Money and Railpass
Apr 28th, 2014 | 05:24 PM
#1
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Money and Railpass
Planning on europe trip firstly living in spain as an au pair for a year then travelling through europe on my own just wondering:
Should i use cash or some type of card? Which is easier as i know diff places are diff currencies
Railpass worth it?
Should i use cash or some type of card? Which is easier as i know diff places are diff currencies
Railpass worth it?
Apr 28th, 2014 | 05:29 PM
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An ATM (from a bank without fees) and a credit card (from a bank without fees).
You can't decide if a Railpass is worth it without knowing where you are going. Some places are easier/cheaper by budget flights and some are only served by bus.
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You can't decide if a Railpass is worth it without knowing where you are going. Some places are easier/cheaper by budget flights and some are only served by bus.
www.whichbudget.com
www.skyscanner.com
Apr 28th, 2014 | 05:29 PM
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We don't know where you're going so we can't say if a railpass is worth it. For my trips they never are. Read up here: http://www.seat61.com/Railpass-and-E...pass-guide.htm
Also it's tough to advise you on money if we don't know which country you're coming from. From the US, for instance, ATM cards are the best way to get cash abroad, and some credit cards have no foreign transaction fees. In other countries, the banking products may differ.
If you don't have a guidebook for traveling in Europe, you should get one!
Also it's tough to advise you on money if we don't know which country you're coming from. From the US, for instance, ATM cards are the best way to get cash abroad, and some credit cards have no foreign transaction fees. In other countries, the banking products may differ.
If you don't have a guidebook for traveling in Europe, you should get one!
Apr 28th, 2014 | 07:11 PM
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Do you already have everything arranged for your au pair job? If you don't, you need to fix that first. Including a long-stay work visa, unless you come from another Schengen country. Spain has a lot of unemployment and I'm not sure they will be happy about foreigners coming in to take jobs that their own teenagers would want.
Using cash only for over a year is a bad idea. Get an ATM card and possibly a credit card. But, if you will be working, how are you getting paid? If you get cash payments it may be difficult and expensive to get it deposited into your own foreign account, so you'd have to use it up or keep it hidden somewhere.
Using cash only for over a year is a bad idea. Get an ATM card and possibly a credit card. But, if you will be working, how are you getting paid? If you get cash payments it may be difficult and expensive to get it deposited into your own foreign account, so you'd have to use it up or keep it hidden somewhere.
Apr 28th, 2014 | 09:58 PM
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Thank you all and sorry i didnt mention im from australia and was hoping to visit almost every country in europe.
I havent sorted out my au pair job yet as it is too early. Im planning on going june 2015 too early i know i just like to be organised so i know what im doing and talking about.iv done alot of researching about au pair in spain.
Hope that helps
I havent sorted out my au pair job yet as it is too early. Im planning on going june 2015 too early i know i just like to be organised so i know what im doing and talking about.iv done alot of researching about au pair in spain.
Hope that helps
Apr 29th, 2014 | 01:34 AM
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<< hoping to visit almost every country in europe >>
You do know there are 50 countries in Europe. Are you sure you plan to visit them all? Unless you have a visa to travel for years, and have lots of money, you'll be flying through all these countries without seeing very much. If you have limited funds you will spend more money when you move around a lot.
The first thing to do is to get a job sorted and start reading guide books for general travel advise. Then read the guide books again to determine what countries/cities/towns you want to visit.
The rail pass question is decided after you determine where you want to go. You're about a year too early to be asking this question first.
Use ATM/bank machines to withdraw cash as you need it.
You do know there are 50 countries in Europe. Are you sure you plan to visit them all? Unless you have a visa to travel for years, and have lots of money, you'll be flying through all these countries without seeing very much. If you have limited funds you will spend more money when you move around a lot.
The first thing to do is to get a job sorted and start reading guide books for general travel advise. Then read the guide books again to determine what countries/cities/towns you want to visit.
The rail pass question is decided after you determine where you want to go. You're about a year too early to be asking this question first.
Use ATM/bank machines to withdraw cash as you need it.
Apr 29th, 2014 | 09:42 AM
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You really need to look into the Visa issue to see how long you are allowed to stay.
Assuming you are able to get some sort of visa associated with an au pair job - it would end with the job - and you would then be left with the regular tourist visa (not a physical visa but permission to enter) - which is good for only 90 days in Schengen. Not sure of other area for Australians.
Assuming you are able to get some sort of visa associated with an au pair job - it would end with the job - and you would then be left with the regular tourist visa (not a physical visa but permission to enter) - which is good for only 90 days in Schengen. Not sure of other area for Australians.
