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Old December 13th, 2004, 07:19 AM
Max Power
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Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.




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Old December 13th, 2004, 08:34 AM
Gerrit 't Hart
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"Max Power" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in

a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.





I always thought it doesn't matter whether your own currency is weaker or
stronger than US Dollar when travelling in Europe! It really depends on how
much you can buy with your currency (converted to Euros, of course) when you
are there compared with what you can buy for it back home. That is what
makes Europe more (or less) expensive than home.
I guess for the locals it is a product of the relative average earnings in a
country compared with the cost of living
Who cares what the US Dollar is!

Gerrit - Oz


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Old December 13th, 2004, 08:34 AM
Gerrit 't Hart
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"Max Power" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in

a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.





I always thought it doesn't matter whether your own currency is weaker or
stronger than US Dollar when travelling in Europe! It really depends on how
much you can buy with your currency (converted to Euros, of course) when you
are there compared with what you can buy for it back home. That is what
makes Europe more (or less) expensive than home.
I guess for the locals it is a product of the relative average earnings in a
country compared with the cost of living
Who cares what the US Dollar is!

Gerrit - Oz


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Old December 13th, 2004, 08:45 AM
Roger \(B\)
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"Max Power" wrote...
| Does anyone have any advice on travelling in Europe
| when your funds are in a currency weaker than the USD?
| I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.

The USD isn't exactly eating up the Euro, either. Either way
you cut it, its going to cost a wheelbarrow full of bills on the
exchange, so you may need to scale back your travel plans. [R]


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Old December 13th, 2004, 08:45 AM
Roger \(B\)
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"Max Power" wrote...
| Does anyone have any advice on travelling in Europe
| when your funds are in a currency weaker than the USD?
| I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.

The USD isn't exactly eating up the Euro, either. Either way
you cut it, its going to cost a wheelbarrow full of bills on the
exchange, so you may need to scale back your travel plans. [R]


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Old December 13th, 2004, 11:07 AM
B Vaughan
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:34:19 +0800, "Gerrit 't Hart"
wrote:

I always thought it doesn't matter whether your own currency is weaker or
stronger than US Dollar when travelling in Europe! It really depends on how
much you can buy with your currency (converted to Euros, of course) when you
are there compared with what you can buy for it back home. That is what
makes Europe more (or less) expensive than home.


When he says his currency is weaker than the dollar, I assume he means
either that his currency is falling with respect to the euro or that
it buys fewer euros than a dollar does.. Otherwise the word "weaker"
is meaningless in the context of travel to Europe.

Actually, if his currency is falling with respect to the dollar, he's
in real trouble.


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I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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Old December 13th, 2004, 11:07 AM
B Vaughan
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:19:16 -0800, "Max Power"
wrote:

Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.


Barbara Vaughan's Cheap Travel Decalogue
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Stay in hostels. They're not only for youth (except in Bavaria),
and many of them now have double rooms.

2. If you want to visit more than one place, buy an open jaws ticket
to save on-the-ground travel costs.

3. Stay less time in the more expensive places (London for example)
and more time in the cheaper places (Spain for example).

4. Don't move around too much, and when you do, research cheap flights
from place to place. Often Ryanair have ridiculously low prices from
London to Italy, but you have to buy fairly far in advance. Usually, I
can find very cheap fares from London to Ancona (near my home) and
very cheap fares from Ancona to Paris or Barcelona. Already, there is
the basis for a vacation in 3 countries. With an open jaws flight
arriving in London and leaving from either Paris or Barcelona, most of
your travel costs are covered. (You would want to get a train from
Ancona to somewhere else, I assume, but trains in Italy are very
cheap.) This is only an example based around my home. Try to see if
other cities have similar possibilities. A small city might be the
best for the second destination, as they are more likely to have
budget airlines, and their airport web site usually highlights them.
Pisa might be another good possibility in Italy. It is served by
Ryanair and is near Florence.

5. Intercity bus travel from is usually cheaper than train travel, and
often more scenic. (In some countries, however, such as Italy, trains
are very cheap and intercity busses are rare.) Remember that rail
passes rarely pay off. Be wary of public transport passes marketed for
tourists, with discount packages attached. They are rarely good value.

6. Visit the tourist office as soon as you get to a city. Look and ask
for free and cheap entertainment, discounts on museums, and the like.

7. Eat one meal a day in a restaurant (preferably lunch, which often
has a cheap menu of the day) and one meal in your hotel room, with
food bought in a supermarket. Always look for a "menu of the day" in
restaurants; it's usually a good bargain, but compare it with the a la
carte prices. If you don't really want three courses, it may not be a
bargain.

8. Buy a good budget travel guide. I can recommend Let's Go for
finding good cheap lodgings in most of Europe, and also for general
transport advice, location of laundromats, etc. I have also had good
experiences with the Guide Routard in Spain and fair experiences with
Lonely Planet in Ireland.

9. Don't stint on the things you really want to see or do. Save money
elsewhere. If you really want an excellent meal in Paris, bite the
bullet and go for it. Otherwise you'll regret it later. Just make sure
you're getting an excellent meal and not an inflated reputation. If
you like art, give yourself a generous museum budget and save on food
and lodging.

10. Travel very light. It will save you lots of money on taxis.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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Old December 13th, 2004, 11:07 AM
B Vaughan
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:34:19 +0800, "Gerrit 't Hart"
wrote:

I always thought it doesn't matter whether your own currency is weaker or
stronger than US Dollar when travelling in Europe! It really depends on how
much you can buy with your currency (converted to Euros, of course) when you
are there compared with what you can buy for it back home. That is what
makes Europe more (or less) expensive than home.


When he says his currency is weaker than the dollar, I assume he means
either that his currency is falling with respect to the euro or that
it buys fewer euros than a dollar does.. Otherwise the word "weaker"
is meaningless in the context of travel to Europe.

Actually, if his currency is falling with respect to the dollar, he's
in real trouble.


--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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Old December 13th, 2004, 11:07 AM
B Vaughan
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:19:16 -0800, "Max Power"
wrote:

Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.


Barbara Vaughan's Cheap Travel Decalogue
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Stay in hostels. They're not only for youth (except in Bavaria),
and many of them now have double rooms.

2. If you want to visit more than one place, buy an open jaws ticket
to save on-the-ground travel costs.

3. Stay less time in the more expensive places (London for example)
and more time in the cheaper places (Spain for example).

4. Don't move around too much, and when you do, research cheap flights
from place to place. Often Ryanair have ridiculously low prices from
London to Italy, but you have to buy fairly far in advance. Usually, I
can find very cheap fares from London to Ancona (near my home) and
very cheap fares from Ancona to Paris or Barcelona. Already, there is
the basis for a vacation in 3 countries. With an open jaws flight
arriving in London and leaving from either Paris or Barcelona, most of
your travel costs are covered. (You would want to get a train from
Ancona to somewhere else, I assume, but trains in Italy are very
cheap.) This is only an example based around my home. Try to see if
other cities have similar possibilities. A small city might be the
best for the second destination, as they are more likely to have
budget airlines, and their airport web site usually highlights them.
Pisa might be another good possibility in Italy. It is served by
Ryanair and is near Florence.

5. Intercity bus travel from is usually cheaper than train travel, and
often more scenic. (In some countries, however, such as Italy, trains
are very cheap and intercity busses are rare.) Remember that rail
passes rarely pay off. Be wary of public transport passes marketed for
tourists, with discount packages attached. They are rarely good value.

6. Visit the tourist office as soon as you get to a city. Look and ask
for free and cheap entertainment, discounts on museums, and the like.

7. Eat one meal a day in a restaurant (preferably lunch, which often
has a cheap menu of the day) and one meal in your hotel room, with
food bought in a supermarket. Always look for a "menu of the day" in
restaurants; it's usually a good bargain, but compare it with the a la
carte prices. If you don't really want three courses, it may not be a
bargain.

8. Buy a good budget travel guide. I can recommend Let's Go for
finding good cheap lodgings in most of Europe, and also for general
transport advice, location of laundromats, etc. I have also had good
experiences with the Guide Routard in Spain and fair experiences with
Lonely Planet in Ireland.

9. Don't stint on the things you really want to see or do. Save money
elsewhere. If you really want an excellent meal in Paris, bite the
bullet and go for it. Otherwise you'll regret it later. Just make sure
you're getting an excellent meal and not an inflated reputation. If
you like art, give yourself a generous museum budget and save on food
and lodging.

10. Travel very light. It will save you lots of money on taxis.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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Old December 13th, 2004, 11:19 AM
Miguel Cruz
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Max Power wrote:
Does anyone have any advise on travelling in Europe when your funds are in a
currency weaker than the USD?

I am concerned with: AUD, CAD, NZD currencies mostly.


All of those currencies are currently stronger than the USD.

miguel
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