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    Starting from Arles April - money from La Poste

    Hi, Here you can search the ATMs operated by the Banque Postale, inside or outside their premices : https://www.labanquepostale.fr/particulier/localisation_bureau.html For safety reasons, the post offices (usually) don't store any cash outside of the ATMs. If a customer wants to retrieve some...
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    Hi, The French call the (boiler suit) "salopette". Plenty of models here: https://la-salopette.fr/collections/salopette-homme with this slogan: "Looking for comfort?" :) Plenty of models : denim, camo, alleged US Military, detachable top... but not really cheap... :(
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    Hi, By the way : backpacks are to be carried with a belt, if not on the very light side.
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    "what is all this to do with short sleeved boiler suits??" : my comment was... about boiler suits, not kilts.
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    Hi, Just one thing : you will have to wash - and dry! - the whole of it. With a more conventional attire, your daily washing is only your t-shirt and underwear.
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    "normal" daily routine

    Hi, Your priority when you arrive at the albergue is to have a shower then wash your laundry and dry it before sunset (quite a challenge in October). Then up to you : chat, cerveza, visit of the surroundings, phone call to next accommodation, etc. and finally dinner when available.
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    Backpack Pick

    Hi, You might be happy with this backpack : https://sierradesigns.com/flex-capacitor-40-60/ I have one, use it for mountain trips, and I like it. IMHO, I would have no use for a smaller pack, which would weigh about the same and might be less comfortable.
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    Prescriptions on the Via Podiensis

    Hi, Just in case you need to refill, make sure to know the INN (International Nonproprietary Name) of your medication. French equivalent : DCI (Dénomination Commune Internationale). More on INN : https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-and-policy-standards/inn/guidance-on-inn
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    Rest Days on the Podiensis

    Hi, Among other ones, Figeac (Musée des écritures), Moissac (abbaye), Navarrenx. I did and enjoyed.
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    Massage therapist in SJPdP?

    Hi, As Pelerina just said, Google "kiné saint jean pied de port" will bring you several answers. Note that those professionals are often over-busy with their usual patients.
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    Sellos on the Francigena

    Hi, At the door of the Cathedral (Duomo) in Lucca (where you have to pay, as for many major churches in Italy) : "- Got a reduced rate for pilgrims? - No, but I can give you a stamp. - OK..."
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    Prescription drugs

    Hi, Same advice : bring your own supply for the duration of your camino. I guess you know that, but for what it's worth : in France, a fair number of people have been destabilized by (slight?) changes in Levothyroxine formulation, describing secondary effects, raising claims, asking for damage...
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    Le Puy-en-Velay to St. Privat d’Allier in one day?

    Hi, in fact the descent to the river leads to Monistrol-d'Allier. Saint-Privat is on the top of a hill. and Monistrol is on the river, after a bridge built by Gustave Eiffel This being said, Le Puy - St-Privat is less strenuous, by far, than SJPdP-Roncesvalles, but is a significant stage...
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    Options: what to do after arriving in Santiago

    Or bus to Porto (we did), and enjoy the city and the bacalao :)
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    Some links and info for the Tro Breizh route

    Hi, An other one to be published soon : Saint-Brieuc to Saint-Malo, a really scenic section. https://www.trowardro.com/product-page/breizh-ma-bro-de-saint-brieuc-%C3%A0-saint-malo
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