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    Carbon vs aluminum hiking poles: experiences and recommendations

    I've used Black Diamond carbon poles for many years and thousands of miles. I've broken about 3, always my fault and from a strong sideways blow. Once I tripped over my own poles, kicking one and breaking it (they still moderated my fall). Once by sticking it in a hole in the ground and pushing...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD 10 Oct TRAVEL UPDATE Return from France to USA

    One very important thing if you are female or any gender if your name on your passport does not match your name at birth. At the center in Paris where we got our pcr tests they ask for name at birth as well as passport name. They also entered passport number. However the final certificate shows...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD No response from a French Health authorities

    I wrote a long post on this. Do the online form and get your dossier number. The response has a link so you can check for errors. Here is thread Thread 'Got French Health Pass after arriving in Paris from USA'...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Got French Health Pass after arriving in Paris from USA

    Short answer is online form works if filled out properly. It also has a way for you to message your examiner. I had home address instead of destination address. Changed that online once we got to Paris and messaged the examiner that I had made a change and needed the pass immediately to get on...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD French Health Pass no problem

    Our date is 9 Sept. I use gmail, and it usually doesn't like more than 3 attachments, so used 2 and checked the size of every image. I have Adobe Acrobat Pro and was able to edit the email field to make it bigger, but wouldn't think the initial acceptance would even look at that level of detail...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD French Health Pass no problem

    I got a reply back a few hours after I submitted it - acknowledging receipt. I had put the passport, vaccine certificate and return flight info in one pdf, and the French Health Pass application in another pdf, filled out digitally, and digitially signed. Attached these two to a brief email with...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD French Health Pass no problem

    The form requires a signature. How did you handle that? A digital signature on the pdf or a photo of the signed form?
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    Geneva to Santiago

    My memories are circa 2012, but at that time you really needed the little yellow guidebook, as almost all accommodations were in private homes, and you had to call in advance: https://www.compostelle-france.fr/2020/06/13/guide-jaune-du-chemin-de-compostelle-de-geneve-au-puy-en-velay/
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    Primitivo questions

    My wife and I did it in May of 2016 - some wet days. We both had Altras and they were fine. On the times they got wet, they dried quickly.
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    Which guide book for the El Norte

    I would carry both app and paper. Devices can and will fail. One trip, my phone was dead for three days. When the battery was finally down to zero, then a recharge brought it back to life. Another trip I was using the Whitson Northern Caminos guidebook, and lost the book. Luckily, had the Kindle...
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    Peter Robins

    The santiago.nl is an excellent resource and not just for routes in Spain. It is my go to place for Vezelay route info also in English. Books gps info and so on.
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    Camino del Norte accommodation

    We did this in 2015 and 2016 and are in 70s-80s. Here is link to 2015 stages. A little complicated as we had to leave and come back. We finished Norte and did Primitivo in 2016. You could google Susan Alcorn writer for more info...
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    What (if anything) I did wrong?

    One heads up if you switch to T-Mobile. We do use it and like it. However, for this plan and any other where you use your United States number, for someone calling you from Europe, it is an international call. If you leave a message on phone mail for a hostel or some place where you want a call...
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    Accueils jacquaires: are there any on the Vézelay Route

    The Dutch site above has both the guidebook and the facilities guide as downloadable pdf documents in English: https://www.santiago.nl/english/guides-as-pdf-files We have similar limited distance capabilities, and when we find a case where the next accommodations are too far for us, we will...
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    How light is too light? Backpack question

    What worked for you on the Primitivo will work on the Francés. The ultralight packs are essentially bags with shoulder straps, so no structure other than your folded foam pad slid vertically in the pack to protect your back from sharp objects. The manufacturers sometimes sell small pads for...
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