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JosephZ
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I don't know why people in this forum like to comment on people's questions rather than answering them. Aggravation is too strong a word. In any case, as long as I am not using obscene language or insulting someone (such as saying that someone "is dumb") then no one should be bothering me.
My first question has been answered but my second question has not. Go back to my entry before overseas-expat intervened and you will see it. This is a case in point of the discussion being derailed. |
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JosephZ
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| Of course I can go to Russia to find out for myself. But the whole point of this forum is to help people find out BEFORE they go to Russia. In any case, I appreciate your contribution. |
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kwrty321
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| I converted American Express Travelers Checks into Rubles at 2 different Moscow banks with no problems. The first conversion took about 5 minutes. The second conversion took 15 minutes. I waited 10 minutes listening to a couple argue with a Russian bank teller over whether their South African banknotes were 'good'. Citibank has banks in Moscow with ATMs. As to no one wanting U.S. Dollars now, years ago, some Americans were buying Swiss Francs because they couldn't (legally) own gold except for Numismatic coins. |
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surfguy
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| Dollars of course can exchanged-just the rate is really bad right now. |
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Cummenwag
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twicker
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Recommendation 1:
See this article:
WayToRussia.net - Practicalities - Money
I did most of my money-changing in Krasnodar, not Moscow. There were plenty of places to change money, but -- most didn't take traveler's cheques. For traveler's cheques, you had to go to major bank branches.
A few notes from my experience in Krasnodar (because I followed the WayToRussia instructions to a T):
1) I was *thrilled* that I had a native Russian speaker with me, because there were no signs/etc. that indicated how to go about changing traveler's cheques (much like, in America, you're not going to find signs in anything but English -- maybe Spanish, if you're lucky). So: if you have someone who is willing to assist you, it can be done.
2) Because it's only major bank branches, you need to exchange traveler's cheques between 9 AM - 5 PM M-F (hours will vary depending on the bank). So -- if you need your money at, say, 9:30 PM on a Saturday before you go out for the night, you better have cash or an ATM card. Remember that American traveler's cheques aren't the local currency, so you're just as unlikely to be able to use them at normal businesses as you would be unlikely to be able to use RUR in the US.
3) Ere I were doing it again, I'd have a Traveler's Card (as explained in the WayToRussia link above).
4) I also discovered that, at some places, if you try to use older US money, they won't exchange it. I had one of the older US$50 notes with me, and it took awhile to find someone who was willing to exchange it for me. The exchange places receive updates about changes in foreign currency, and I found them to be very careful about checking money.
Hope that helps!
As always, caveat emptor. Mileage may vary. Poka i udachi![/url] |
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