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Money Options in Cambodia/Thailand
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@news9.exile.org says... On 13 Dec 2003 08:07:14 -0800, Tchiowa wrote: Why USD in Thailand? You can get baht at any ATM. You can exchange baht in Cambodia. Getting USD outside of the US usually carries a fairly high premium. In areas near the Thai border, you can indeed spend Baht and I would recommend it if you are coming from Thailand. But even as near as Siem Reap, that is no longer the case. US$ and Riel only at that point. We were in Siem Reap in September 2000 and it was no problem paying with Baht. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Olympus_405060/ Olympus 5050 resource - http://www.molon.de/5050.html Olympus 5060 resource - http://www.molon.de/5060.html |
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Money Options in Cambodia/Thailand
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 23:38:26 GMT, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , ese002 says... In areas near the Thai border, you can indeed spend Baht and I would recommend it if you are coming from Thailand. But even as near as Siem Reap, that is no longer the case. US$ and Riel only at that point. We were in Siem Reap in September 2000 and it was no problem paying with Baht. In May of this year it seemed to be all US$ and Riel. I never saw a price or was quoted a price in Baht. I admit thought, I wasn't in the habit of following with the question: "Will you take Baht?". -- Use the From: header. Sending mail to or will only result in frustration. |
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Money Options in Cambodia/Thailand
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 06:39:55 -0800, *@X.* wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:14:18 +0700, Chris Blunt wrote: On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:14:57 -0800, *@X.* wrote: I got a $300 cash advance from a Chinese bank in Sihanoukville. There was no surcharge Do you remember the name of the bank? I know Cambodia Mekong Bank charges US$5 for giving cash on a credit card. It would be nice to know which banks don't make a charge for future reference. I do not remember it's name. It was "a Chinese bank" in downtown Sihanoukville. It apears on my online statement as "UCB (SVB) SIHANOUKVILL KH" In the window it had several promonent Visa logos and an English sign that said "no surcharge". I have verified that infact I was not charged a surcharge. The whole process was no more dificult than getting a cash advance here at home. Passport for ID and sign the slip. 2 minutes to get it approved and I was out the door with my cash. Thanks. Sounds like it was Union Commercial Bank |
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Money Options in Cambodia/Thailand
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:06:17 +0100, "Johannes Beck"
wrote: I also had once withdrawn money with my visa card at the bank (not by machine), it took a while and had quite high fees, so I'd prefer travelers cheques, definitely. And be SURE it is a visa not master card. I once spent half a day looking for a bank in Phnom Penh that would take mc. Tim I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then. |
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