Poll

What is the best way to pay your way?

Take traveller's cheques?
5 (14.7%)
Take Euros?
18 (52.9%)
Take Pounds and change them?
1 (2.9%)
Get cash from ATMs?
8 (23.5%)
Pay by credit card?
2 (5.9%)
Other?
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 41

Author Topic: Spending in Plakias  (Read 12796 times)

Offline Graham_and_Karen

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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2005, 06:51:51 PM »
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Useful info Jan - I was using a Barclays Debit card and got 1.35. Next year I will check before I go as to which is the best card to take.
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Thanks - but I don't know why this post suddenly appeared as new post - you can see from the date that it was posted in 2003. Since then I have got a Nationwide account and card just for use abroad. It worked a treat this year. 1.48 Euro to the pound and no charges for getting money from the ATMs in Plakias.

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« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2005, 03:24:12 PM »
1.48? that's a good rate

or have i not been keeping up with the current exchange rates?
« Last Edit: October 22, 2005, 03:24:31 PM by harribobs »

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« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2005, 06:31:35 PM »
No - you are right. As a backup we bought some Euros in the UK before leaving and only got 1.40 (could have done better but probably only 1.43 at best).