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Thank you, you too 😘🥰

Ja so ganz warm bin ich mit Malta auch nicht geworden obwohl ich insgesamt ein Monat dort war.

Danke dir, liebe Grüße in die Heimat ;)

Danke​@@strawanza2502

Thanks for your comment Claire! I always try to share some knowledge and am happy when people like it :) Greetings!

Dziękuję za miłe słowa!

Hey Christopher! Thanks for your comment! And thanks for watching the videos i really appreciate it! Yeah it is definitly a way for people who love history and Ancient buildings. Towns like Lucca or San Gimignano are just amazing. As you said, the food, it is just amazing. I am lucky to taste great food on all my journeys but Italian cuisine is just special. We were quite lucky with the weather. It was mild, nearly no days below 0 degrees and also not much rain, unlike nearly all our other long distance trails 🤣 Enjoy your Via Francigena! And all the best!

Hey John! Did not weight it but mine Was around 10-12kg, also depending on food and water. Keep in mind, we did the hike during a longer journey, so definitly there have been a bunch of stuff we did not use or did not need. I think if you always sleep inside and plan only for the journey, and do it during a warm peruod, it should be possible to get down to 6-8kg. Depending on Personal needs and Equipment of course. Greetings

@@strawanza2502 Thanks for your reply. I will be travelling alone and plan to stay inside, hopefully sometime next year. This might seem like a silly question but I only recently found out that Italy has wolfs and bears. Did you carry bear spray or do you know whether others that walk the Via francigena carry bear spray?

@@johnwheeler3071 thats no silly question at all. Which part of the VF are you going to walk? If you only walk Lucca to Rome, don't worry at all. No bears in that area. Wolfs are no danger to humans at all, so don't worry about them. Bears can be präsentiert on the Alps. Maybe carry bearspray. However, the chance to spot and especially being attacked by wildlife(in this case bears) is very Low. Anyway, there are a bunch of shepherd and/or stray dogs that sometimes get quite close. Usually they only bark but yeah...not too much fun. In my opinion the chance of meeting aggressive dogs is higher then meeting bears.

@@strawanza2502 I want to start in Montigny Switzerland so I can go up and over the alps. I believe there are also lynx in the alps but I think they are shy of humans. I think I'm right in saying the earliest I would be able to start is at end of June if I want to use the track and not the road. It is possible I change my mind and start in Aosta as its lower and I might be able to start earlier. I understand the rice fields in Piedamont are not the most exciting part of the journey and it also has lots of mosquitos which won't be fun. It might be better in Piedamont though wetter in May as there might not be so many mosquitos as in the summer. As you can see I'm trying to weigh it up.

@@johnwheeler3071 I See, yeah that sounds like a great idea, I actually would love to do the alps part of the trail as well one day. Lynx, as you said, are absolutely harmless and seeing one in the wild is very rare. Like I said, I think Dogs and also Cows, especially when they have young ones to protect, are a much bigger threat then wildlife. I would love to give you some information to make your decision easier on where to start, but to be honest I have no idea about this part of the trail so I will pass on that. 😅

Hey! Vielen Dank, freut mich immer sehr wenn jemand das zu schätzen weiß. Es nehmen nicht nur Weitwamderer sondern allgemein wenig Menschen die Schönheit und Vielfalt der Natur wahr, finde ich. Das ist einer der Gründe warum ich versuche in meinen Videos da immer drüber zu reden und aufzuzeigen was für coole und schöne Arten es in den Orten die ich bereise zu entdecken gibt :) Liebe Grüße!

I guess both variants do their job 🤣

@@strawanza2502 😄😄😄 Fully agree!

Nazdrave Krasi! Thanks for your comments! The Place is just outside the town of Eleshnitsa, not far from Bansko.

@@strawanza2502 Thank you very much! I definitely will visit this place. Could you imagine, a foreigner to know places here better than locals. Respect! Thank you for sharing.

@@krasimirtsankov you are welcome. Actually I find places like this with intense research and mainly - talking to locals 😅 enjoy and tell me how it was!

Hey! Thanks for your comment! Well, that is a good question. The public transport is not great but it is also not too hard to get around, at least to major cities/towns. Keep in mind that North Cyprus (Girne/Kyrenia) and the Republic of Cyprus (Larnaka) are divided and crossing the border could become a problem. I didn't do it myself but I heard many totally different stories about this topic. From no problem at all to being rejected at the border. I think it really depends on the officer you meet at the checkpoint and maybe even which passport you have. However, there is an Airport in North Cyprus. Ercan Airport, just next to Nikosia/Lefkosa. From there you can catch busses or minibuses to Kyrenia without any problem. If I saw it right, Ercan Airport is only reachable from Istanbul and Izmir at the moment. So, wherever you come from, you would probably need to make a stopover to reach this one. I just read about it and probably the classical way from Larnaka is to catch a Bus to Nikosia, cross the border by foot and then take another Bus from the northern side of Nikosia to Girne. Hope I could help you, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask =) Greetings www.ercanairport.net/flight-information/ cyprus-faq.com/en/north/aeroport/kak-iz-aeroporta-larnaki-samostoyatelno-dobratsya-do-girne/

@@strawanza2502 Thank you for your quick answer. By the way, I am from Czech Republic, Brno :)

❤ Ahoj Neighbor! I am originally from Austria, just across the border of Břeclav :)

Einen der schönsten weltweit glaub ich ;)

I think the Bee, is rather a Honey Bee :)

Hallo Maxi! Ja, ich bin schon den Camino Frances, Portuguese und jetzt die VF gegangen und bereite mich auch gerade auf den 88Tempel Weg vor. Bisher ist mein Absolutes Highlight der Camino Frances mit Ausnahme der letzten 100km. Nicht unbedingt wegen dem Weg, sondern vorallem wegen den Menschen. Auf dem CF sind die Leute, die in Frankreich anfangen zu pilgern auf eine spezielle Art verbunden. Jeder mit dem ich mich dort angefreundet hab hatte ein Emotionalen Grund den Weg zu gehen und das schweißt zusammen! Gleichzeitig sind die Spanier sehr offen und Gastfreundlich. Oft wurden uns Äpfel oder Wasser gegeben .Manchen wurde sogar ein Bett angeboten. Wenn man Ihnen Geld dafür geben wollten, nahmen sie es eher selten an. Es liegt einfach in deren Glauben den Pilgern zu helfen und viele Pilger (die ich kennengelernt habe) haben diese freundlichen Leute noch einige Zeit später wieder besucht um ihnen ihre Dankbarkeit zu zeigen. Das ist der Camino Spirit. Du gibst was und bekommst was zurück und es war super. Sowohl in Portugal wie auch in Italien hab ich den Spirit kaum gespürt... Es kam mir eher vor wie eine Geldquelle für die Leute da und wenn man bedenkt, dass Pilger oft eher wenig Geld haben und es vielen darum geht ihren Glauben (wieder-) zu finden und zu versuchen (wieder) an das Gute im Menschen zu glauben ist sowohl Portugal wie Italien kein guter Ort dafür... gut das kommt aber auch viel wegen Menschen und Wanderern, die gute Menschen ausnutzen... auch Pilger Oasen gibt es hier kaum... und die Unterkünfte waren oft lieblos. Auf dem Portugisischen Weg war es definitiv besser als auf der VF. Aber nix geht über den CF! Auf allen Pilgerwegen läuft man übrigens sehr viel auf Asphalt und Stein in Italien sogar oft auf den alten Römerrouten! Sehr cool, aber echt schlecht für die Gelenke. Und die Toskana ist auch Atemberaubend, da tun sich aber Spanien, Portugal und Italien nix, sie sind alle sehr schön! Was mich aber an jedem Weg genervt hat sind die auf dem Trail "Touripilger" genannten Menschen. Das sind Leute die nur die letzten 100Km gehen um das Zertifikat vom Papst zu haben. Sie nutzen oft den guten Willen der Einheimischen aus, nehmen sich vieles ohne zu spenden und hinterlassen viel Müll... Ich sag nicht, dass das alle machen, aber es gibt leider so viele davon, dass es Pilger, die schon über 500km bis 1000km gegangen sind echt den letzten Nerv raubt und den Einheimischen übrigens auch... also Fazit, wenn du nur gehen willst und dich nix aus der Fassung bringt, geh die Via Francigena. Wenn du am Meer gehen willst und kaum Camino Spirit suchst geh den C. Portuguese// von dem Camino Norte hab ich übrigens auch fast nur gutes gehört, also wär der auch ein Versuch wert! Ansonsten, am gastfreundlichsten, für Pilger am günstigsten (zumindest 2021) und sehr international mit vielen freundlichen Leuten ist der Camino Frances! Auf jedem Weg kann man übrigens sehr viel über die Geschichte des jeweiligen Landes erfahren, je nachdem welches Land dich interessiert ist das auch sehr cool! Wenn du an sich gerne z.B. in den Bergen wandern gehst kann ich dir jetzt schon sagen, dass Pilgerwege wahrscheinlich eher nichts für dich sind, einfach weil sie sehr eintönig sind, die Natur oft zu kurz kommt, weil man viel durch die Zivilisation geht und der Asphalt und Müll einem viel Motivation rauben. Dennoch wünsche ich dir einen schönen Weg, falls du dich entscheidest einen von den Wegen zu gehen! Liebe Grüße, Amy😊

Thanks Bro. Yeah it was an amazing trail...maybe the best I did. Gotta finally watch your Albania video soon 😅

Hey! No we haven't done that one. I am not sure if there is a Pilgrimage in northern Italy where you avoid crowded places, or walking along streets. I think that the Southern part of via Francigena or cammino Materano could be less crowded, but I can't guarantee on that. EDIT: Also the Magna Via Francigena in Sicily seems a bit more natural path. Also there are many more Long Distance trails in Italy (no pilgrimages though). I think the Via Alta Liguria for example. Or if you are looking for a short one, check our video about the Grande Traversata Elbana. czcams.com/video/AXCgonkpy6o/video.html

Hey Melissa thanks for your comment! Answers to your questions: 1. We walked it in the first week of March 2023. 2. The Bus Ticket you buy like everywhere in Italy in the local tabbacco Shop or other similar facility, just ask locals :) 3. We decide to start in Pomonte cause we already knew the Patresi path from our hikes around the area. We stayed on Elba for 2 months Volunteering not far from Patresi. Thats also why we wanted to finish in Cavo, as it was our way off the Island. 4. For water refill it is important to go to the towns along the way. There is only one refill directly on trail, Walters shelter as you can see in the video. If you walk the original route you go through Procchio and Porto Azzuro. There you can refill if the fountains are working or buy water. If you have any other questions feel free to ask :) all the best!

Amazing! Thank you very much for your quick and clear response. I will have to check out your other adventures on your channel. Grazie!

You are very welcome, enjoy :)

It is. Really looking forward to be back one day and explore the country while hiking

Thank you very much

thank you very much!

I understand your concerns but I think this trail is way to beautiful and amazing to holding you back just by dogs. 99% of them are friendly, it was just one encounter we had. I actually read it more often that some people have problems with dogs while hiking this path, but I really think that is not such a big problem to skip this amazing path. I think it is good that when you meet people, talk to them, especially when they come from the other direction, if they had some encounters (also ask about the water situation, always good to know), take hiking poles with you, they are helpful when dogs get too close and when you come close to a farm, already pick up a stone or two. It is not great that one has to be so careful hiking this trail, but still, the Lycian Way is such a great adventure would be sad to miss it just cause of this. =) greetings!

@@strawanza2502 Thanks so much for the tips...i had one experience with a mean and beaten german sheperd in USA and now it makes me fear a bit

@@cravetheplanet yeah I get that, Amy was bitten by a dog 2 years ago on the French camino, so she also has a hard time when there are some rather "interested" dogs, so we try to avoid them as good as possible now.

Thats right of course ;)

Can you tell me what scene you mean?

The Name is a turkish one nowadays but yeah they bought the ship off a company operating in the baltic sea. All information in board was in Scandinavian/baltic languages. And just an additional paper was written in Turkish.

Naaaa only some dogs that were kept very bad!

Thank you very much!

Conviviality ist wichtig und richtig!

Danke Papa ;)

Thank you very much, 2 weeks until the next :)

Wunderschön is dort :)

Des is richtig!

It was :)

It is :)

dobré ráno příteli! Thank you very much!

It really is!