This is the main change from the US. In the US it is entirely
practical to carry only plastic and no cash at all. There are more
purchases that are impossible with cash than a card - try buying a car
with cash and see what happens.
In most of Europe you have a high probability of being able to use a
card, but you really don't want to ever get into a situation where
your cash reserves are lower than the price of a taxi fare plus a
railway ticket.
On the plus side, there are subway stops where you can buy a beer from
the kiosk on the platform.
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Chris Elliott <chelliot(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com>
wrote:
Yes. Expect them to work and bring cash!
That said, some of us with American cards will be arriving the Tuesday
before. I'll post the results of our travels and trials .
Chris.
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On Apr 2, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Ralph Droms
<rdroms(_dot_)ietf(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
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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