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Its euro. Carry some cash and rest in foreign exchange cards. Nothing more convenient than a forex card |
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Forex Visa cards are the best. Check with the bank that is issuing the card on the fee per transaction. So don't use the card for small transactions like coffee etc. suggest you use it to withdraw cash. Sent from my iPhone using Team-BHP | |
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Can I use it to withdraw cash from ATMs? Will there be a transaction charge for that? |
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Please note that I do not have any connection with Taj Tours , I'm just mentioning it as per my own experience and observation. Quote:
I have queued up all the times for the tickets and if you are there by 930 AM , the wait is generally for 15 - 20 minutes , I would not suggest the stairs route until and unless you are a fitness freak and are at the top of your game. Quote:
Finally both Paris and Italy have a massive issue with pick pockets at tourist destinations , have seen some bad cases as these people have some innovative tricks up their sleeve and the best do get caught out at times ![]() If you need any further info or help regarding your London and Paris legs of your trip then please feel free to contact me. | |||
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Yes. There will be a transaction charge to withdraw cash. Check with the bank. It will be the same transaction charge weather you withdraw a 100 Euros or swipe the card for 1 euro. So makes sence to draw a size-able amount of cash in one transaction. | |
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| ![]() Please note that there is charge for balance checking at ATMs. It was €1.35 during my last trip to Italy in Apr13. So better to check balance online and as Arjun said withdraw a sizeable amount in one go or else you incur transaction fees each time. |
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| ![]() Will my phone charger fit in plug points in Italy and France? If not what kind of adapter should I carry? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Phone charger will work in Italy if it's two pin charger. All plug points in Italy are mostly two pin. So you will need three pin to two pin converter. Your hotel can also provide it for 5 euro. |
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Also, I have another question - this time about the world adapter. It has 2 sides - the side where my pin goes - I can see from the photo that this will be able to fit in a wide variety of pins. What about the other side - i.e. the world adapter's pin which will go into the socket of the point - how is that made compatible to different sockets of the world - does it have replaceable pins? I think this is what you already answered. | |
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Is this for laptops or smartphones. Mine was a Samsung, it comes with the PnP USB charger which works great for such scenarios. -- Quote:
- Vatican takes a full day to cover. Colloseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill again will take almost a day. Get your tickets in Roman Forum or Palatine Hill where its much less crowded. Buying tickets at Collosseum is a mess to say the least. Take the metro as much as possible, Bus 32 and 64 are infamous for pickpockets. - Rome was pretty warm in December, so it will be hot in July. It was in low 30s in North Italy, so you can expect high 30s or 40s in Rome. - If you are seeing just Leaning Tower, it won't take you more than 3 hrs. You have a Regional train that takes 45 min one way from Florence to Pisa. - Avoid Beauvais Tille (so Ryan Air) from Paris, its one of the worst connected airports. Take a flight either from CDG or Orly. Ideally I'd suggest fly CDG/ORY to FCO (Rome Fiumicino), take a Frecci* (fast train) to Florence. Take the Regional to Pisa and back. From Florence you can goto Venice. Either you can fly out of Venice or return back to Rome and fly out. -- I would have more inputs end of next week for Paris if you need specifics ![]() Last edited by narayans80 : 28th June 2014 at 14:43. | |||
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-- Thanks for all the suggestions. I am travelling in a couple of weeks - all bookings and plans are made now. Only thing I am wondering about is - how much money I would need - hotels, trains and flights are booked - I am a little confused as to how much to budget per day for 2 people for 10 days. Last edited by carboy : 28th June 2014 at 16:18. | |||
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In Rome, tickets are on much lower side. Probably you'd spend 50 bucks on tickets and another 50 on food. Metro Pass is 16.5 bucks/adult. Florence is on par with Rome. Pisa was a day trip, transportation use was minimal in FLR and PSA. All amounts I mention are for 2 people. We travelled Rome as 2.5 tickets ![]() | ||
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