1940 RemoveThis @pobox.com (Rock) wrote in
news:47c3420b$0$18606$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:
> I am traveling to Europe and USA soon and was wondering in Europe
> what is the best value currency to use. US dollars or Euros? I
> will be in Spain, Germany Austria and Switzerland.
In my travels in Europe over the past 5 years (Austria, Germany,
Norway, the Netherlands), I don't think that I was ever presented with
an opportunity to use US dollars. In places in Mexico that do take
US$, the over-the-counter exchange rate was always terrible.
The Swiss use the Swiss Franc, not the Euro. Not having traveled in
Switzerland, I don't know how Euros are handled there.
When I was in Norway, I conducted all transactions in Norwegian Krone
(NOK).
> I will buy that currency here in Australia
Unless buying foreign currency in Australia is done differently from
here in the US, that's not really a very good idea, since you'll pay a
significant premium for the exchange.
Far better is to use your bank ATM card to get walking-around cash and
to use major credit cards for everything else.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert RemoveThis @iphouse.com
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