So, the saying goes… You have to pay if you want to play!
My favourite form of playtime is travelling and with that comes dealing with unfamiliar forms of money. I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite foreign currency travel tips when you are out exploring and playing throughout the world!
使用外幣時的10個旅行提示
目錄
Tip 1. Don’t use ATMs
Using ATMs may be convenient at home but I’ve found issues when using ATMs when you travel. There are often foreign transaction charges, bank charges, and high exchange rates.
提示2.在線訂購外國現金
雜貨，衣服，電子產品和金錢。借助Internet，您可以訂購所有東西（包括外幣）並將其直接運送到您的家中。
提示3.取一些小額賬單
It’s not nice to tip the bellhop at the hotel and then ask them back for change. Nor do you want to buy a $1 bus ticket with a $50 bill. Be a prepared Calculated Traveller and have small bills in hand when you get off the plane.
Tip 4. Um…what colour is $5 bill again?
在加拿大，我們所有的鈔票都有不同的設計和顏色。
在美國，所有鈔票都是相同的灰色/綠色陰影，但是具有不同的總統圖像以標識不同的面額。
Even more confusing is when the bills are in different colours and have faces on them. Such as Thai dollars and Singapore dollars – it’s easy to get them mixed up. （我承認這已經發生在我身上）
If you are going to multiple countries in 1 trip I recommend you order your currency early and study it to ensure you can easily identify each bill so you aren’t confused when using it.
提示5.分開幣種
如果您一次旅行到多個國家/地區，例如我們通過 遊輪, I’ve found it helpful to separate out the different currencies for each country into separate labelled envelopes.
在亞洲航行中，我們的船艙保險櫃中都有來自美國，加拿大，印度，馬來西亞，新加坡和泰國的外幣。一切都井井有條，對我們來說太安全了，我們可以輕鬆地拿起我們需要的信封。
提示6.硬幣
一些國家使用硬幣代替紙幣。例如，在加拿大，我們有一個$1硬幣和一個$2硬幣。因此，請提前進行一些研究，以便如果有人給您一張$10鈔票找零並遞給您一堆硬幣，您就會知道他們給了您正確的金額。
Tip 7. Go local. Don’t rely on US Dollars or Euros
我知道 墨西哥, even though they have their own currency, they will accept US dollars. In fact, sometimes they prefer it. But, that’s not the case everywhere.
歐元同樣適用。在我們的最後一次旅行中 克羅地亞，我們想在當地的農貿市場上購買一些水果，而賣方則拒絕接受我們的歐元，並堅持要求我們向當地的克羅地亞庫納付款。
提示8.在旅行者之間分開現金
One for me and one for you…
Two for me and two for you…
As the saying goes, don’t put your all eggs in one basket. We never want bad things to happen but they can — be it from loss, or theft. Best not to leave one person on the trip holding all the money. I even have a 隱藏在我身上的秘密藏匿處 以防萬一。
提示9.保持庫存
I never exchange leftover foreign currency back to Canadian dollars after a trip. I just put it away for safe-keeping for the next trip because I know that I will always be travelling again. If I know that I’ll never be returning to a specific country again, I spend what I have left at the airport while I’m waiting for my flight or I donate it to charity.
技巧10.從家庭獲得現金Sweet Home
Don’t forget to bring some cash from home. The worst thing is to exit the airport and be in the taxi on your way to your OWN home only to discover that all you have is foreign currency in your wallet! DOH!
