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Originally Posted by loadsaaaTOP
i havent found a suitable post on the best way.
Coming from the UK, what would you advise....open a US bank account that will issue dollars?
Carry travellers chqs? How much would you reccomend carrying in cash baring in mind i imagine a severe lack of ATM's in the remote areas.
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As stated, ATM's are now almost everywhere.
I carry a few travelers checks stashed about in case of an emergency. Robbed, card failure, lost card etc. I bring a few copies of my VISA debit/ATM card & stash them all in different places. I have a secondary account with my bank that I use only for travel. I transfer money to this account in small increments so that I never have more than a hundred or two in that account. I also keep a $100 carefully hidden in each bag and a $50 under my boot insole.
I never use my card as a VISA card.
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