I’d actually begun composing my last update Wednesday from Liddes, but the hospitality (and great conversation) provided by Therese and her friend Anne proved to be too great a distraction for me. Therese had lived in Quebec for 13 years until the albergue she […]

The acronym YMMV is a standard online disclaimer. Over the past few days of walking, I have certainly learned how true it is. In Switzerland, the signposts along the extensive network of hiking trails do not give distances‎ to destinations. They give times. I […]