When last I wrote about the Midleton Greenway, I described my walk out from Midelton to the village of Mogeely. That was in October of 2024. Later, in November of 2024, it was announced that the remainder of the route would open in December, all the way to Youghal. I resolved that during my winter…
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I have been meaning to walk the cliffs at Ballycotton for some time, but something always seemed to get in the way. And then, this year, I made my Christmas journey to Ireland earlier than usual, arriving in mid-December. After a couple of walks around the town of Midleton, and with the weather seeming relatively…
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The prospect of a railway line from the city of Cork to the town of Youghal (pronounced Yawl) was first proposed in the early 1850s. For some years, there was little progress, but the line as far as Midleton was opened in November 1859, followed by the remainder of the route to Youghal a few…
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Through most of September, I was out of Switzerland, and unable to get back t following Suvorov’s route. But with the coming of October, I was back in Switzerland and anxious to get back to following Suvorov’s route. At the end of September 1799, Suvorov was in Altdorf. But the French had confiscated all the…
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A few days later, I was back on the trail again. The train brought me to Göschenen early in the morning. I stepped off the train and started walking immediately, heading northwards and down the valley. I suspect that the route taken by Suvorov follows closely to the road, but the trail is very much…
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Following my diversions to the Niesen and the Schilthorn summits, I got back to my plans for walking Swiss trails in August. My planned third trail for 2024 was the Via Suvorov. Before going on to talk about the trail itself, it is important to take a look at the background. Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was…
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