Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, we always use credit cards except in Cuba and Iran! No American credit cards are accepted in either place. We had to plan ahead on how much cash to take and convert. I hope our next excursion is card-friendly!! Makes it much easier. Tina On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Good stuff. I do the same, except that I do not use cash much, but with > card statements. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 May 2016, at 22:25, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Tom is an engineer. Every night he accounted for every penny (rial) > > spent. He's obsessive that way. > > > > Tina > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > > wrote: > > > >> Given what you just described, how do you know that you were never > cheated? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 10 May 2016, at 15:22, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> PESO: > >>> > >>> We never got used to using Iranian money. When we lived in Iran in the > >>> 1970's one dollar equaled 8 rials. Today one dollar equals 30,000 > rials. > >>> That makes for awkwardly large amounts of bills so prices are often > given > >>> in tomans, which means you knock one zero off of the rial amount. What > >> Tom > >>> would do is hold out a handful of money and let the merchant choose > what > >> he > >>> needed: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000r1PIO5ggNp4 > >>> > >>> We were never cheated and they always rounded out the price in our > favor! > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tina Manley > >>> www.tinamanley.com > >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>> > >> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html