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Welp.. it has been a day. Suddenly I have flights booked to the US in 7.5 weeks time. Premium Economy baybeeee lessgoooo!
Turns out Citibank got sold to NAB so their excellent debit card is no longer the best option for cash withdrawals overseas. My Latitude 28 Degrees credit card is still going strong for purchases, although I'm reading I might not be able to use it at any venue (food etc) inside a casino which is a bit shit. Been doing research into what's the best for cash now but I'm not loving any option I can find.. RIP Citibank debit card 😭
I used ING orange everyday for my recent overseas trips and it worked very well. You have to make sure you deposit some money in the account and use it for 5 transactions in the month before your trip. Then the next month you’ll have no foreign transaction fees and 5 free ATM withdrawals overseas.
Took this card with my Latitude CC and I was set.
I think the ING foreign transaction fee thing is finishing in August.
Where abouts in the US you off to?
here.. clockwise
That route seems pretty atypical for the average aussie traveler. It’s really cool.
Hitting a bunch of national parks?
Yep! This is going to be a 4 week trip but I'll need to do another one sometime where I hit up Montana/North Dakota for the other parks I want to see. I am only using 25 of my 86 leave days I have available so maybe it won't be that long.
Look I’m only tiny. Can I go too? I’m sure I’ll fit in a backpack 😛😅
No but for reals it’ll be hot in America. It’ll be their last month of Summer I think, when you get over there. You’ll be fine in LA but after that be sure to hydrate. Take a bazillion photos too and share with us if you can