if your bank is tied into one of the networks that is available in the US (Cirrus is the big one internationally), you can make withdrawals from your bank account here in USD with your EFTPOS card. this is what i did when i traveled away from the US into places like Europe and NZ. you get a good exchange rate and you don't have to carry a lot of cash. you shouldn't need more than taxi/lunch money for a couple of days at any time.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:26 PM Subject: usd money.... > Just wondering - with regards to my USA trip - I was thinking of not > bringing any cash at all, and just paying my spending money off my visa. It > will be a great help for tax purposes etc, and I rarely carry cash here any > more, I usually use EFTPOS for everything. How widely accepted is VISA in > the States? Are you able to pay taxi's etc with VISA? Or should I carry > some cash with me? What about on GFM? Are there any teller machines that > will allow me to withdraw cash from my VISA? I have a pretty large purchase > that I will be making whilst I am over there and will need to get my hands > on at least USD$650 whilst I am on the mountain (or beforehand to bring > with me)....
