[westcoast]

Where is the best place to buy Euros around here. BofA has a charge
of $7.50 just to order them. Just want to get a few ahead of time.

[memason]

We always use our debit/bank card in the ATM, once we hit the ground in the country to which we're traveling. Depends upon your bank, but the fee is normally a couple bucks to get Euros... Call your bank first, so you don't get hit with a big conversion fee. For our card, it doesn't matter how much you get; the fee is the same.

Hope this helps....

[Mikeod]

Try AAA. We got some British pounds before our trip. But the advice above is good. We had no trouble using the ATM to replenish our stock of local currency once there. For us, the local bank charged 1 pound for the transaction and our bank charged us 1% for the conversion. Some banks charge more.