“Camino, look! Maybe you can meet Puss in Boots here!” Karen, kitty, and I pulled into the gravel drive of the Château de Perreux, the grand, imposing hotel that resembled exactly the kind of palace where Puss, an orange ragamuffin like Camino, held court after his...
It was cashmere hats and gloves and scarves and wraps for all. With winter fast arriving, the Annecy street vendors catered to my weakness for loveliness with their gorgeous, affordable wares, but my need to take French gifts home for friends and family did not sit...
What did kitten Camino mean, I am the friend of the oppressed? In driving rain, with the wind shoving me sideways, I trudged huffing and puffing up the medieval hill that lead to the medieval Château d’Annecy, which is a restored castle turned museum of Haute-Savoie...
On the banks of Lake Annecy – spectacular! – I tried to make like the Europeans who clearly enjoyed life. Here they were, lazing away a Monday by resting on lakeside benches or strolling oh-so-slowly (often arm-in-arm) along the lakeside path where the views were...
The mark of Camino was carved on my cheek. It was carved on my arms, my hands, my legs, and my feet. I felt as if kitty had followed the fictional Zorro’s modus vivendi and taunted me: As the storied highwayman would sneer: “We have had enough of playing,” Señorita....
Officially, there are 281 recognized Camino de Santiago routes, encompassing over 51,500 miles through 29 countries. Some are the best known and traveled, like the Camino Francés, Camino del Norte, and Camino Portugués; others are more obscure or recently restored....
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