by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 19, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
This long flat road from Santhia to Pavia reminds me first of the Meseta on the Camino Frances only longer. My photos are all same, I am tired of the views, and my inspiration isn’t coming like it was just a few days ago. It also reminds me of how a 15 week semester...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 15, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
Ramblings from the Via Francigena… I don’t ask for much when we’re on pilgrimage. Having our most basic needs met is really all we desire which means availability of decent toilet paper, food, and a soft bed. 😆 Unfortunately, that is asking too much at times. 😏 The...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 10, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Lifestyle, Via Francigena
Oh how I wish we were the best of friends. The pastries, the pizza, the pasta, the bread, Lord have mercy, the bread. I want to have a relationship with these foods like no other relationship I have had before. Sorry, Brian but you get me. Italy makes pizza right! I...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 8, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
After four challenging days of hiking going up and over the Swiss Alps, meandering through lots of Swiss and Italian villages, we have arrived in our first big city in Italy, the quant town of Aosta with a population of over 125,000 people. The big attractions are a...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 6, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
If I complain about any other climb, let me please remember this day. Oh, the climbing, all day long. I kept repeating all day, “if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” I’m searching for change on this pilgrimage. I don’t know completely what change, but...
