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Originally Posted by barneyman
Hi guys!
Apologies if I am missing a trick here, but every thread I looked at do with money seemed to be maybe out of date or was contradicted elsewhere and I don't want to get stung and lose invaluable (ie limited) beer and bg money.
Arriving next week to LOS and heading straight from Suvarnabhumi to Phuket (excitement is borderline uncontrollable).
Contemplating getting £20 GBP or so worth of Thai Baht changed at Heathrow, but then acquiring the remainder whilst in LOS.
We have a few hours to spend in Suvarnabhumi, so is it worthwhile bringing a good bit of £GBP with us to change in the airport currency exchange, or should we just withdraw the money from ATM's (what are the rates like and do uk banks ususally charge for withdrawing the money? - I have contacted the bank to tell them where I am going, as well as visa people).
Hopefully some of the UK BM's can throw me some useful tips about the money situation in LOS.
Looking forward to meeting some of you folks in MTB next week!
Thx
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Hi Barneyman,
Just came back from LOS and I took cash with me because the last time in Phuket in May/June I could not use my Commonwealth bank of Australia card in the machines over there. Lucky credit cards of mine and my wifes could be used.
This the 3rd time overseas that my cards won't work even though my bank say's they will. Fcuk the bank I am changing as they have no idea what its like to have no access to your money out of your account while overseas.
This also happened to me in New Zealand and the bank had no explanation why.
This trip a couple of weeks ago I took $4000 cash Australian with me and used the changers on the street with no problem. Left money in the hotel safe also no problem. In fact my wife put all the money inside a passport and whem we arrived in Pattaya and the hotel wanted to photocopy them and she had forgotten to take the money out the reception desk opened the passport only for the money to go everywhere behind the counter. They where completely shocked and insisted that we counted the money to make sure it was all there. ( Silly Girl ). But no problem.
I have travelled to Indonesia several times as well as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand with cash and have never had a problem with losing it or being able to change money in the street or Airport including changing excess cash back to your own money when returning home.
Take cash, thats my 2 baht worth.
Regards
DB