Comments on: Searching for the best holiday exchange rates http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/#comment-136845 Jonathan Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:15:17 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3004#comment-136845 Dee, Thats not buying ahead of time, thats just currency speculation :-). Plus, it can work both ways, as they say in commercials, rates can go up or down :-) Dee, Thats not buying ahead of time, thats just currency speculation :-) . Plus, it can work both ways, as they say in commercials, rates can go up or down :-)

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]]> By: Dee http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/#comment-136731 Dee Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:51:48 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3004#comment-136731 I disagree that you should *never* buy your currency ahead of time, you'll get the worst rates. For example, if I were going to the US this month, I would rather have bought my money a few months ago...;-) I disagree that you should *never* buy your currency ahead of time, you’ll get the worst rates. For example, if I were going to the US this month, I would rather have bought my money a few months ago…;-)

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]]> By: Jack http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/#comment-136603 Jack Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:16:53 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3004#comment-136603 @Andy Could lose the card, but probably not the second one in another pocket, unless I get robbed of my clothes as well as my wallet / bag! @Andy
Could lose the card, but probably not the second one in another pocket, unless I get robbed of my clothes as well as my wallet / bag!

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]]> By: Andy http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/#comment-136590 Andy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:24:55 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3004#comment-136590 @Jack "It’s a security risk as you got all your cash on you," You could lose your card. Risky. @Jack

“It’s a security risk as you got all your cash on you,”

You could lose your card. Risky.

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]]> By: Jonathan http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/01/28/searching-for-the-best-holiday-exchange-rates/#comment-136059 Jonathan Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:13:09 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3004#comment-136059 Darren. I think you'll be fine with your Nationwide card, however i would double check with them becuase it's been a few years since i used mine. Even though i don't really use it i have kept me Nationwide account live and active. You will get charged any fees that the ATM operator charges, usually abot $1.50. Try and stick to bank ATMs and avoid the ones in stores and the like, they usually charge higher fees. Also for N.Y. If you open a Barclays account you should be totally fee free at Bank of America ATMs I think it will be an interesting experiment for you to investigate what happens when you travel and report back. Darren. I think you’ll be fine with your Nationwide card, however i would double check with them becuase it’s been a few years since i used mine. Even though i don’t really use it i have kept me Nationwide account live and active. You will get charged any fees that the ATM operator charges, usually abot $1.50. Try and stick to bank ATMs and avoid the ones in stores and the like, they usually charge higher fees.

Also for N.Y. If you open a Barclays account you should be totally fee free at Bank of America ATMs

I think it will be an interesting experiment for you to investigate what happens when you travel and report back.

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