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Yeah we'd probably do London -> Paris -> somewhere in Germany. It's not the destination, but the journey there  .Odds are good we'd be those people who spend a few days in London and a few days in Paris etc etc.
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actionjackson posted:They have bank machines at the airport, I was going to use those: If you haven't already, you might want to check with your bank to see if they have any Danish partners. Mine has one in France, so I've been able to use that bank's ATMs with no extra fees.
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dupersaurus posted:If you haven't already, you might want to check with your bank to see if they have any Danish partners. Mine has one in France, so I've been able to use that bank's ATMs with no extra fees. I have and they don't, it's Wells Fargo which sucks rear end. It's a $5 charge on atm withdrawals.
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actionjackson posted:I have and they don't, it's Wells Fargo which sucks rear end. It's a $5 charge on atm withdrawals. Yeah that blows. If you're set on bringing a stack of cash along, can you get it from your bank? They'd probably give you a better rate than any store-front exchanger will.
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Which American banks make it easy to take cash out in Europe? I've got Wells Fargo but I wouldn't have a problem opening up an account somewhere if it made my life easier. In addition to galavanting across Europe in Summer 2016 I'll probably be going to England or Scotland this summer some time as well.
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I've got Bank of America, and they seem to have partners just about everywhere.
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FISHMANPET posted:Which American banks make it easy to take cash out in Europe? I've got Wells Fargo but I wouldn't have a problem opening up an account somewhere if it made my life easier. It looks like it should be Charles Scwhab investment checking. 0 foreign fees and atm-fees are reimbursed.
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dupersaurus posted:Yeah that blows. If you're set on bringing a stack of cash along, can you get it from your bank? They'd probably give you a better rate than any store-front exchanger will. Yeah, I could've done that ahead of time but it's too late now. The other problem is I'd have to be at home to accept delivery. I'd also prefer to minimize the amount of time I'm carrying around that much cash. It's not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things. I'm not concerned about the rate from the bank owned ATMs. Obviously I will avoid all the -ex stuff
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I wasn't able to find a thread about the Netherlands so I will post my question here. Does anyone have any experience applying for a residence permit in the Netherlands? Apparently my friends Japanese citizenship gives her the option to work in the Netherlands without a need for a work permit but requires a residence permit. Just wondering how difficult it is to obtain one. I know there is a 900 Euro or so application fee.
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FISHMANPET posted:Which American banks make it easy to take cash out in Europe? I've got Wells Fargo but I wouldn't have a problem opening up an account somewhere if it made my life easier. Unless you have EU/UK/EEA/Swiss citizenship or are fairly wealthy, I think it's going to be tough to open a bank account in a foreign country on a tourist visa. In Switzerland at major banks at least (Credit Suisse etc) the minimum deposit for a foreigner to open an account is CHF 50k. It's probably way less in other countries but still not insignificant. You can probably find a bank in the US that does less killer fees per withdrawal though. E: I actually couldn't find any other hard numbers on what the minimum deposit is at banks like Barclays, just that it's possible but "substantial", whatever "substantial" means. Is that like £5k? £25k? Who knows. I only looked for like 5 minutes, so probably someone knows. E2: I found it, can't quite tell but it's more than £10k, and presumably if you have that much to plunk down to open a foreign bank account, you're not worried about $5 + 1% transaction fees on each ATM withdrawal. http://www.i-finance.co.uk/uk-bank-account-for-non-residents/ I opened a German bank account several years ago and remember it also not being a trivial amount of money for foreigners to do (similar ballpark, maybe €10k? This was about 10 years ago). Saladman fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Busy Bee posted:I wasn't able to find a thread about the Netherlands so I will post my question here. The Dutch thread might have an answer: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3695908 I think there's people in there who went through the process. As far as I know it should generally be easier to get a work permit than a residence permit... Obtaining a residence permit also involves meeting all the requirements of having a work permit, as far as I know. To get it you generally need to have a job lined up already, be a student at an university, or have a partner in the country. Entropist fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Saladman posted:Unless you have EU/UK/EEA/Swiss citizenship or are fairly wealthy, I think it's going to be tough to open a bank account in a foreign country on a tourist visa. In Switzerland at major banks at least (Credit Suisse etc) the minimum deposit for a foreigner to open an account is CHF 50k. It's probably way less in other countries but still not insignificant. I think he was saying that he wouldn't mind opening an account with a different US bank.
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Istari posted:I think he was saying that he wouldn't mind opening an account with a different US bank. Ding ding ding. I've got a Chip & Sig card, but I've read that some things like kiosks won't accept those?
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Pretty much no sort of self service machines will accept a signature rather than a pin. Pretty much anywhere where you're dealing with a member of staff can accept them but not having a 4 digit pin will probably lead to some (minor) confusion and delays while you explain what's up and hope the 19 year old at the register knows what to do.
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FISHMANPET posted:Ding ding ding. I've got a Chip & Sig card, but I've read that some things like kiosks won't accept those? Around here in Paris, at least, it looks like a lot of automated ticket machines (and store readers) still have swipe readers, but it's been hit-or-miss as to whether they'll authorize it. I used by swipe debit to buy a RER ticket from CDG into the city, but when I got off and tried to buy a Metro from ostensibly the same machine, it wouldn't authorize. But, yeah, the chip+pin card has worked no problem.
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dupersaurus posted:Around here in Paris, at least, it looks like a lot of automated ticket machines (and store readers) still have swipe readers, but it's been hit-or-miss as to whether they'll authorize it. I used by swipe debit to buy a RER ticket from CDG into the city, but when I got off and tried to buy a Metro from ostensibly the same machine, it wouldn't authorize. But, yeah, the chip+pin card has worked no problem. Just a word of warning: I found that the SNCF ticket collection machines in France wouldn't accept my foreign chip & pin mastercard, for collecting a ticket I bought online. Didn't try purchasing a ticket from them outright. The machines for recharging Navigo passes also wouldn't accept the card.
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Istari posted:Just a word of warning: I found that the SNCF ticket collection machines in France wouldn't accept my foreign chip & pin mastercard, for collecting a ticket I bought online. Didn't try purchasing a ticket from them outright. My chip+pin is MasterCard, and the SNCF machine accepted it just fine on Sunday...
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dupersaurus posted:My chip+pin is MasterCard, and the SNCF machine accepted it just fine on Sunday... But is it European Mastercard, or foreign Mastercard ?
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Istari posted:But is it European Mastercard, or foreign Mastercard ? It's a US card
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dupersaurus posted:It's a US card Perhaps it's just Australian cards. Or maybe just my card.
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dupersaurus posted:Yeah that blows. If you're set on bringing a stack of cash along, can you get it from your bank? They'd probably give you a better rate than any store-front exchanger will. You'll get a crappy exchange rate this way. Just use an ATM when you get to Amsterdam and withdraw something like 200 Euros so that $5 fee won't really be a big deal.
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Istari posted:Perhaps it's just Australian cards. Or maybe just my card. Well, that is my credit card, which is designed to allow it. I couldn't do the same with my debit card (Visa, from a different bank) since Bank of America's chip+pin system is not compatible with the Euro system. Maybe you Aussies have a similar problem.
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dupersaurus posted:Well, that is my credit card, which is designed to allow it. I couldn't do the same with my debit card (Visa, from a different bank) since Bank of America's chip+pin system is not compatible with the Euro system. Maybe you Aussies have a similar problem. I tried with my regular debit card, but also with my travel card, which, in theory, is designed to be usable everywhere.
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For anyone thinking about visiting Salzburg, Austria, this is a good overview of cheap things to do http://theculturetrip.com/europe/austria/articles/top-6-budget-friendly-ways-to-discover-salzburg-/ (coming from someone who lived there for years). EDIT: Why is there no Austria thread?! Baxta fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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I'm in Amsterdam. Whoever recommend burgermeester is a genius. The food is amazing. Also the dudes on mopeds here are terrifying.
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Just stay off our drat bike paths and you will be fine! 
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actionjackson posted:I'm in Amsterdam. Whoever recommend burgermeester is a genius. The food is amazing. Also the dudes on mopeds here are terrifying. Entropist posted:Just stay off our drat bike paths and you will be fine!  you can walk out into the roads without looking, drivers will stop for you. But look both ways twice before you enter the bike lane.
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I'm in Jordaan and many of the roads have cars bikes and mopeds together. I've seen several mopeds almost run over people on bikes.
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Baxta posted:EDIT: Why is there no Austria thread?! Because no one goes to Austria  Also because it just fits here in the Europe thread.
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Is there a difference between the two riz raz locations in Copenhagen? I can't really translate their site well on my phone. I'll be closer to the one on Kannikestræde I'm also going to buy a few groceries to save money. How is "Rema 1000?“ it's pretty close and I read it has decent prices. actionjackson fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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actionjackson posted:Is there a difference between the two riz raz locations in Copenhagen? I can't really translate their site well on my phone. I'll be closer to the one on Kannikestræde The only difference should be in the beef selection between the two Riz Raz, i.e. one offers steaks (Kannikestræde), the other shish kebap style meat. The actual buffet should be pretty much the same. (Also, if you can choose, go either during the week between 1130 and 1600 or on the weekend between 1000 and 1600!) Rema 1000 is alright, your normal choices are probably either Rema or Netto as the discount supermarkets. edit: There is also a Netto on Fiolstræde and one on Nørre Voldgade at Nørreport st. Hollow Talk fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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Anyone have any Hostel recommendations in Prague? Looking for a place with a good vibe. Also looking for recommendations on a hostel in Amsterdam that isn't going to be totally overrun with poms on bucks nights. I remember someone in this thread saying the Jordaan neighborhood is good but all the hostels seems to be in the touristy centre, obviously. The Slippery Nipple fucked around with this message at 11:43 on Mar 16, 2015 |
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My wife and I are heading to France in August, but don't know where to stay. We want to pick a city that's relatively cheap to fly to (from Toronto), and cheap to stay in. We've been looking at apartment rentals in Bordeaux and Marseille but heard that Marseille is kind of run-down. We love food and wine so the ability to see some vineyards is definitely a plus. What cities would you suggest?
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a primate posted:My wife and I are heading to France in August, but don't know where to stay. We want to pick a city that's relatively cheap to fly to (from Toronto), and cheap to stay in. We've been looking at apartment rentals in Bordeaux and Marseille but heard that Marseille is kind of run-down. We love food and wine so the ability to see some vineyards is definitely a plus. What cities would you suggest? How long are you going? You could go to the Cote d'Azur, but be aware that the nation of France is on vacation in August and that bookings will be much more expensive and harder to get. In the unlikely event you can put it off until the beginning of September or end of July, I'd recommend that instead; the weather's just as nice but the prices are literally 1/2 to 2/3rds those of August all over France and you won't be as swarmed with tourists. Hyères and Six-Four-Les-Plages/Sanary-sur-Mer get two thumbs up from me, and if you go there then you can do a hike through the calanques (near Cassis/La Ciotat). If you go more towards Nice, there are a bunch of nice towns (like Eze) but, again if you care about beaches, they're harder to get to and more crowded, due to the hilliness and rockiness of the coast. Nearby there's also the Verdon Gorge area and, what I much prefer, the department of Vaucluse which basically feels like you're in an impressionist painting (special mention: Lacoste, Menerbes, Roussillon). There's also coast to the west of the camargue, which is a LOT cheaper and less crowded, but the water is colder and getting around by public transit is more difficult. If you don't care about swimming and would rent a car, then think about that way. Do you care about scenery? Food? Culture? Would you rent a car? Do you want to move around, or stay in the same place the whole time?
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Anybody been to Malta? Putting together a summer trip to Europe and it's surprisingly cheap to fly to (100 quid return from London) and to actually stay in (60 pounds a night ish on Airbnb in the centre of Valetta.) Would it be worth staying on the smaller island?
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Saladman posted:How long are you going? You could go to the Cote d'Azur, but be aware that the nation of France is on vacation in August and that bookings will be much more expensive and harder to get. In the unlikely event you can put it off until the beginning of September or end of July, I'd recommend that instead; the weather's just as nice but the prices are literally 1/2 to 2/3rds those of August all over France and you won't be as swarmed with tourists. Thanks for this. We're more interested in food and culture and don't care about beaches, especially if they're going to be crowded. Unfortunately I can't put off the trip as this is when my work allows vacations most easily. Really, we were looking for a city to explore with shops and restaurants in order to experience the wine and food culture. Making a trip to a vineyard or two would ask be good. E: I should add that we'll be there for a week, and visiting family in Italy thereafter. My wife is fluent in French so getting around isn't a problem. a primate fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Mar 16, 2015 |
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If you want to experience the food, the recommended place is Lyon, for the wine it's Bordeaux and for culture and shops I guess it's Paris. I don't know how expensive it would be, but I might recommend touring the Chateaux de la Loire.
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Alright, we booked Bordeaux! Thanks for the advice. We're flying Air France to CDG then transferring to Orly to fly to Bordeaux. We have a 9 hour stopover in Paris, so I guess we'll be checking out our baggage and bringing it into the city with us(?). Do they automatically forward your bags, or do we have to drag them in front of the Eiffel Tower?
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