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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...
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... :(
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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..."
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...
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...
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
Hi,
As I mentioned in the other thread you have opened :
In my understanding, it looks like the application (not the e-books), as put on the market in 2018, is no longer available nor updated : refer to the warning in yellow at the top of this page ...
"Vieux Crayon" FAQs : "Chaque eBook est millésimé, tout comme nos guides Miam Miam Dodo papier. Si vous achetez une édition 2022 d'un ebook, il ne se mettra pas automatiquement à jour en 2023 avec les nouvelles informations des hébergements et services."
= Each eBook has a year of issue, just as...
Hi,
A bit of caution, from the "Vieux Crayon" site :
E-books : https://www.levieuxcrayon.com/11-nos-e-books : "Aucun produit disponible pour le moment"
= "No product available right now" (i.e. 2023 issue not yet available).
Kindle, from FAQs : https://www.levieuxcrayon.com/17-faq-e-books...
Hi,
There used to be a single book for the Le Puy-SJPP stages. I guess the content has extended, leading to two separate volumes, as mentioned by Jouffroy47.
And one more for the Célé valley and Rocamadour alternatives.
Sure!
Some more info is useful for the various alternatives.
And beware of GR crossings: in Varaire, you may shift to GR36 if you don't pay attention :oops:
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