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Not American. Even if you save 1 or 2% or w/e, I find it hard to believe that the hassle of taking a large sum of money with you everywhere you go, having to find a place to keep it, etc, is worth the hassle. To each his own I guess, but my Swedish friends are using ATMs at 20K a pop and it seems to be working for them.

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01-19-2012 , 02:17 PM

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Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by Squibz

I would never stay anywhere without a room safe so no deal deal carrying the cash tbh.

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01-19-2012 , 02:58 PM

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Squibz

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Originally Posted by Vucking Vish

I would never stay anywhere without a room safe so no deal deal carrying the cash tbh.

And I suppose you'd also never ride in a taxi to and from the airport either

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01-19-2012 , 04:41 PM

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dc_publius

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You know, it is super easy to open those hotel safes, right?

A safe is just minimally safer than no safe. If there are thieving staff members in the hotel, they can figure out access to safes also unless the hotel runs a really tight ship which I wouldn't count on in Thailand.

Personally, I prefer using Pacsafe bag. If staff member skims $300 from $3000 stash in my hotel safe, it will be impossible to verify and get any resolution. With the Pacsafe bag, they literally have to bring wire cutters with them and create clear and verifiable damage. At the very least, it requires them to think about a new strategy, or look for easier, more standard, targets.

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01-19-2012 , 08:10 PM

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kick2dante

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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,798

what do you need to bring to the post office to get a passport? how long does it usually take to get done? (i dont mean how long until u get it but how long are u in the post office?)

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01-19-2012 , 09:10 PM

#22732

WREKT0R

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Originally Posted by daveSafe

at super rich i exchange money for .7%; only like $4.20 per $600, so cheaper than atm it seems.

+1 for superrich. I use it every time no matter what currency I'm exchanging. Live updates (I think hourly) on their website too:
http://www.superrich1965.com/rate.php

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01-20-2012 , 01:16 AM

#22733

AceCR9

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Originally Posted by Hektor

some days ago I got a tourist visa in Kuala Lumpur with one entry but now I'm thinking abount going to Macau for Chinese New Year so I would need a new visa. Unfortunately I had 4 overstays already. Do you think I will get a new visa in Hong Kong or are they mad at me now?

I was turned down @ HK because I had multiple overstays, even though they were a few days each. I'd forget about getting a visa there

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01-20-2012 , 01:33 AM

#22734

AceCR9

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,357

any Americans here by chance have Wells Fargo? I need like $1000-1500usd sent to my account there and can trade baht or stars. no vig for baht!

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01-20-2012 , 02:26 AM

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Lessu

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Originally Posted by Squibz

afaik the swedes get the same ridiculous fees as the finns do. i assume your friends havent checked the rate they are getting. i would be really surprised if they get money from the ATM for less than 4% difference to the xe.com rate

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01-20-2012 , 05:05 AM

#22736

Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by Squibz

And I suppose you'd also never ride in a taxi to and from the airport either

And your point is?

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01-20-2012 , 06:33 AM

#22737

Squibz

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Originally Posted by Vucking Vish

And your point is?

Nothing, please continue to carry around a sack of cash wherever you go, it's clearly the best option.

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01-20-2012 , 08:41 AM

#22738

Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by Squibz

Nothing, please continue to carry around a sack of cash wherever you go, it's clearly the best option.

If its in safe's most of the time I don't see the problem at all, I've been doing it 20 years and never had close to a problem

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01-20-2012 , 12:51 PM

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Kä²°ä®¥n

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How's Kamala Beach (Phuket) for surfing & family destination (small children) on late May - early June?

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01-20-2012 , 01:25 PM

#22740

§437 Nr. 3

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Originally Posted by Kä²°ä®¥n

How's Kamala Beach (Phuket) for surfing & family destination (small children) on late May - early June?

slightly offtopic but werent u also in the betfold "scandal" back in the days? how u doin these days?

on topic: so ****ing awesome you can get mcdonalds delivered to your home. so f awesome.

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01-20-2012 , 02:18 PM

#22741

Squibz

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Originally Posted by §437 Nr. 3

on topic: so ****ing awesome you can get mcdonalds delivered to your home. so f awesome.

This is true of most countries in Asia

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01-20-2012 , 03:50 PM

#22742

Beck

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Originally Posted by Kä²°ä®¥n

How's Kamala Beach (Phuket) for surfing & family destination (small children) on late May - early June?

Kamala is very poor for surfing all year round, unfortunately.
As a family destination Kamala is very popular, but it doesnt have anything specific to offer small children.

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01-20-2012 , 04:33 PM

#22743

klink10k

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mcdonalds is total **** in asia.

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01-20-2012 , 07:22 PM

#22744

Squibz

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Originally Posted by klink10k

mcdonalds is total **** in asia.

Where are you from? As far as I can tell it's basically exactly the same in every country. A Big Mac is a Big Mac. Also HK McDonalds has some cool items.

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01-20-2012 , 11:53 PM

#22745

OTL

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Originally Posted by klink10k

mcdonalds is total **** everywhere

fyp

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01-21-2012 , 01:40 AM

#22746

bbq

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The ability to get Mcdonalds delivered to my hotel at 5am is basically the reason why i gained weight in Thailand this winter

Last time i lost weight while there. Oh well...

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01-21-2012 , 03:09 AM

#22747

robbyd86

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Flying in to phuket around 10pm tomorrow. Just need a place to crash that's clean for a night, then catching a boat to Railay. Anyone know a decent hotel/guesthouse? I'm not sure if Agoda will work since I'll be checking in pretty late.

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01-21-2012 , 03:30 AM

#22748

Lessu

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Originally Posted by robbyd86

why wouldnt agoda work?

where is your boat leaving from? there are several piers and the distances are fairly big here so you might want to look for a place near the pier