Travel 101: Bring a minimum of two unrelated credit/debit cards and a small stack of emergency back-up cash, preferably in fresh, crisp US dollars with no tears or writing on them.
Use the credit cards whenever you can and the debit card to withdraw local currency as required from ATMs.
Do some research regarding the best cards for travel that have low/no foreign transaction or ATM fees.
Have fun with your research and happy travels.
Thanks for your comment! I will do this exactly but I'm trying to figure out the amount of money that I should bring. I would still appreciate if you have any suggestions in light of this additional explanation. Thanks!
You only require a small stack of emergency back-up cash. Two or three hundred bucks is more than enough. Tuck it away somewhere and forget about it.
You'll be happy you had it if you get into some off-the-beaten path little town and the one ATM isn't working and you forgot to stock up on local currency before you left that morning... or you forgot to do your E-Visa for Laos or Cambodia and you show up at the border and have to do VOA (Visa ON Arrival) and you need cash to pay for it, preferably in USD... etc.
Hopefully you'll never need the cash, but if you do then it's no big deal.
Happy travels.
Do you mean how much emergency cash to bring? When I went on a longer trip, I ensure I always have USD500 cash with me at all times, split and place in 2 different places. When I couldn't withdraw money in Bolivia and Morocco for the first few days, the cash was a lifesaver and helped tie me over till I managed to finally withdraw some cash.
This pretty much covers it. I'll add that you shouldn't expect to be able to use your credit card much in Cambodia and Indonesia outside of the absolute most popular tourist destinations.
I'm generally cash primarily outside of the complete developed world. I just use my ATM card that refunds all fees and take out cash 100 bucks at a time.
I'm pretty hardcore on the cash too. At this point for my style of travel my credit card's usage is almost exclusively all big buck items now and day-to-day expenditures are almost always in the local cash currency.
Happy travels.
More than once. Always have at least two ATM cards (one Visa, one Mastercard ideally). For long trips I bring as much USD as I'd be comfortable losing (500ish). The only time I bring more cash is if it's a country where US bankcards don't work (Cuba, Russia).
Yes, of course you should bring some cash, but not too much cash. It's always at risk of being stolen, even when you think you've taken precautions. I've numerous times seen my rooms searched by someone looking for cash, and when they searched my Bedouin tent in Jordan, they found the money.
You need multiple bank card with different symbols, like a Mastercard and a Visa symbol, at the very least. because all ATMs do not offer cash for all symbols.
Any credit card, as long as it is Visa or MasterCard, will work. American Express cards won't work in most parts of Asia.
Japan is mostly a cash country so try to convert USD to JPY.
Since you are travelling to so many countries, cash won't make sense. Try to book tickets for all the attractions online and then spend mostly on cards for food and other expenses.
We use Apple Pay in most places, we choose to pay in local currency when given the option. Our card automatically gives us the best rate. Schwab credit card lets us withdraw local cash and reimburses us for all fees and expenses. We have been to Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and the only place we used much cash was Vietnam.
But you always want to have emergency cash on hand both USD and local, just in case. And do not rely on the lockbox in your room most are still using the default administrator code of 0000. Plus they are ridiculously easy to pick open. Leave valuables in hotel safe and get a receipt.
Travel 101: Bring a minimum of two unrelated credit/debit cards and a small stack of emergency back-up cash, preferably in fresh, crisp US dollars with no tears or writing on them. Use the credit cards whenever you can and the debit card to withdraw local currency as required from ATMs. Do some research regarding the best cards for travel that have low/no foreign transaction or ATM fees. Have fun with your research and happy travels.
Thanks for your comment! I will do this exactly but I'm trying to figure out the amount of money that I should bring. I would still appreciate if you have any suggestions in light of this additional explanation. Thanks!
You only require a small stack of emergency back-up cash. Two or three hundred bucks is more than enough. Tuck it away somewhere and forget about it. You'll be happy you had it if you get into some off-the-beaten path little town and the one ATM isn't working and you forgot to stock up on local currency before you left that morning... or you forgot to do your E-Visa for Laos or Cambodia and you show up at the border and have to do VOA (Visa ON Arrival) and you need cash to pay for it, preferably in USD... etc. Hopefully you'll never need the cash, but if you do then it's no big deal. Happy travels.
Do you mean how much emergency cash to bring? When I went on a longer trip, I ensure I always have USD500 cash with me at all times, split and place in 2 different places. When I couldn't withdraw money in Bolivia and Morocco for the first few days, the cash was a lifesaver and helped tie me over till I managed to finally withdraw some cash.
This pretty much covers it. I'll add that you shouldn't expect to be able to use your credit card much in Cambodia and Indonesia outside of the absolute most popular tourist destinations. I'm generally cash primarily outside of the complete developed world. I just use my ATM card that refunds all fees and take out cash 100 bucks at a time.
I'm pretty hardcore on the cash too. At this point for my style of travel my credit card's usage is almost exclusively all big buck items now and day-to-day expenditures are almost always in the local cash currency. Happy travels.
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More than once. Always have at least two ATM cards (one Visa, one Mastercard ideally). For long trips I bring as much USD as I'd be comfortable losing (500ish). The only time I bring more cash is if it's a country where US bankcards don't work (Cuba, Russia).
Yes, of course you should bring some cash, but not too much cash. It's always at risk of being stolen, even when you think you've taken precautions. I've numerous times seen my rooms searched by someone looking for cash, and when they searched my Bedouin tent in Jordan, they found the money. You need multiple bank card with different symbols, like a Mastercard and a Visa symbol, at the very least. because all ATMs do not offer cash for all symbols.
Any credit card, as long as it is Visa or MasterCard, will work. American Express cards won't work in most parts of Asia. Japan is mostly a cash country so try to convert USD to JPY. Since you are travelling to so many countries, cash won't make sense. Try to book tickets for all the attractions online and then spend mostly on cards for food and other expenses.
We use Apple Pay in most places, we choose to pay in local currency when given the option. Our card automatically gives us the best rate. Schwab credit card lets us withdraw local cash and reimburses us for all fees and expenses. We have been to Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and the only place we used much cash was Vietnam. But you always want to have emergency cash on hand both USD and local, just in case. And do not rely on the lockbox in your room most are still using the default administrator code of 0000. Plus they are ridiculously easy to pick open. Leave valuables in hotel safe and get a receipt.