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    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    Thanks Jimmy, all good advice. New boots are Scarpas, previous were Vasque. Both feel comfortable but new pair are definitely snugger. I can reduce sock size if necessary. Both times I walked the instore ramp checking for slippage and front toes touching. Hopefully I'll get to test the new ones...
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    Backpacks as carry-on

    Somehow I got an Osprey 70 litre in hand luggage all the way from Australia to Lyon via London and back. In following years I have done the same with Osprey 50 litre Atmos. But I haven't tried in budget airlines, and once or twice I've almost broken the sack squeezing it into the size test...
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    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    Blisters! Tim I walked the Camino 3 years in a row. After two or 3 days I got heel blisters each time. In year 1 I did not lance. I took the advice of several people and used plasters etc to no avail. I walked 200 kms in pain. In year 2 I did an experiment. I lanced one heel and not the other...
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    Thank you Janet, some great ideas there .. I prefer the idea of south France because I feel we have a better chance of good weather ..
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    thanks Tom .. I'm looking seriously at the Sentier Cathare .. I'd be interested to hear from those who have walked it .. how often one encounters villages, and is it constant up and down walking in mountains?
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    Thank you .. I just bought Stevenson's book 'Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes'. That brochure link is excellent. I will do the walk sometime myself but some of my travel companions are put off by other GR70 descriptions that say some of the landscape is barren and the walk difficult towards...
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    Thank you kitsambler and oursonpolaire, I will try to find out more about the walk out of Arles ..
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    Thank you .. that link goes directly to photos of Montcuq and Estaing .. 2 of my favourite places in the world .. And at this page they have mapped and listed and linked their favourite short walks .. http://walkinginfrance.info/short-walks/
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    Best 2 week walks in France?

    I'm planning a 300 km 15 day walk in France starting about 10 Sept. My wife, adult sons and partners want to join me for all or parts of the hike, none have walked before. I have loved walking Le Puy-Pamplona in recent years, we could go back to GR 65, but I would prefer to try a new path in...
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    Know a good 2-week route in France?

    I walked Le Puy to Pamplona in 3 x 12 days .. each was magical and had many natural and architectural highlights .. Le Puy to Figeac .. Figeac to Condom and Condom to Pamplona .. you can't go wrong! I'm watching this post for 2 week walk suggestions on Vezelay in Sept 17.
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    Reading suggestions on walking

    Here's a new journal article about walking and connecting with nature. http://www.fusion-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2016/11/02-Simmons.pdf

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