Reply to: Thailand

[Captain Jack]

Cheap at twice the price

I've heard that you giant alien lizards are "too beaucoup". Is that right?

[DimPrawn]

As if we would...

Janey love you long time. One dollar.

[NetwkSupport]

As I have probably spent more time in Thailand than the rest of you I will tell you how you get the best rate.

THanks i'll try that...

[janey]

Afternoon All,

Im going to Thailand in October, was wondering if any of you had been before and if you could recommend a means of getting to my money when over there??

I've weighed it up:

Credit Card: Charges for cash withdrawals, Interst charges, miss a payment get card frozen, etc..

Bank Account (Switch/Visa Debit card): cash withdrawal charges, fluctuating excange rate..

Nationwide bank account: Aparently they dont charge you to withdraw money abroad, anyone tried them?

Travellers Pay-Card (from example Travelex): charge the caard up with an amount from your bank account, but then get charged £2.50 per withdrawal

Im confused. all i want is an easy way to get some cash out over there and not pay through the nose... please tell me what you did when you went???

Lived there for a year and just got the company to give me cash

when I was in need of a bit extra just used my debit card, but like you say you get charged for it.

... btw no jokes about sex changes please!

[MarillionFan]

From the Thai Master

As I have probably spent more time in Thailand than the rest of you I will tell you how you get the best rate.

Cash or Travellers Cheques give the best rates. The better being higher denomination cheques in UK Sterling.

To cash a cheque is a fixed price of 30 baht(45p) £100, £200 UK travellers cheques give you the lowest commission and you actually get the highest amount for these. Buying currency in Thailand will be about 5-8% more than the published rate in the uk paper(so presently you will get about 68, not 62 which is published). Heathrow and the banks will be offering you about 59-62 plus a commission.

Remember your bank will not charge you for a sterling travellers cheque. Take a few grand in them, if you have them nicked then your covered.

I spend about £25k in Thailand each year buying goods so an extra 5-10% goes a long way.

[andy]

please post some pictures or clips after you come back

[Clog II The Avenger]

http://wwitv.com/television/index.html?http://wwitv.com/television/204.htm]Thai TV[/URL]

Thai TV Internet is good quality and worth watching before you go. The news readers and weather dollies are really attractive unlike the BBCs northern bints.

[The Lone Gunman]

so thtas why you worked in berlin...

Never even visited Berlin, but I can recomend a bondage bar or two in Munich and Brussels.

[NetwkSupport]

so thtas why you worked in berlin...

[The Lone Gunman]

If you are into the spanking/bondage/BDSM thing then you would be better of going to Berlin, or save money and sign up to ALT.COM.

[NetwkSupport]

[The Lone Gunman]

if your laughing at me im actually going travelling there with my girlfriend not to go shag chix with dix!!

yeah right

[NetwkSupport]

if your laughing at me im actually going travelling there with my girlfriend not to go shag chix with dix!!

[Andyw]

we're laughing at the bloke going to thailand to shag chix wiv dix !

[DimPrawn]

Not at rip off Britain prices anyway

(pssst - what are we laughing at?)