Originally Posted by
sudburn
Hi, thanks for your reply. I need 6000 Ringgit ($2000) in cash for some purchases I need to make there on the first few days of my arrival. (And I will need more cash for general travel expenses after that).
I have never used my ATM card in Malaysia or ever overseas so I do not know for certain if it will work, what are my withdraw limits or if I may encounter some problem.
I prefer not to carry large amounts of cash.
I would prefer to take CDN$ travelers cheques rather than US$ if possible so I thought one of the experienced travelers on this forum might know if the Foreign exchange places and banks in KL (and Penang) will cash CDN$ travelers cheques.
Thanks.
Travellers cheques are
not your friend.
Check what network of ATMs your bank belongs to: could be CIRRUS, PLUS etc.
Ask what your daily cash withdrawal limit is ... explain you are traveling to Malaysia and you will be making some withdrawals totaling MYR6000. That's basically C$500 each day for four days.
International travelers use ATMs all over the world each day.
I've withdrawn money all over the world without a problem.
The other option is to order the 6000 Ringgit (C$2022.00-ish) from your bank before you go.
That is not a lot of cash to be carrying ...