Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Tourist thing tends to be key issue with most countries but "farmers" maybe not. Denmark is a country I cant imagine not being interested in money from the tourist angle. Greg Lorenzo > > Farmers are usually preferred over vikings... even if they charge you 5% > more. > > > > Greg Lorenzo > > Calgary, Canada > >> From: photo at frozenlight.eu >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:11:16 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question >> >> Daniel, that is not my experience. I have had no problems with my >> Dutch or Spanish credit cards there. I do have a Dankort, actually, >> but only because a couple of the cheap gas station chains (OK, Jet) >> only take those. For everything else I use my normal foreign cards. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Jul 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >> >>> Visa and Mastercard don't work well in Denmark. It's rather >>> provincial. You have to have "Dankort" (cards issued in Denmark) and >>> they charge 5% on every purchase if you use Visa or Mastercard that >>> isn't issued in Denmark. It's a farmer community with all that >>> entails. >>> >>> Just take a few crowns and skip that country as soon as you can. It'll >>> be just fine. >>> >>> Plastic money is best everywhere else. Denmark is an exception. >>> They're way behind. They like it like that. >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Greg Lorenzo<gregj_lorenzo at >>> hotmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> My number two daughter Victoria is off to Europe for two weeks in >>>> early August. This will be her first trip outside of North America >>>> and she will be visiting all the Baltic countires from Denmark to >>>> Finland. Most of these countries don't use the Euro, with Russia >>>> using rubles, and other various kroner's in use elsewhere, etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm buying her Euros and some of Denmark's Kroner (she deploys from >>>> Denmark). Can she get by with just these two currencies in all the >>>> non-Euro countries? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> She has a Visa charge card and I'm also thinking of sending her >>>> with US dollars as a fall back if necessary. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To be slightly on topic: she is planning on taking my R7 and one >>>> lens. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> TIA for any suggestions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Greg Lorenzo >>>> >>>> Calgary, Canada >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Windows Live? Hotmail?: Celebrate the moment with your favorite >>>> sports pics. Check it out. >>>> http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_ >>>> WL_QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live? Hotmail?: Celebrate the moment with your favorite sports > pics. > Check it out. > http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_ > QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Mark William Rabiner