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compukat@videotron.ca says...
> > > If you are travelling anywhere such as the Philippines, better to buy
> the
> > > local currency here than to waste your holiday time chasing around to
> cash
> > > the traveler's checks.
> >
> > That's a waste of time and money too. Just use ATMs in the Philippines.
>
> Wouldn't you just get local currency at whatever rate the local ATM imposes?
ATMs usually give you the international exchange rate minus a small
commission. When I travel to Malaysia or Thailand I never even bother
getting dollars or traveller cheques. I rely entirely on ATMs (and I have
a credit card as a backup).
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