by Bronwen Whyatt | Jul 11, 2018 | France, Philosophy, Travel, Via Podiensis
I read in the book, Paris to the Pyrenees, that it is said the first week of a long walk is for the body, the second, the mind and rest for the spirit. Well I have spent the first week of my walk sacrificing my body to the mountains of Saone-et-Loire, Loire and Rhine...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 24, 2018 | France, Travel, Via Podiensis, Via Tolosana
I have been practice-packing for months. It can only mean one thing – my next long walk in France is long overdue. I’ve booked it and July approaches. In preparation I have reviewed my Via Tolosana packing list, and have come up with a list of items...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 17, 2018 | France, Music, Travel, Via Podiensis
As you know, I will venture to France again for more walking soon, and while I’m at it, another marathon effort will be undertaken by lots of crazy cyclists in the feat known as the Tour de France. Someone asked me this week whether my route will take me...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 3, 2018 | France, Philosophy, Via Podiensis
You may remember last time I walked in France, I eventually blogged my 46 days. Well this time, I’m only going to hold myself to 100 words a day plus a photo … on Instagram. If you want to walk with me – head on over. bronwhy2018 on Instagram...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Dec 12, 2016 | Food, France, Travel
A child of the city of churches, I grew up visiting Adelaide’s pre-eminent ‘Sunnyside Mall’ at first with my mother in our school holiday Myer excursions, then later of my own volition. I remember the buzz and excitement (from some) when the...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Nov 10, 2016 | France, Via Tolosana
La Commande – Pau – Toulouse – Paris – 896 kms in a BlaBlaCar “Going nowhere … isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it...
