Money, money, money!!!

[matty223]

Bloody hell matty!!! Thats how i wanna do the dam, 6 weeks with €15000 in my pocket, plenty of time, plenty of money, no need to run round the coffeeshops like a mad man, yeahhhh boooiiiii. Did u win the lottery or something. I remember u telling me about all those flight changes, I got lost after the first 2!!!

15,000 pounds is alot more the 15,000 usd , but i get what you mean, eating out and 5* hotels cost alot lol
was nice to meet you,

[as400]

I have stayed at both expensive hotels costing me a fortune with fancy restaurants and the cheapest hostels to wake up finding I had thrown up my McDonalds in my sleep.

Always found the cheaper stays were more memorable and met the more interesting people there.

[Roccy Tittzenbeer]

Looks like we are seeing an improvement in the GBP to Euro rate due to the Cyprus banking crisis and the actions taken to resolve it, up to 1.18 Euro to the £ today and there's more improvements to come.
I think the Euro is heading for a nose dive, so a potential benefit when visiting Mokum in the near future, more to smoke for less dosh
Keep your eyes on the rates, could be up to pre-Christmas 2012 rates of 1.22 or so before long.
See ya at 4/20
Happy Days
RTnB

[matty223]

Bloody hell matty!!! Thats how i wanna do the dam, 6 weeks with €15000 in my pocket, plenty of time, plenty of money, no need to run round the coffeeshops like a mad man, yeahhhh boooiiiii. Did u win the lottery or something. I remember u telling me about all those flight changes, I got lost after the first 2!!!

[sensismiler]

Looks like we are seeing an improvement in the GBP to Euro rate due to the Cyprus banking crisis and the actions taken to resolve it, up to 1.18 Euro to the £ today and there's more improvements to come.
I think the Euro is heading for a nose dive, so a potential benefit when visiting Mokum in the near future, more to smoke for less dosh
Keep your eyes on the rates, could be up to pre-Christmas 2012 rates of 1.22 or so before long.
See ya at 4/20
Happy Days
RTnB

Good news. Im flying out Monday and have been checking the rates daily. Was only 1.1 a week or 2 ago. If you take out cash from an atm you should get a much better deal with larger amounts than going to a bureau de change. I get the bank rate minus a 2 quid charge. Much less than 5p per pound like the 'comission free' exchange rates.

[matty223]

i bought early paid 1.35 usd , i should have waited, but you never know

[Lemming]

See ya at 4/20

Are you joining us? What dates?

[Big C]

Damn Matty and I thought 3000-3500usd(including airfare and hotel) was a lot for a trip.


Whoever mentioned that place on damrak is right! That place is consistently giving an extra few euros for every hundred dollars vs the Chase bank in Chicago.

[Roccy Tittzenbeer]

See ya at 4/20

Are you joining us? What dates?

I will be around from the 19th to the 22nd and slurping in 't Nes on Friday night
Proost.
RTnB

[Fox]

Good news. Im flying out Monday and have been checking the rates daily. Was only 1.1 a week or 2 ago. If you take out cash from an atm you should get a much better deal with larger amounts than going to a bureau de change. I get the bank rate minus a 2 quid charge. Much less than 5p per pound like the 'comission free' exchange rates.

Do the ATMs adjust the rate as it moves?

[matty223]

Good news. Im flying out Monday and have been checking the rates daily. Was only 1.1 a week or 2 ago. If you take out cash from an atm you should get a much better deal with larger amounts than going to a bureau de change. I get the bank rate minus a 2 quid charge. Much less than 5p per pound like the 'comission free' exchange rates.

Do the ATMs adjust the rate as it moves?

yes sortof, most bank dont change as the euro change they usually wait for the end of business to change the rate

[ftcarer]

Just wondering for those that have or are traveling from the uk, what exchange rate people are getting and where they got it, best I could find was the post office

went to my local PO counter on wednesday , only wanted to convert £300 to Euro's , they wanted my drivers licence & a letter showing where I lived , wtf don't fucking think so , no-one there could tell me how long they had been doing this , they didn't last nov that I do know .

[danny211204]

they do it everywhere now were i get mine at a cheque cashing place its cause of criminals takin money out the country.