3 countries, 3 different currency: What to do ?
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3 countries, 3 different currency: What to do ?
We will be going to Norway, England and Italy. We usually do most transactions on credit card, but should I get a small amount of each currency before we go?
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Take some currency - very handy when you first set foot in a country.
I know lots of Fodorites go for getting the cash when you arrive at the airport.
I on the other hand could not be bothered after a getting off a plane.
I know lots of Fodorites go for getting the cash when you arrive at the airport.
I on the other hand could not be bothered after a getting off a plane.
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I don't make any special effort to acquire local currency before I get there. I carry some USD as a backup, but don't normally buy local until I get to a bank ATM. Knowing what I do about information technology, I like to be able to walk into the bank and talk to a human if the machine eats my card. You can't do that at an airport.
I buy my way to town with a debit or credit card and worry about acquiring coin of the realm after I'm settled. Sometimes I don't even need any.
I buy my way to town with a debit or credit card and worry about acquiring coin of the realm after I'm settled. Sometimes I don't even need any.
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We have gotten a small amount of cash at exchange offices at the airport (high fees, so we don't get much). Then get more cash at a bank ATM. At the end of our traveling time with a particular currency, we don't spend everything. We keep some leftover cash in a "travel" drawer at home, and bring it back the next time. I have between $50 and $100 worth of currency from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Euros, and some Canadian and Central American cash.
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I like to play safe and always carry a small amount of euros with me..just enough to get me by the first day..
Too many times the ATM machines that I tried to use, for a reason or another were malfunctioning, so I learned my lesson.
I am going back the end of August but I still have some Euros from my last trip and will have enough to go by for few days.
Too many times the ATM machines that I tried to use, for a reason or another were malfunctioning, so I learned my lesson.
I am going back the end of August but I still have some Euros from my last trip and will have enough to go by for few days.
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Hi T,
You might want to pick up about $30 in Norwegian Krona at your departure airport, because that will be when you are most jet lagged.
From then on follow your usual procedure, and get cash at ATMs as you need it.
You might want to pick up about $30 in Norwegian Krona at your departure airport, because that will be when you are most jet lagged.
From then on follow your usual procedure, and get cash at ATMs as you need it.