Your phone is crazy expensive to use overseas, but you can call your carrier and ask them about your options. They can turn on 'international roaming' usually, but again. CRAZY EXPENSIVE. You might just want to turn it off once you get on the plane.
As for cash, the best way to deal with it is to go to a bank or currency exchange and buy some bills for the foreign country you're going to be hanging out in FIRST. So if you're going to land in London, go exchange some dollars for pounds, just so you have some cash for cabs and airports.
I've found that often you can use your debit card at an ATM machine and get that country's cash out of it. As long as it says it accepts Visa (or whatever card you have) you put in how much you want of that country's money, and it gives it to you. (Then you have to check your account to see what the exchange rate was and how much money actually left your bank account...and there are usually fees for international withdrawals)... but it's the easiest way I've found.
The best way of operating with money is to have some cash and a Visa card. Almost everywhere excepts visa and that's the best way to pay for a lot of things. But you'll need cash for transport and street markets and stuff like that.
As for getting lost, I would see if you could invest in a small map of the city where you'll be spending most of your time. The London from A-Z map book is the best thing ON THE PLANET and you can usually find that at any bookstore. I got the mini one and it was in my hand all the time.
Checking out books from the library about traveling to each city you're going to is also not a bad idea. I got the rough guide to London and read that thing from cover to cover. It helped a LOT. You could find one on Serbia as well.
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Date: 2011-08-15 06:40 pm (UTC)As for cash, the best way to deal with it is to go to a bank or currency exchange and buy some bills for the foreign country you're going to be hanging out in FIRST. So if you're going to land in London, go exchange some dollars for pounds, just so you have some cash for cabs and airports.
I've found that often you can use your debit card at an ATM machine and get that country's cash out of it. As long as it says it accepts Visa (or whatever card you have) you put in how much you want of that country's money, and it gives it to you. (Then you have to check your account to see what the exchange rate was and how much money actually left your bank account...and there are usually fees for international withdrawals)... but it's the easiest way I've found.
The best way of operating with money is to have some cash and a Visa card. Almost everywhere excepts visa and that's the best way to pay for a lot of things. But you'll need cash for transport and street markets and stuff like that.
As for getting lost, I would see if you could invest in a small map of the city where you'll be spending most of your time. The London from A-Z map book is the best thing ON THE PLANET and you can usually find that at any bookstore. I got the mini one and it was in my hand all the time.
Checking out books from the library about traveling to each city you're going to is also not a bad idea. I got the rough guide to London and read that thing from cover to cover. It helped a LOT. You could find one on Serbia as well.
Sounds like it's going to be an awesome trip!!