Monthly Archives: May 2026

Here’s a list of the things I found most useful on this Camino trip. In no particular order. Jane may add the things she woudn’t have been without later. Bum bag The rucksack comes on and off. This stays on. … Continue reading →

Aggressively officious is how I’d describe the staff at Eurostar Paris. “I am a member of staff. If you don’t let me through you won’t travel,” (in French, using the ‘tu’ form even though she was much younger than us … Continue reading →

Just before sunrise, we took the boardwalk to the station for the 7:05 high speed train to Paris. Paris is 500 miles away and the trip is programmed to take just under 5 hours. We booked this trip more than … Continue reading →

(Donostia to Hendaia) We paid €2.90 each for an international ticket on the Euskotren train from San Sebastián to Hendaye. This must be the cheapest ticket for cross border travel in the world. The journey is about one hour long. … Continue reading →

As you’d expect the cathedral in Burgos is of an incomprehensible scale so coming across this model was handy (sorry about the reflections). We got up early, had a great breakfast in the hotel, and were in the cathedral square … Continue reading →