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General rule for where to exchange cash: country of departure or destination? [duplicate]
As a general rule, can one say that it is better to exchange cash for a foreign trip in the country of departure or of arrival? My main concern here is a favorable exchange rate.
As a concrete case, ...
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How do I spend money in Sweden and Denmark? [duplicate]
I will be visiting Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark for holidays in a couple weeks. I live in the US and have a Bank of America bank account and debit card.
I will be spending money in ...
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How do I spend money in the US? [duplicate]
I'm a Canadian traveling to the US next month. I haven't traveled internationally before and I'm not sure how money works. Am I able to use my credit card in the US? I have a $2000 limit, will USD ...
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When traveling to USA, New York, how to pay (Euro bank account) [duplicate]
When traveling from Europe to New York, which is the most cost-effective way to pay for anything?
My purchases will mostly be places to eat, museums, stadiums etc.
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should I exchange money when ...
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Cheapest option to exchange money in Japan [duplicate]
I will be travelling from Europe to Japan and considering what's the best way to get Japanese yen:
Bring EUR from home country and exchange in Japan - airport or other place?
Use ATM in Japan - how ...
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How can I reduce expenses on currency conversions? [duplicate]
I would like to know the best way to reduce expenses on currency conversions.
I think I have 4 options:
Buy money in an exchange money house in my home town.
Use my debit/credit cart to pay bills.
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Czech crown or euros/dollars? [duplicate]
I'm going to travel to Europe in 11 days. I'm going to UK, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary, and here in Chile I can exchange Chilean pesos to sterling pounds, dollars and euros.
I'm particularly ...
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Which is the best way to bring money in USA [duplicate]
In a few weeks I'll travel from Europe to USA. I'll stay there for some months and in my fisrt period there I'll need a large ammount of money for living there (let's say 2000-3000$).
So my question ...
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Money Exchange (CHF to USD) in Switzerland, Canada or in the USA? [duplicate]
I want to buy US dollar with swiss francs. I have the opportunity to make this change in Switzerland (Geneva), in the USA (Seattle) or in Canada (Vancouver). Where will I likely get the best change?
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Currency to use and expenses in Hungary & Czech republic [duplicate]
A week after, I'll be going on a central Europe tour of Budapest-Prague-Vienna. This is the first time I'm travelling abroad, and as a new graduate I'm on a rather tight budget in case of shopping ...
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Preferred method to exchange USD to CAD? [duplicate]
I don't do much traveling outside of the US but in a few weeks I will be driving from NYC to Canada. I am not sure what the best method would be to convert USD to CAD.
Should I convert before I ...
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Where to exchange money [duplicate]
I am traveling to Europe for two weeks from South Africa and the exchange rate is really not in my favour.
Where is the best place to exchange? In South Africa or when I arrive in France?
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How to get cash in Europe (ATM cards and taking cash) coming from United States [duplicate]
Can someone recommend a good ATM card to obtain for an American going to Europe. Specifically, I'm going to England/Wales if that makes a difference.
To give back, I mention that I have a Amazon ...
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How to take my money on holiday - Prepaid card or creditcard? [duplicate]
I'm based in the UK and travelling to South Africa in two months. I'm slightly against carrying a lot of cash since I have a habit of losing things and we are going to be staying in a lot of different ...
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Visiting the U.K. from U.S. -- how do I get British money? [duplicate]
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When traveling to a country with a different currency, how should you take your money?
I'm going to the U.K. How does the whole thing with money work? Can I use my U.S. credit ...
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