Taking Money Abroad

[sumar]

If I went to Australia and wasn't sure how long I was going for, what would be the cheapest, safest and easiest way to take sufficient money please?

[bhg481]

Why can't you use your normal bank debit card in their ATMs?

[sunny-dave]

Get a Credit Card which doesn't penalise Cash Withdrawals or Foreign Spending (like the Halifax Clarity Card) - then use it to pay bills and get cash - whilst regularly clearing the amount you owe on the card by transfers from your UK Current Account.

[sunny-dave]

Because it will cost you up to about 6% every time you do that bhg481.

[bednobs]

when you say you dont know how long - are you talking of the difference between 2 and 4 weeks, or 2 weeks and a year?

[Jackdaw33]

Do Travellers' cheques still exist?

[sumar]

Thank you all very much. I'm talking the difference between around a month and 3 months and I didn't know whether to change currency here or there, or travellers cheques (which I don't know if they still exist either) or just use a card etc. I know there's a new thing advertised about sending money abroad but I can't find the article now.

[BlueScorpion]

Sainsbury's do a "cash passport" which you can load up with various foreign currencies - and then use as a debit card/cash withdrawl card