Timeline for When traveling to a country with a different currency, how should you take your money?
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| Jan 26, 2019 at 13:16 | comment | added | David Richerby | @fkraiem and anyone else voting to close: this is an extrememly useful question, and we regularly close other questions as duplicates of it. It's possible that new answers will still be valuable. I agree that the question is broad, but it is clearly not too broad to answer, since it has plenty of answers. I feel it would be harmful to close this. | |
| Jan 26, 2019 at 6:25 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 27, 2018 at 15:44 | comment | added | Krebto | Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin. | |
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| Feb 27, 2018 at 12:52 | comment | added | fkraiem | VTC as too broad as there are too many variables (origin country, bank, destination country, among others) that have a lot of influence on the answer. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 at 12:33 | answer | added | WGroleau | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 25, 2017 at 12:10 | answer | added | JTP - Apologise to Monica | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 22, 2016 at 7:40 | answer | added | JonathanReez♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 4, 2015 at 14:43 | comment | added | phuclv | I've never seen a check in my life, in my country and some countries I've been too. | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 15:12 | comment | added | pbu | Travelers checks are thing of the past, besides this they are expensive. Use prepaid currency cards instead of TC. Cash machines have become popular and much cheaper option. Carrying cash is good but some exchange offices are ripoffs can be fatal xchange rates. | |
| S Mar 24, 2015 at 3:32 | history | suggested | Simon East |
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| Aug 27, 2014 at 11:45 | answer | added | user8803 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 16:42 | history | edited | hippietrail |
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| Jan 14, 2014 at 18:23 | answer | added | Raiana | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 2, 2013 at 20:17 | history | edited | user141 |
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| Jul 20, 2013 at 18:14 | answer | added | cspirou | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 15, 2012 at 17:52 | history | protected | mindcorrosive | ||
| Oct 18, 2012 at 15:39 | answer | added | vartec | timeline score: 16 | |
| Aug 27, 2012 at 1:37 | answer | added | tricasse | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jun 2, 2012 at 6:23 | comment | added | BrendanMcK | @AndrewGrimm: for Japan, all you need to do is find a 7-11 (they are all over!) and use one of the ATMs there, as those ones take western cards. | |
| Jun 2, 2012 at 5:32 | answer | added | Michael Smith | timeline score: 8 | |
| May 30, 2012 at 15:14 | answer | added | user2471 | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Feb 17, 2012 at 10:14 | answer | added | RoflcoptrException | timeline score: 11 | |
| Feb 4, 2012 at 11:24 | comment | added | Golden Cuy | @Jacco: I was thinking of Japan, but it's only from what I've read, rather than from personal experience. | |
| Feb 4, 2012 at 11:19 | comment | added | Jacco | @Andrew Grimm, thats what I was told, several times. So far, I've not found a country where it was more convienient or cheaper to use travelcheckes; Not in East- or West African countries, not in South Africa. Not In South East Asia, not in Russia or the states hugging it's southern border, not in China nor Mongolia. Not in the countries on the west of South America. And not in the Magreb or UAE either. So, if there are still countries where traveller checks are more convienient than the ATM, name those countries! A general non-veriviable oneliner is not very helpfull otherwise. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 9:09 | comment | added | Golden Cuy | @Jacco: Depends on the country. | |
| Nov 19, 2011 at 19:58 | answer | added | Peter Hahndorf | timeline score: 10 | |
| Oct 10, 2011 at 10:37 | history | edited | hippietrail |
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| Jul 19, 2011 at 10:51 | comment | added | Mark Mayo | I'll tell you how NOT to do it - as forgotten bankroll of Uzbek currency in a pocket and having it discovered when the Tajikistan border guards search you. Only mildly awkward... | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 5:17 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackTravel/status/87751796868648960 | ||
| Jun 29, 2011 at 15:12 | comment | added | Jacco | Traveler's check are from another era. They are now mostly obsolete; replaced by the ATM. | |
| Jun 29, 2011 at 11:17 | answer | added | Amandasaurus | timeline score: 13 | |
| Jun 29, 2011 at 0:05 | answer | added | Sparkle | timeline score: 17 | |
| Jun 23, 2011 at 21:35 | comment | added | dbkk | Traveler's checks can be a pain, I've seen a friend go through a multiple-day ordeal trying to cash them in the Philippines. I have no idea what is the draw of those. Is it the ability to cancel them? Surely can't be the issue and redeem fees? | |
| Jun 23, 2011 at 13:45 | comment | added | Darren Kopp | @hippietrail less than a month but most likely close to 2 weeks | |
| Jun 23, 2011 at 11:15 | comment | added | hippietrail | @Darren: The answer depends on how long "vacation length" means for you \-: | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 7:24 | answer | added | Ankur Banerjee | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 2:48 | comment | added | Darren Kopp | @Joel we're assuming vacation length. | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 2:26 | comment | added | Joel Spolsky | The answer depends on what country you're travelling to, what kinds of things you'll be buying, how long you're travelling for, etc. | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 0:32 | answer | added | Raj More | timeline score: 32 | |
| Jun 21, 2011 at 23:06 | history | edited | Rebecca Chernoff |
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| Jun 21, 2011 at 20:57 | history | edited | Gagravarr |
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| Jun 21, 2011 at 20:56 | answer | added | Rodolfo | timeline score: 19 | |
| Jun 21, 2011 at 20:55 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 104 | |
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| Jun 21, 2011 at 20:40 | answer | added | Michael Teper | timeline score: 19 | |
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| Jun 21, 2011 at 20:31 | history | asked | Darren Kopp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |