Someone had mercy on him and traded currency with him. Apparently the emergency bill is not going to do much good if you cant change it. I might have made the same mistake myself.
I have twice exchanged US$ for euro for US pilgrims (both Californians....) as living in Canada not far from New York and Vermont, I or family members have occasion to go South of the Border for amusement and/or shopping and have occasion to use...
If your friend doesn’t want to go to Logroño to exchange money, perhaps he could find a Western Union office closer to where he is— they used to be located at larger Correos offices but I don’t know now. I once had money sent from home via...
I usually bring approx. €100 back home with me to easily use once I arrive in Europe again before stopping at a bank ATM in opening hours at my convenience as I prefer not to use airport ATMs in general.
I once brought some crisp US bills to...
I was also attacked, by two German Shepherds, when I was four years old, bitten on the face and chest and hospitalised. I think that the biggest physical scar, on my face is now hidden by my wrinkles and years of sun damage but the physiological...
Dogs are always a bit of a concern. And there are lots on the Invierno.
On my 2023 Camino I came across probably a hundred or two at least, along the VdlP, part of the Frances, the Invierno and the Fisterre.
On only one occasion was I really...
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