One of the problems you will run into is that many banks over here do not want to business with you unless you have an account with them, it is annoying even to us who live here. So, outside of tourist centers and big cities it may be almost impossible to exchange forign currency, as Bill Robbs said, however you should not have a problem with teller machines and your Visa card.
I can tell a horror story about being a long way from home out of cash, out of gas, when my bank decided to shut their computers down for the weekend for maintainance. But that was with a straight debit card. I no longer use a straight debit card, or that bank, of course.
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Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
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)....
tan.
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