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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Magical Summer Memories Vol. 2 – Via Francigena

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. Our second installment in the series follows one listener from London to Rome – on foot.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Dylan Therese and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible

0:06.4

and wondrous places.

0:07.9

And one of my favorite parts of this show is getting voicemails from you, our wonderful

0:13.1

curious listeners.

0:15.3

And today we're going to hear about a particularly special adventure.

0:20.3

Hello, my name is David Ross from Atlanta, Georgia.

0:26.4

In 2016, I walked from London to Rome.

0:32.5

I was following in the footsteps of Secret Viseries, the Archbishop of Canterbury who

0:38.9

was appointed by the Pope in 990 and was probably the first person to set down a travel

0:45.5

log.

0:46.5

He actually had to go down from Canterbury to Rome to pick up his credentials from the

0:51.6

Pope.

0:53.1

He wrote about his story through the end to head back.

0:56.4

I walked London to Rome in 110 days.

1:01.5

I left St. Paul's Cathedral in London on June 20th.

1:05.7

I arrived in St. Peter's September 30th.

1:11.0

Everything was memorable.

1:12.0

There was so many memories.

1:13.7

Bye.

1:14.7

I feel like David is not giving this like sufficient pomp and circumstance.

1:24.1

Like this is not a walking tour.

1:26.7

This is 110 days of walking, thousands of kilometers of walking.

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