barryoglick
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- bogg1000
I am arriving at El Prat on May 31.
I plan to take the Renfe to Pamplona & walk to Santiago.
My questions:
If I do not come with Euros in hand, can I use US dollars or a debit card until I find a place to exchange my US dollars for Euros?
Also SHOULD I come with Euros in hand?
Do shops accept foreign debit cards & if they do, do they allow you to get “cash back” (but in Euros) as they do here in US?
Would anyone out there think I was “cheating” If i started in Pamplona rather than SJPDP? A shallow question, I agree, and several of you have already weighed in on this, stating, and I am paraphrasing here, that the journey starts wherever it starts.
Is there any chance that I will not find space in an albergue this time of year? And if I don’t, can I just sleep along side the road or in a church?
Stupid, stupid questions, but as the date of departure nears, I am getting nervous, so please forgive my silly and perhaps, repetitive questions.
Thanks for any help & thanks for the copious help you gave all offered thus far.
Warmly,
Barry
I plan to take the Renfe to Pamplona & walk to Santiago.
My questions:
If I do not come with Euros in hand, can I use US dollars or a debit card until I find a place to exchange my US dollars for Euros?
Also SHOULD I come with Euros in hand?
Do shops accept foreign debit cards & if they do, do they allow you to get “cash back” (but in Euros) as they do here in US?
Would anyone out there think I was “cheating” If i started in Pamplona rather than SJPDP? A shallow question, I agree, and several of you have already weighed in on this, stating, and I am paraphrasing here, that the journey starts wherever it starts.
Is there any chance that I will not find space in an albergue this time of year? And if I don’t, can I just sleep along side the road or in a church?
Stupid, stupid questions, but as the date of departure nears, I am getting nervous, so please forgive my silly and perhaps, repetitive questions.
Thanks for any help & thanks for the copious help you gave all offered thus far.
Warmly,
Barry