<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 2/28/2003 12:03:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, norvellaNAUVOO.NET writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">My wife and I are budgeting 100 euros per night for food and lodging on the<BR>
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Is this a reasonable amount?<BR>
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You did not indicate whether you plan to stay in refugios, pensions, hotels or posadas; obviously, depending on your choices, the expenses can vary widely.<BR>
Some refugios are supported by contributions, so depending on your generosity, even this can vary. Further, some pilgrims who are on a tight budget do their own cooking, where allowed, in refugios; others splurge on meals in the better restaurants rather than limit themselves to pilgrims' menus.<BR>
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Two years ago, when I went, it was easy to travel spending only $12 - $25 per day, staying at refugios and sticking to the pilgrims' menus most of the time. Of course, there are always extra expenses like pharmacy purchases and gifts/souvenirs that you should include in your budget. 100 euros per night is probably double what most of us spent in 2001 and we did not feel that we were doing the Camino on the cheap. Howard Mendes, NYC</FONT></HTML>