[pct-l] ATMs and Banks

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Apr 11, 2008, at 9:37 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Re: [pct-l] ATMs and Banks

I wouldn't take travelers checks. Or if I did, I would cash them at  
banks or larger markets along the way. Many smaller places won't take  
travelers checks if for no other reason than the cashier doesn't know  
what to do with them.

It's funny what those travel books will say about a place. I once  
decided to read the Lonely Planet guide for the US. I was suddenly  
stricken with terror at all the pick-pocketing and mugging I was in  
for! I've lived here all my life and have never seen a pick-pocket.  
Con-men are much more common (anybody who needs a few bucks to get  
gas for their car is lying). People here are generally good and honest.