Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 23, 2014 The walk from Nové Sady to Vranon nad Dyji was, as expected, a long trip. 37 kilometres long. Entirely on the official Greenway trail, the route was all small roads, some barely walking... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 22, 2014 Some days come with irritating compromise. Others with unexpected delight. The day we departed Slavonice was both of those. We had to walk to Vranov nad Dyji but, being at least 45 kilometres... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 21, 2014 Leaving the beauty of Telč was hard but, at seven in the morning we left our comfortable room overlooking the square and headed off for Slavonice. It was another long day, partially on... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 19, 2014 Looking out of the window of our pension onto the sunlit square, it is not hard to imagine why Telč was listed as a world cultural resource by UNESCO. Our walk here was... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 19, 2014 It is hard to say what had the greatest therapeutic value once we arrived at the Svata Katerina Resort after a 40.5 kilometre day of walking. The food. The wine. The bed. All... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 18, 2014 We leave our comfy two storey apartment in Myslkovich and head out on the first of two overly long days of walking. Today we head towards Jindřichův Hradek, some 37 kilometres away. It's... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 18, 2014 Leaving Tabor, we faced four days of hard walking, a fate in part governed by accommodations that we could rely on. Many small communities simply do not have any hotels or pensions. Or,... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 17, 2014 Tabor was the first of several planned rest stops as we traversed the Prague-Vienna Greenway. A day away from walking in exchange for city sightseeing. It was by happy coincidence that we arrived... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 17, 2014 Our exit from Sedllčany the next morning started on a Czech hiking trail, a 'green' trail to be exact. It was a quiet mix of wooded trails and small roads, leading us to... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 14, 2014 Having discovered the Czech trail system yesterday and still wary of following the busy roads surrounding Prague, we elected to follow a series of red and blue trails on our third day. Of... Continue Reading →