2011在路上:å—美智利-没什么别没钱
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出门在外,最怕的是什么,没钱。这会儿,首先è¦è§£å†³çš„就是钱的问题。机场出æ¥çš„时候看到兑æ¢çŽ‡åªæœ‰500:1,想ç€æœ‰äº›é»‘ï¼ŒåŠ ä¸Šæœºåœºçš„å£«æ”¶ä¿¡ç”¨å¡ï¼Œå°±æ²¡æœ‰æ¢é’±ã€‚
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很å¯æƒœï¼Œäº‹å…ˆæŸ¥å¥½çš„Chile Scotiabank银行并没有出现在googleåœ°å›¾æ ‡æ³¨çš„è¡—å£ï¼Œæˆ‘有些抓瞎,在街上拦ä½ä¸€ä¸ªçœ‹ä¸ŠåŽ»å’Œå–„而且领ç€ä¸€å®¶å¤§å°çš„ä¸å¹´ç”·å问路。“唔里哇啦,唔里哇啦â€ï¼Œæˆ‘边比划ç€è¾¹ç¬¨æ‹™åœ°åç€è¥¿æ–‡å•è¯ã€‚ç”·å£«çœ‹äº†çœ‹æˆ‘çš„æ‘¸æ ·ï¼Œçœ‹äº†çœ‹æˆ‘çš„çº¸å¤´ï¼Œç„¶åŽçž…瞅周围,作了个手势带我æ¥åˆ°ä¸€å¤„僻é™èƒŒé˜´å¤„,从怀里æŽå‡ºä¸€ä¸ªã€‚。。山寨tablet。。。 很自豪地点了一阵电å地图,然åŽå‘Šè¯‰æˆ‘“å½é‡Œå‘±å•¦å½é‡Œå‘±å•¦â€ï¼Œçœ‹ç€æˆ‘还是一头雾水,拿ç€æˆ‘的旅游地图,在一个ä½ç½®ç‚¹äº†ç‚¹ï¼Œé¼“励地看ç€æˆ‘。
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Tips:
1. About Chile ATM
Get a Cirrus-network ATM card with a 1% exchange fee or less and no per use fee and use at Chile Banco Estado ATMs which charge no Chile-side per use fee. (Bank Direct ATM-ONLY card, etc.)
Get a Plus-network ATM card with a 1% exchange fee or less and no per use fee and use at Chile Banco Security ATMs which charge no Chile-side per use fee. (Everbank debit card, etc.)
Get an ATM card with a 1% exchange fee or less and no per use fee that reimburses you for any per use fee charged by a foreign ATM. (Schwab debit card)
Get a Bank of America ATM card and use only at Chile Scotiabank or Banco de Desarrollo ATMs to receive just a 1% exchange fee and no per use fee at either end.
Most high-end US bank accounts issue exchange and fee free/ reimburse all fees debit cards. (Citigold, etc.)
2. Make sure the bank is advised beforehand that the card will be used in Chile, Argentina, etc.
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