[Tango-L] ATM withdrawals and money exchanges in Buenos Aires

[Christian Lüthen]

Ooops, Caroline,

this wasn't meant personally!!! This was more of a general remark ... 
esp. to those who do not have free high speed internet access at their 
tango guest house! 

But I have to admit that I can't imagine that I could save 75 Euro just by 
checking exchange rates. But also I have to admit that my dutch VISA 
card only charges me 1 % with a max of 1,50 Euro for any cash 
withdrawl as long as I have a positive saldo on their account: I can put 
money on it before leaving home and they'd even pay me an interest 
rate of (currently) 2,4 percent.

I do not carry much cash to argentina any more. Only some pesos for 
the taxi ride from the airport downtown (but also only if I still have 
Pesos left from my last trip - otherwise I'd count on the ATM at the 
airport), and Euro only if the tango guesthouse owner prefers a real 
strong valuta currency. ;-)

Enjoy tango!
Christian


p.s.: btw - where are you from in Canada?


On 25 Apr 2007 at 16:38, Caroline Polack wrote:

> "better just enjoy your vacation in bs.as., go dancing ...
> ... but do NOT waste your few days of on the internet to just save a
> couple of cents!!!
> 
> dance, dance, dance!!!"
> 
> No worries Christian. I was lucky enough to stay with a friend who had high 
> speed Internet Access. Only took maximum 3 minutes out of my day just to 
> check. And I didn't just save a few cents, I actually saved myself about 75 
> dollars, which meant more money to go dancing - very very bonus for someone 
> living on a low income! The exchange rate actually did fluctuate that much, 
> at least between Canada and Argentina, that is.
> If one is not so lucky as to have free access to the internet on a daily 
> basis, then of course, that's a different matter.
> 
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