Exchange rates

[Prawn_86]

Discuss exchange rates here.

Trends, cheap countries to travel too, where the best place to exchange currency is, anything along those lines :)

[Prawn_86]

Personally i would say from experience, when travelling to Asia, just exchange your money at a small street stall, as you can bargain with the rates that way.

NEVER change money at an airport unless you absolutely have to.

[naked shorts]

I was once told that it is never wise to flash money around when in a third world country. The local theives keenly watch how much money you have and determine if its worth stealing from you or not.

[EcoTours]

I was once told that it is never wise to flash money around when in a third world country. The local theives keenly watch how much money you have and determine if its worth stealing from you or not.

Pants or shorts with a bunch of pockets can help a little. I like to wear shorts with 4 pockets and spread the money out a little. You would want to reach into the pocket that contains only $20 to buy a beer, not the one with $100's!

I learned this one after pulling out $60,000 in JD to pay for a beer at a roadside stand, a wad that big draws a little attention since it's more than most of them make in 3 months. Walking around with my photo gear paints a large enough target on me:rolleyes:

[Prawn_86]

The Australian dollar has climber from a low of about 60c per USD up to 81c last night, over the past few months. Good for importers, not good for exporters. I think it is a combination of the AUD rising and the USD falling.

Whether its good or not for travellers depends on where they plan on going...

[Prawn_86]

Little Aussie battler is still around the 80c mark against the US Dollar, which menas its now a bit of a better exchange rate for those looking at travelling overseas. For a moment there i thought we would have to travel within Aus....

[naked shorts]

Little Aussie battler is still around the 80c mark against the US Dollar, which menas its now a bit of a better exchange rate for those looking at travelling overseas. For a moment there i thought we would have to travel within Aus....

Yeah i need to convert some aud to usd soon. I'm not looking forward to doing it via normal retail methods (spreads are absolutely ridiculous). I wonder if any I'm able to take delivery of spot contracts through forex brokers. anyone know if this is possible?