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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: 4Driver4]
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07/16/2015 10:02 AM
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Carol_Hill
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As far as tips in cash, it depends where you are. Many places on the Dutch side now have a 15% auto tip built into the bill, so the tips there would be included on the credit card slip. I would agree that on the French side you should definitely leave the tip in cash, although the amount would be a question.
As far as cash, we always take the amount of cash we think we will need, as I am somewhat leery of ATM machines away from home--and frankly, guess we don't use them at home either! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> Regarding credit cards, M/C and Visa are fine. AMEX is often not accepted, here at home. Discover, I'm not sure of, as we've never had one. Keep in mind that many credit card companies do charge a currency conversion if the charge is in Euros, so you need to check with your credit card company to see if they do. To me, it's not a huge deal, but a lot of people really object to that and only use cc's that don't charge that fee.
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/16/2015 10:07 AM
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Also, be careful of "foreign transaction fees." We were surprised by these on our Bank of America Visa. Will use a different card next time.
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: calidavidh]
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07/16/2015 04:12 PM
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Biturbo
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We figure $200 per day for the two of us - we stay two weeks, and last year went home with $500. We charge lodging, car rental, and there's usually either a jewelry or handbag purchase for Mrs. B (I get a tee-shirt). Also, when we stay at Club Orient, we usually have several meals at Papagayo, which we charge to the room. I've never used an ATM on the island. We used to use TC's when they were easily available and universally accepted, but now they're neither, so we take cash and use the room safe.
Last edited by Biturbo; 07/16/2015 04:16 PM.
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/16/2015 07:03 PM
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sail2wind
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SXMScubaman said: We pay cash for most everything including diving except car rental. I take around 4-5 grand with me for four weeks and usually have plenty to bring home. I can't understand how you pass up 8-10,000 miles, or $160-$200 in CC rebates or miles. It's like free money or a free flight somewhere.
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: calidavidh]
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07/16/2015 11:30 PM
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irish1223
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We bring about $500 cash to start (some small bills for tips), then use our ATM card at Scotia Bank as we need more. We use our credit card for car rental only. We also figure about $200 per day.
Robin & Ed
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: irish1223]
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07/19/2015 10:22 PM
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Mantas
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Might not be at all relevant but I thought I would repost my itemized trip report from last year where I tracked every penny(photos no longer work). We also stayed in Grand Case. We took 3,000 cash for our 10 day trip but ended up bringing back over 1k....we had plastic (ATM and Credit) for emergencies but never used it. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/s...rue#Post1588381
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Re: Money Money Money
[Re: Mantas]
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07/20/2015 12:07 AM
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Mantas said:Might not be at all relevant but I thought I would repost my itemized trip report from last year where I tracked every penny(photos no longer work). We also stayed in Grand Case. We took 3,000 cash for our 10 day trip but ended up bringing back over 1k....we had plastic (ATM and Credit) for emergencies but never used it. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/s...rue#Post1588381 That is consistent with our experience.
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