Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
I’m really enjoying the strong dollar and using my US-issued credit cards in Japan to buy just about anything with US dollars.
That's awesome, wish I were there.
Something to point out though is to look into your what your credit card charges for foreign transactions. I'm sure FTers are aware, but as a rule of thumb you should always choose to be charged in the foreign currency, vs. USD. There are long threads on this (perhaps in the China forum) on DCC (dynamic currency conversion) but it is a ripoff.