Foreign Currency Exchange Services

[AllDone]

The first time my spouse and I went to Europe as a couple, I assured him that there was no need to bring money with us. Of course, we got off the plane and all of the ATMs were down in CdG. Since then, he carries a couple hundred euro with him. Of course, I've never noticed another ATM outage.

Our local Wells Fargo is one of the few branches in San Diego that exchanges currency and I just buy his little stash there.

 

[gauss]

Don't forget that you have an option to go "inside" a bank and see a teller. You don't need to be a customer of the bank. If they are a visa or mc member bank then you should be able to do an "Over the Counter" cash advance against your card without fees being applied by the bank. Usually it is advantageous to use a debit card over a credit card to avoid any cash advance service charges or interest by your CC issuer. You will need ID to do this transaction.

You may wish to "dry run" this a few times at various banks local to you before you travel.

-gauss