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Guest Blog Noel Smith, Swinford & Birmingham.The Rolling Hills of Lombardy!!!!!!!!!!
Guest Blog Noel Smith, Swinford & Birmingham Below is an account from my great friend Noel who recently took the time to come out and join me on my walk from Canterbury to Rome with 2 other friends Joe Mellett (Swinford) & John Culhane (Ballinrobe &...
Guest Blog Joe Mellett, Swinford. ROMA or Bust
Guest Blog Joe Mellett, Swinford ROMA or Bust Below is an account from my great friend Joe Mellett who recently took the time to come out and jin me on my walk from Canterbury to Rome with another great friend Noel Smith, Joe & Noel joined me in Pavia on the...
Keep Going! Roma Beckons
Mu Journey to Rome Below is an account so far of my walk on the pilgrim path the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome More details on each of my walking stages are available on Strava, you can find me as Cathal Kelly or Kellys Walk 2 Rome My daily diary can be found...
Guest Blog Post From John Culhane Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Guest Blog John Culhane, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo Below is an account from my friend John Culhane from Ballinrobe who recently took the time to come out and jin me on my walk from Canterbury to Rome. John Joined Noel Smith, Joe Mellett and myself in Oria Litta on Thursday...
WHERE HAVE THOSE 2 MONTHS GONE! Blog post 5 Thursday 15th August 2024 in Martigny, Switzerland Since last Blog Post Bucey Le Gy(Sunday 28th July) to Martigny (Thurs 15th August) WHERE HAVE THE 2 MONTHS GONE! Departed Swinford Saturday 15th June Commenced walking...
My Rambling Thoughts 6 Weeks in!
Reims (Wednesday 10th July) to Bucey Le GY (Sunday 28th July) Departed Swinford Saturday 15th June Commenced walking from Canterbury. Sunday 16th June Today Sunday 28th July Bucey - Les- Gy Distance Walked 818.05 Kilometres I have really struggled to write this...
Revitalised In Reims
Lets Go Champ - Lets Win Today Blog Post 3 Briuay Le Bruissierre (Thursday 27th June) to Reims (Tuesday 9th July) Hi Everone, Welcome to my third blog post from my epic pilgrim 2200km walk from Canterbury to Rome, The Via Francigena (VF) in aid of Mayo Parkinson’s...
DIP YOUR CHICKEN NUGGET INTO YOUR SHAKE!
BLOG POST 2 WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2024 Welcome Back to Blog Post 2 Thanks for tuning in to my blog post again. I hope you enjoyed the first one and as I outlined in that I hope to post up these blog post regularly during my 2200km charity walk on the Via Francigena (VF)...
Goodbyes and Holy F**Ks! I’m going on a 2200KM Walk!
Kellys Walk 2 Rome Days 1-6. Hi Everyone First of all please let me start out by saying that I am extremely nervous writing this blog so I hope you bear with me. Popping up the daily posts on social media is easier compared to this as I hope this blog will be a more...
The Via Francigena in Sections
The Via Francigena - Sections SECTION 1 KENT, ENGLAND While much of Kent is within commuting distance of London, the county has a rural character and is proud of it’s nickname, The ‘Garden of England’. Rolling hills over a chalk substratum are the primary features and...
The Via Francigena
THE VIA FRANCIGENA This great cultural route of Europe extends around 2200 kilometres between Canterbury and Rome and passes through 5 countries - England, France, Switzerland, Italy and The Vatican State. It ranks with the greatest pilgrim paths of the world. THE VF...