Banking for long term world travel?

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Tchiowa says...

There are charges based on the Cirrus (and other) network. A proper
bank will absorb those costs.

Looks like here in Germany we don't have proper banks - 4 Euro fee if
you withdraw from an ATM which does not belong to your bank.
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You are not Alice in Wonderland. Here up in North ATM machines spill out
lots of money when a casual passerby just kicks on it's flanks. It has
happened to me many times.

"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti viestissä
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In article . com,
Tchiowa says...

There are charges based on the Cirrus (and other) network. A proper
bank will absorb those costs.

Looks like here in Germany we don't have proper banks - 4 Euro fee if
you withdraw from an ATM which does not belong to your bank.
--

You are not Alice in Wonderland. Here up in North ATM machines spill out
lots of money when a casual passerby just kicks on it's flanks. It has
happened to me many times.

Markku Grönroos wrote:
"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti viestissä
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In article . com,
Tchiowa says...

There are charges based on the Cirrus (and other) network. A proper
bank will absorb those costs.

Looks like here in Germany we don't have proper banks - 4 Euro fee if
you withdraw from an ATM which does not belong to your bank.
--

Same here, we also don't have proper banks in belgium, this surrealistic
country
From next month on: if you don't supply your bank with a copy of your id
card (including all private data) they simply block your account.

I consider to transfer my money to a bank in Asia.
Any suggestions ?



You are not Alice in Wonderland. Here up in North ATM machines spill
out lots of money when a casual passerby just kicks on it's flanks.
It has happened to me many times.

zhende ?

But that _IS_ Alice in wonderland !
.. or maybe in Shangrila in this specific case.

Check out the charges and ATM of Citibank then let us know. It is well
located in Asia. I know one can open different foreign currency denominated
accounts but I don't know if they can be transacted from overseas. If so
that could by-pass ATM charges. Use money changers instead of banks while in
Asia.


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Hi, I'm an American planning to travel to Costa Rica for six months,
then do some more traveling around the world, mostly in developing
countries in either Latin America and/or Asia.

I'm trying to figure out the best place to stick my money so that I can
earn some interest and also have access to it world wide with minimum
fees. Right now I'm thinking about an ING Direct savings account
linked to a checking account with good world wide ATM access.

I need advice on selecting a good checking account, that is both
accessible via ATM in most parts of the world and does not charge a lot
in foreign exchange or ATM fees. I think my current account
(Washington Mutual) has good access, but I believe they charge 1% on
foreign exchange plus ATM fees.

Any suggestions? I live in Bellingham, Washington if that makes a
difference.

Jacqueline Passey
http://www.JacquelinePassey.com/