> I forgot to mention that, because of the regulations, we (venezuelans)
> are limited to 300$ (IIRC) withdrawals per month using the credit
> cards, so ATM withdrawals are almost ruled out.

I usually do not withdraw from credit card, but paying with it. Withdrawal
is extra charged anyway - punished whoever takes cash. But the good news is
that you can pay by card most places here in Europe.

Tamas



On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Carlos Marcano <c.marcano@gmail.com> wrote:

> So I got into a no win situation? ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> *Carlos Marcano*
> -Guri, Venezuela-
>
> 2008/11/4 Carlos Marcano <c.marcano@gmail.com>:
> > Thanks everyone for your answers!
> >
> > I forgot to mention that, because of the regulations, we (venezuelans)
> > are limited to 300$ (IIRC) withdrawals per month using the credit
> > cards, so ATM withdrawals are almost ruled out.
> >
> >  Thats the other reason that makes getting foreign cash for us pretty
> difficult!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > *Carlos Marcano*
> > -Guri, Venezuela-
> >
> > 2008/11/4 apptech <apptech@paradise.net.nz>:
> >>>> Generally Visa and Mastercard works just fine throughout Europe - just
> >>>> put
> >>>> your card into an ATM machine and withdraw the amount you want.
> However,
> >>>> upon entering the country the immigration officer may ask you to show
> >>>> cash,
> >>>> if you have enough with you for your trip - they do not accept if you
> >>>> have
> >>>> credit card...
> >>
> >>> IIRC in Schiphol (Amsterdam airport) there are ATMs in arrival area -
> >>> before customs.
> >>
> >> What they all said, plus ...
> >>
> >> Can be bank specific andf even perhaps card subtype specific.
> >> I've had almost zero problems in Asia or many places in Europe, but I
> have
> >> heard that some don't always work.
> >> I found an ATM at a bank branch in a mall China that would not give cash
> >> from VISA but outside there were about 5 in a row of different brands. I
> >> chose one I knew had worked elsewhere.
> >>
> >> A point to note is that if a machine swallows your card it may be hard
> to
> >> get it back depending on your schedule (and possibly language issues)
> and if
> >> your card dies, as happens, and is your sole funding source you can be
> in
> >> trouble. Just before going overseas recently I had a card swipe system
> (in a
> >> travel agent's) die while I was using it and destroy my card in the
> process.
> >> This is the only time in dcades of use that I have had such an
> experience
> >> but you'd like to have a backup if it happened overseas. (When the
> agent's
> >> machine failed to read my card I moved to an adjacent ATM and it
> obligingly
> >> ate my card :-).)
> >>
> >> In Asia (HK / China) I am invariably charged $NZ7.50 per VISA cash
> withdrawl
> >> but on this trip on one occasion (maybe Brunei on the way home?)
> >>
> >>
> >>  R
> >>
> >>
> >>
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