Along these lines, you might also consider using a pre-paid visa gift card. If stolen or lost you can still file claims against it and get the money back, but even if you don't the loss is limited. If you do go this way, keep records of the initial purchase, card number, etc so you can get any lost money back if needed. It's also handy for catching the thief - I had an $80 visa gift card in my wallet when I was robbed a few years ago - Visa pulled up the subsequent transactions, I gave that to the police, and the clerks at the shops it was used at recognized the criminals. I've also had several people tell me they carry two wallets when travelling - one with nothing terribly important, but enough cash and other 'interesting' stuff to keep a robber busy while the real wallet remains with you. One nice thing about Visa is that the currency conversion is done by Visa, so you don't have to worry about shops that are using older conversion rates to their advantage, or charging extra fees for conversion. Good luck on your trip! -Adam On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Tom=E1s =D3 h=C9ilidhe wrote: > > I'm thinking of getting a credit card for when I go away to Thailand, > everyone's telling me not to bring a big lump of cash. > > The problems I see with getting a credit card are as follows: > 1) Ridiculously insecure. Someone can take the card and charge whatever > they want to it. > 2) Might not work... Imagine I got to Thailand, go to buy something and > get "sorry card doesn't work". > > Here in Ireland I can get a credit card that has 0% APR for the first 9 > months so I'm considering taking it up. > > Is there any way I can protect against credit card fraud? Especially > while I'm in Bangkok! > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = EARTH DAY 2008 Tuesday April 22 Save Money * Save Oil * Save Lives * Save the Planet http://www.driveslowly.org -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist