logistics of reaching the different sections has become more complicated. Starting from my home in Basel, getting back to Anzonico is not so easy.…

With the St. Gotthard pass behind me, I decided to push forwards and do another stage of the Trans Swiss Trail. Unfortunately, the day that I chose for the enterprise was a little bit damp. The forecast did not say there would be rain, but there was an indication of showers through the day. From…

Keep right on to the end of the road,Keep right on to the end,Tho’ the way be long, let your heart be strong,Keep right on round the bend. As I made my way back to Basel after traversing the St. Gotthard Pass on my last outing, a song with these words came to mind. It…

I went back to Andermatt to resume my journey, Andermatt is like a kind of crossroads in the network of Alpine route. The east-west routes from the Furka pass to Chur meet the north-south route from Uri to Ticino and Italy. There is evidence that the area has been inhabited for millennia, probably as part…

Circumstances forced me to take a few weeks away from Switzerland, so when I got back here, the return to the Trans Swiss Trail was a priority. That is why I was up early on Sunday to take the train and bus to Meitschligen, where I finished the last time I was on the trail.…

I returned to Bauen last Saturday to make the next stage of the Trans Swiss Trail. My schedule was governed by the sailing times of the boats on the Vierwaldstätter See, so it was a later start than is usual for me. I found myself standing in the sunshine at Flüelin, looking across at Bauen,…