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Good Rule - Always pay in local currency! - in this case Euros. CASH or CREDIT or CASH WITHDRAWL - always choose to pay in Euros.
If you try to pay in US cash, if they accept it at all, the onsite exchange rate will always be excessively higher than any bank machine or credit card fee; they...
Posada la Victoria is a great BnB on the route, ended up there the first time I did the Norte and I have gone back 4 times since. Family owned and gorgeous. They speak Spanish but work with google translate.
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Just a note for any traveler paying by credit card abroad -
IF given the option on the credit card device to pay in your own currency (instant exchange) or in Euros - pick the Euros. Your own bank will give you a much better exchange rate than their credit card processing company.
Some of my...
Watch out for the Rain on the Brick/Stone road heading off the cliffs into San Sebastian. That road can be insanely slippery in the rain. (The last down hill before reaching the city at sea level.
Definitely biased, but I loved my low-key Camino family and the amazing walking views of oceans every single day.
Water views almost daily . . . Exquisite
I was there in February 2017. The issue is the isolation. You may meet families or pairs that are walking together but some stages I was the only pilgrim for days. It worked fine in the more expensive accommodation, but in Galicia the albergues were open and available but I was the only...
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