In article <[log in to unmask]>, Jeff Kell
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
 
>Now for my US$0.02, if there are known and convenient ATMs in the area of
>the conference center that accept your particular flavor of plastic, this
>is perhaps the most convenient method (anyone in the area have details on
>what networks are accepted?  Cirrus?  VISA?).  I use a debt card to avoid
>interest, and the conversions are applied at bank rates.  Traveler's
checks
>can be bad, especially if you get too much currency, since you lose some
>in the initial exchange and more converting your surplus back (the latter
>was particularly nasty on my last trip north).
 
But be careful using the ATM, even with debit cards there is often a "ATM
transaction charge" which I've seen up to $10USD per transaction.
 
/isaac