Originally Posted by theworld
I know the rates with Travelex (or any other money changer) are pretty poor. However I just require £25 worth of cash at the very start of my stay. After a 14 hour plane journey I just want to jump in a cab and get myself to the hotel, and then deal with getting to an ATM!
That's fair enough. I've now learnt to keep a float of a dozen or so currencies in pretty much that amount for precisely that reason, and in case the ATMs are down. Got buggered during the Asian crisis back in '97 though!
Enjoy your trip - I'm down that way for Easter.