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fred7

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14th Apr 12 at 20:01

Goin away in 2 weeks to crete. Goin all inclusive for week with the wife and a toddler. Not doing any trips just relaxing. How many euros shall i take? Gona take my card aswell for incases

smcGSI16V

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14th Apr 12 at 20:10

I'm in Grenada at the mo, all inclusive. And we have brought with us $300. Only spent $50 so far in 3 days on some stuff to take home. Other than a few other bits I can see us coming home with $200. We have spent nothing on food or drink yet in 3 days.

You don't have to , it's free/paid for already. So unless you go out exploring you won't really need any.

I would take a €200 and a credit/debit card just in case.

[Edited on 14-04-2012 by smcGSI16V]

adiohead

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14th Apr 12 at 20:11

Enough for some food at the airport and the room tv porn

Rich H

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14th Apr 12 at 20:13

Little bit different as it's cheaper in South Africa (roughly 12ZAR to £1) but I took 3000ZAR / £350 for just under 3 weeks.

That was for around 75% eating out etc, 25% all inclusive. Put around a further £100ish on the credit card which was mainly for sight seeing / attraction entry fee's.

Bart

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14th Apr 12 at 20:14

all inclusive is great, but you'll still want to eat out in the towns, both day and probably night, just to get away and do something different.

I think if you budgeted for 80 euros a day, that'll cover most of it. you'll have days when your much less (pool days) and days much more when your wife decides to go shopping.

chloe16v

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14th Apr 12 at 20:18

me an the 3 kids are going away at the end of july for 2 weeks AI and will prob take around 300 euros and my debit card, but i intend on taking them for days out to different parks aswell

fred7

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14th Apr 12 at 20:56

Sound was thinking about €250 anyway. And take debit card. Thanks

JM Curdy

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15th Apr 12 at 11:28

Took €700 for 5 days all inclusive in benidorm last weekend and blew the damn lot!

nick_sri

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15th Apr 12 at 12:11

take extra to buy fags , in the eu you can bring back 3000, made enough to give me a free holiday last time :d

fred7

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15th Apr 12 at 13:02

Not worth buying fags anymore i dont think. Got €200 today

AndyCorsaSport

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15th Apr 12 at 13:34

I always take too much and cards anyway.

Went all inc to Turkey and took £800

and me and the gf did $3k in New York in 3 days.

I'd take about €400

mattk

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15th Apr 12 at 16:27

with the lads £1000 for a week, with the bird. about £500

StuartVRS

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15th Apr 12 at 19:08

taking 1400 euro with me to majorca in couple weeks, but wewill be doing a few trips and buying some fags

Cavey

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15th Apr 12 at 19:17

If you're using your card abroad make sure your bank knows otherwise they'll probably stop it working thinking its fraud.

I'd not take much on holidays nowadays, just my card when I'm out there, probably get a better rate through the machine anyway

noshua

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15th Apr 12 at 20:01

quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
If you're using your card abroad make sure your bank knows otherwise they'll probably stop it working thinking its fraud.

I'd not take much on holidays nowadays, just my card when I'm out there, probably get a better rate through the machine anyway

I took cash and a MasterCard to USA, exchange rate in shops was 1.49-1.51, paid on the MasterCard, checked the statement and I got an exchange rates of 1.58-1.5998. Even with the 2.5% fee it worked out a better rate than the exchange rate I got for the cash.

Not sure if it's any different with Visa, marginal if anything I bet. I'd imagine you're better off drawing money out when you're abroad (in a lump sum or two).

Jay

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15th Apr 12 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by noshua

quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
If you're using your card abroad make sure your bank knows otherwise they'll probably stop it working thinking its fraud.

I'd not take much on holidays nowadays, just my card when I'm out there, probably get a better rate through the machine anyway

I took cash and a MasterCard to USA, exchange rate in shops was 1.49-1.51, paid on the MasterCard, checked the statement and I got an exchange rates of 1.58-1.5998. Even with the 2.5% fee it worked out a better rate than the exchange rate I got for the cash.

Not sure if it's any different with Visa, marginal if anything I bet. I'd imagine you're better off drawing money out when you're abroad (in a lump sum or two).

Yeah I was getting a better rate through the cash machine too in Alcudia

Daniel_Corsa

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15th Apr 12 at 20:58

Depends where going!

All Inc to Egypt other year, only thing spent was on a scuba diving trip, as was fuck all about!

Usually £500-£1000 a week if self catering or going to USA, maybe more when going Vegas as can go mental quite easily!

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Ben G

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15th Apr 12 at 21:08

i went egypt all inclusive for 2 weeks last year, took £400 iirc. ended up taking out another £300 or so out there (bare in mind it was 1-10 exchange rate then).

it's all the excursions and stuff which cost a bomb.

agreed about getting a better exchange rate out there aswell, was much better than thomas cook's over here.

[Edited on 15-04-2012 by Ben G]

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