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When traveling to
different countries, you will more than likely
have be paying in foreign currency.
Depending on your itinerary, you may have
several different currencies to deal with over
the course of your trip. Most of Europe
uses the Euro while Great Britain uses the Pound
and other countries may use their own local
currency.
It's important to know the value of
the foreign currency compared to
your own local currency. Prior
to your trip, go to Google and enter
something like 'Convert Dollars to
Euros'. This will give you a
display allowing you to enter a
dollar amount to see the
corresponding value in Euros for the
current market exchange rate.
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This
is telling us the Dollar is weaker than
the Euro. So if something costs
.83 Euros, you will have to send 1 USD
to buy it.
- 1 USD =
.83 Euros.
- 10 USD =
8.33 Euros
- 100 USD
= 83.30 Euros
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You need to remember the approximate
exchange values. For example,
if you see something for 8 Euros,
it's costing you approximately 10
USD. By knowing this, you can
quickly do some estimating to
determine if what you are buying is
worth the price in your own
currency.
Small
Zipper Bags
If you know you will
be dealing with one or more different
currencies, bring some small zipper bags
along with you to keep the currencies
organized and separate. Write a note
and place it in each bag listing the current
exchange rate with examples compared to your
local currency as shown above. (Packing
Storage /
Coin Purses)
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