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RE: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht

2010-04-02 17:46:57

Not to belabor this thread, but...
I was in Schiphol the week before IETF Anaheim and bought a train ticket.  
*None* of the my cards worked (Amex, Visa, Mastercard, and a debit, and yes I 
tried all of them).  In fact, not only did they not work at the machines, but 
they were not accepted at the human-based ticket counter either, despite my 
having a Passport and one of the cards even has my picture on it.  They had a 
sign even warning that it wouldn't work without a "PIN".  It was cash only, but 
there is an ATM near by.  I travel a lot and was quite surprised.

-hadriel
p.s. on the other hand they have excellent licorice and hagelslag. :)


-----Original Message-----
From: ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org 
[mailto:ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org] On Behalf Of
Ralph Droms
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 4:56 PM
To: IETF Discussion
Subject: Re: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht

So, with all this discussion, I'm still not clear what to expect.
When I walk up to a train ticket kiosk in Schiphol, should I expect to
be able to use my US-issued, non-chip credit card (AMEX, VISA - I
don't care as long as *one* of them works), or should I have a fistful
of Euros handy?

- Ralph

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