El Camino de Thomas: This shouldn't be legal...

El Camino de Thomas

This blog is about my planning, preparation, and completion of El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. El Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a major Catholic pilgrimage. In September of 2009, I plan on taking Camino Frances which will take me about 800km on foot from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.

In the last few years, three of my friends have lost their battles with depression. My Camino is in fond remembrance of them. Not only is this journey for personal reasons, but it's also to raise awareness and money for suicide prevention. Please visit First Giving to make a secure and tax-deductible donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Each dollar given will not only go towards research and prevention, but will serve to encourage me upon what will certainly prove to be a trying journey.

It doesn't matter how much or how little you give, just that you do. By giving anything, even $1.00, you're not only showing support for me on my trip, but helping a very worthwhile cause.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

This shouldn't be legal...

I went to purchase my train tickets from Paris to St.-Jean-Pied-du-Port yesterday and stumbled upon an interesting discovery. Depending on where your credit card billing address is, there are different rates for the EXACT same thing.

Purchased with a French billing address: 68.6 Euros ($97.87)
Purchased with a English billing address: 66 Pounds ($109.05)
Purchased with a United States billing address: $167

Just doesn't seem right.

P.s. purchasing it there doesn't help. These are prices on the 10+-day advance ticket.

UPDATE: Only the UK site checks your billing address. I was able (after much labored translation and then help from a French-speaking Canadian) to make the purchase on the French site: 68.60 Euros. Score.

1 Comments:

At July 29, 2009 at 4:33 PM , Steve said...: I think they are marketing it all wrong. It should read
Normal price of $167.

Then there is a discount of such and such percent if you live in England and even more for France.

El Camino de Thomas

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

This shouldn't be legal...

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