Money Options in Cambodia/Thailand

In article , ese002
@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.
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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?".

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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

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I also had once withdrawn money with my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


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