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Road Scholar over 5 years ago

Do you typically get foreign cash from your bank before you travel abroad, or do you wait until you arrive at your destination? Why?

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  • zen021519
    zen021519 over 3 years ago
    Recently, I went with RS to four Nordic countries and did not use the ATM once. The local leaders told us that we were in pretty much cashless societies and wouldn't need cash. They were correct! Furthermore, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all accept Euros even though they have their own currencies. Finland's currency is Euro. I had some Euros with me from a previous trip but did not need it.

    I usually save some money from my trips if I know that I will be returning some day but I had an interesting experience in the UK recently. I was told that one of the bills I had was no longer valid and that I needed to go to a bank to exchange the paper money for the new version. The currency exchange place at the airport could not do it for me.
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  • PamInIdaho
    PamInIdaho over 3 years ago in reply to zen021519
    Zen, that's interesting about your UK bills. I knew they had changed the 5 and 10 GBP note and had dumped my old 5 notes last time I was there. I'll have to check and see what I've got in my stash! The plasticized ones are weird feeling!

    ~Pam
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  • PamInIdaho
    PamInIdaho over 3 years ago in reply to zen021519
    Zen, that's interesting about your UK bills. I knew they had changed the 5 and 10 GBP note and had dumped my old 5 notes last time I was there. I'll have to check and see what I've got in my stash! The plasticized ones are weird feeling!

    ~Pam
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