Originally Posted by
Kylebrewington
I'd be curious to hear your numerous reasons why you stay away.. and I had no idea that it would cost 15%.
So would you recommend bringing USD with me and exchanging with a kiosk or bank? Or should I just use ATMs? I really wasn't too excited about carrying nearly $1500 USD with me..
Although, I could exchange money at my home bank. I know they do that, but Im not sure what to do now with the knowledge off extra fees.
I'm saying that if you only took out $50 from the ATM, but have to pay $8 in fees, those fees are about 15% of the money you are taking out. So I always take out somewhere around $200.
ATMs are the easiest way to get local currency. You can bring some 50s or 100s to change also. I usually just change $100 right at the airport when arriving so I have money for taxis and food. A hundred US dollars should last you awhile if you're traveling on a budget.
To answer your first question...It does not appeal to me to fly halfway across the planet, only to hang out with a bunch of drunk young white people. I could have just gone to Cancun if I wanted that. There's also drugs (which are illegal), vendors mixing God knows what into buckets, intoxicated people vomiting, etc. Then there's the Ko Tao murders, the being stuck on an island part (hey Im from Nebraska!), etc. Basically Full Moon Party does not appeal to me.