[pct-l] ATMs and Banks

[Sly]

Travelers checks are like any other check.  Of course, smaller places 
may not take checks but larger places should. 

Sly


Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes wrote:
> 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.
>
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