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Old Jan 12th, 2011, 05:47 PM
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Favorable exchange rates?

I am a college student about to graduate, but not wanting to head to graduate school immediately. I was hoping to do some independent travel outside the US and was wondering what countries have the most favorable exchange rates. I don't mind paying a larger sum for a flight ticket, so long as the country's exchange rate is favorable. Any suggestions of places to go (preferably off the beaten path)?
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Old Jan 13th, 2011, 06:26 AM
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www.spirit.com to South America Colombia Ecuador Peru

out of FLL cheap to get to your dollars will go far there.

www.saexplorers.org/clubhouses/quito good info....

cheap stays from $100/wk eats tours from $10/da

Personally like Ecuador www.guanguiltagua.com very pretty

the most ecodense country in SA

jungle galapagos inka mountains cloud forest beache surf dive

all within a few hours from Quito.

A second choice would be eastern europe

costs a lot more to fly there though...more expensive also.

Happy Hunting,
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Old Jan 13th, 2011, 06:31 AM
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www.sawadee.com

Thailand cheap once you get there

but costs a lot to fly there...

Phuket area is pretty amazing for beaches though...

might be worth it if you like asian culture food...

Happy Journey,
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Forget the exchange rate, what counts is actual cost - a good exchange rate in an expensive country is outweighed by a bad exchange rate in a cheap country. Most of Asia is cheap.
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Old Jan 15th, 2011, 07:37 AM
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I agree "exchange rate" should not be your most important consideration. It's the cost of living once you are there. Mexico or Thailand come to mind as good values.
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Old Jan 16th, 2011, 02:10 PM
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Ahh, good points. I guess what i was meaning to say is where does the dollar go the farthest. Central/South America sounds pretty solid, considering it is close and thus more likely to be cheaper to fly to.
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