Dear Friends, This month we had the opportunity to end our Italy trip in Bari by car. We did some hiking however in France and in Switzerland. Lord willing, the next journey will begin with the crossing by ferry from Bari to Durrës in Albania. From there the plan is Continue Reading
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Back from our trip to Italy
Dear Friends, Last week Aad and I returned from our latest hiking trip in Italy. For the route and the pictures click here. The influence of Covid-19 in Europe is getting stronger at this time of the year and we have experienced its effects while walking and travelling through the Continue Reading
From Piacenza to Pontremoli in Toscane
Dear Friends, Last Wednesday morning I returned from my hike in Italy. This episode I entered the Apennine mountain range and crossed the ‘Passo della Cisa‘ to the Toscane region. I had a great time and met some great people on the way. I had a lot of opportunities to Continue Reading
Can we meet on my coming trip?
Dear Friends, Next week on Saturday the 15th, God willing, I will fly from Amsterdam to Milan. The next day I will travel back to Piacenza by train to continue my hike on the Via Francigena. If everything goes according to plan I will traverse the Apennine mountain range and Continue Reading
From Verrès to Piacenza
Dear friends, Back on the Via Francigena again we left the Alps and arrived in the valley of the Po. We hiked from Verrès to Piacenza. This time of year we had to deal with lots of insects and heat on the trail. Unfortunately, some pilgrim hostels were closed due Continue Reading
From Les Valettes (CH) to Verrès (IT)
Dear friends, Yesterday we returned from our 11-day hiking trip in Switzerland and Italy. An amazing trip with lots of experiences and challenges and our first opportunity to inform people about Hiker Online International. We have planned our next trip God willing coming month and will be back in Verrès Continue Reading