Tips

Lips get sunburned too! Make sure your chapstick has SPF protection….I learned this the hard way
Travel books are heavy. I probably shouldn’t have brought any, as I rarely used them. They get out of date quickly, and most towns have tourist information centers anyway.
You need less clothes than you probably think. I brought 5 pairs of cycling shorts and shirts, but could have gotten away with 2. Think about it, do you really want to ever be carrying around 4 dirty pairs of cycling shorts? You can wash 1 in the shower with you each night.
You will definitely need some sort of air mattress for your tent. I think I have a thermalite and it packs away in my bag really small and light, and makes sleeping comfortable.
I have used my Swiss Army knife almost every day.
Carry your own toilet paper
Take the time to clear the ground of rocks before you set your tent up
Make sure the shower works before you set your stuff up in it
I have often wished for lower gears on my bike; I never wished for a larger gear.
Towns sometimes have youth centers, where you can get on the internet for free. I found one in Le Pradet and Digne

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tips – awesome!!! what does the bike gourmet have as a trip re: food??
By: bamba on July 11, 2008
at 4:42 pm

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I like these tips. Is it for you for the future or for your friends?
By: Amber on July 14, 2008
at 2:35 am

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send the extras home
By: MOM on July 15, 2008
at 2:33 am

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