When Americans travel, we often take many things for granted, including ease of going places without a bunch of bothersome restrictions. We come by this attitude naturally. Being able to move freely through all fifty states of the United States, we get used to the idea that this is our “right.” And yes, we know [...]
Fees — we’ve discussed them in detail before now. We’ve shown costs for wiring or obtaining foreign currency through various financial services, what they charge, both stated, and in hidden fees. We’ve gone over the various costs for obtaining cash in the local currency of another country either via a bank, an ATM, or a [...]
This is the next article on hidden costs we started last month. This time, we’re discussing costs of using ATM (Automated teller machine). And, as we have mentioned here a number of times, that probably is the cheapest way for a traveler to obtain currency in another country, by accessing it via an ATM [...]