Hi

I'd be grateful for some people's thoughts on this.

In March I am going to Romania and in fact I will be coming and going
there over most of 2011.

I'm making a film there (it's not a Hollywood blockbuster, but just me
and a small camera making a documentary).

I will be wanting to access money obviously while I'm there.

When I was last there a couple of years ago I made a lot of phone-calls
before I went to make sure that my credit card was going to work while
I was there only to find that when I arrived the card was not working.
Fortunately I had taken some cash, but I still had to get a friend to
send me money by Western Union.

As I'm planning on being there quite a lot I'm thinking maybe I should
set up an account with a Romanian bank and put some money there.

What other alternatives do you think might be suitable?

Romania has its own currency, the Lei, but Euros are very easily
exchanged there in the cities, as is Sterling for that matter.

--
Patrick
http://www.patrickjames.co.uk

On Jan 16, 5:12*am, Patrick James wrote:
Hi

I'd be grateful for some people's thoughts on this.

In March I am going to Romania and in fact I will be coming and going
there over most of 2011.

I'm making a film there (it's not a Hollywood blockbuster, but just me
and a small camera making a documentary).

I will be wanting to access money obviously while I'm there.

When I was last there a couple of years ago I made a lot of phone-calls
before I went to make sure that my credit card was going to work while
I was there only to find that when I arrived the card was not working.
Fortunately I had taken some cash, but I still had to get a friend to
send me money by Western Union.

As I'm planning on being there quite a lot I'm thinking maybe I should
set up an account with a Romanian bank and put some money there.

What other alternatives do you think might be suitable?

Romania has its own currency, the Lei, but Euros are very easily
exchanged there in the cities, as is Sterling for that matter.


Although it was several years ago, we found we had to use cash for
everything - even buying a flat in Bucharest was done with cash!

If you are taking cash, remember that people sometimes won't accept
notes that have been written on.


Robert

On 2011-01-17 04:21:39 +0000, Anthony R. Gold said:

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:12:46 +0000, Patrick James
wrote:

What other alternatives do you think might be suitable?

I would ask these people:

http://www.citigroup.com/citi/global/gbr.htm

whether they can help through these:

http://www.citigroup.com/citi/global/rom.htm

Well thank you Tony.

I am going to ask them!

--
Patrick
http://www.patrickjames.co.uk

On 2011-01-17 14:50:34 +0000, RobertL said:

Although it was several years ago, we found we had to use cash for
everything - even buying a flat in Bucharest was done with cash!

If you are taking cash, remember that people sometimes won't accept
notes that have been written on.

Thank you Robert

--
Patrick
http://www.patrickjames.co.uk

On Jan 24, 7:56*pm, Patrick James wrote:
On 2011-01-17 14:50:34 +0000, RobertL said:

Although it was several years ago, we found we had to use cash for
everything - even buying a flat in Bucharest was done with cash!

If you are taking cash, remember that people sometimes won't accept
notes that have been written on.

Thank you Robert


You might find this fictional guide book amusing (on amazon). many of
the photos are actually from Romania.

" Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry (Jetlag Travel
Guide)"

Robert

Always bear in mind that it is to be safe to bring cash more than just the plastic cards. With Cash, you can make sure that things would happen and you will get your items. No hassles!

Well Romania has its own currency,Its always advisable to take cash with you to avoid any inconvenience.However currency can be exchanged anywhere in Romania.