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23 July 2022
Moving to Santiago de Compostela It was a late start today with the bus ride to Santiago de Compostela, in the Galicia region, at 1000. The ride took us through the coastal area with some inlets before turning inland. There was a ridge with wind farms on the roadside and I could feel the bus […]
22 July 2022
I took the 0830 bus from Santander to Oviedo in Asturias today. The waiting underground station at Santander was not glassed-in from the waiting buses and I imagine it would be rather unpleasant during peak hours. Think carbon monoxide poisoning? The bus arrived from Barcelona and we boarded for Oviedo soon after, with a new […]
21 July 2022
Despite my regular alarm time of 0600, I slept till nearly 0800. I had done too much in the last 2 weeks and it was catching up on me. I spent some time with admin in my room before taking a bus around 1000 to the beaches to the east of the city. The buses […]
20 July 2022
It was a rainy morning walking to San Sebastian’s bus station for the 0840 departure. I had a rushed breakfast of a good sandwich roll at the station before hopping on the bus which left 10 mins late. We called in at Bilbao’s station before continuing to Santander in the Cantabria region, arriving at 1145 […]
19 July 2022
Leaving Bilbao My tummy felt unwell around 0400. With the interruption to my sleep, I had an extra lie in till around 0730 today. I attribute my tummy troubles to the pinchos yesterday evening. Bar snacks like that sitting in the cabinet for many hours on a warm day isn’t the safest food. Especially the […]
18 July 2022
Leaving Geneva Today I leave Switzerland for Spain as it is a good stepping stone towards Colombia where I’m ultimately headed. I was lucky enough to get a cheap flight to Bilbao with Easyjet Switzerland, where I’ll then slowly make my way to the west to catch my flights to Colombia. I woke up refreshed […]
17 July 2022
Crossing to Evian in France Today is my final move in Switzerland, hopping on the bus across the hotel at 0720 to take the train to Geneva. But in a development that came up only yesterday, I decided to make a stopover in Lausanne for a side trip to Evian, across the lake on the […]
16 July 2022
Moving to the Riviera I had a slightly later start on the trains today at 0740. I probably could have made the earlier one but I didn’t think. Today, I leave the Swiss alpine areas for the riviera, meaning the northern coast of Lake Geneva, from around Montreux westward to Geneva. The combined ride to […]
15 July 2022
Sunrise but not quite From my room I could catch a corner of the Matterhorn and it looked a nice orange colour half hour after the 0530 sunrise. I hadn’t wanted to climb to the viewpoint about 15 mins away at this time but I changed my mind. By the time I reached the Murini […]
14 July 2022
Moving to Zermatt I had a relatively late start today, taking the train at 0730. It was a treat to have hotel breakfast this morning to start the day. They cater well to travellers by starting at 0600! Having completed my hike yesterday, I was able to hop on one of the few direct trains […]