Foreign Currency

Go to a bank or ATM in the country you’re visiting to get your local currency.  Use your credit card or debit card. The conversion centers in the airport or around the city tend to be huge rip-offs. You won’t get charged as many fees at the ATM or the bank, and the conversion will be exact.  You can track your spending later as well. 

~~~~ Always have local cash. Not every place takes credit cards. Especially important places like trains or buses. 

Currency Converters

Look up the monetary conversion before you go. Finding out that one Danish Krone is equal to just 19 cents … bad surprise. Make sure you do your math before you travel to get a sense of where the conversion rate is at.  But always check the Currency rate as well.  Here are 2 web sites that can assist.

                         https://www1.oanda.com/currency/converter/
                                 https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/