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One point for Canal walking: you can't cross the canal whenever you please, and it is possible to get stuck on the wrong side. (Don't ask me how I learned this.) And in France, the cross-over bridge -- southbound, say -- is sometime only...
I've walked the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Carcassonne, and loved it, and will finish it next year. Since it follows the canal it is relatively flat, with lots of small towns and interesting buildings to look at, and some historical...
From what I read on the TSA website, your multi-tool, although small, would be prohibited.
“In general, you are prohibited from traveling with sharp objects in your carry-on bags. Multi-tools (multipurpose tools) with knives of any length are...
I would have one set of clothes for day and one for evening. You have a lot of clothes. Remember that you may be wearing some of the jackets, etc. so I wouldn't necessarily count them in the weight. I would take only a few Band-Aids. I wouldn't...
You can do it anytime before you arrive. These days there aren't a lot of queues. The day before or before you set off in the morning is fine, or earlier if you prefer.
Pacer Pole user since 2010 here -- and yes I'm still on my original set. There are two differences I can see between Pacers and the York-Nordics: the shape of the grip and the angle of the grip to the long axis of the pole. Plus, the Yorks are...
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