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(and Avoid Fees)
IT is one thing to pay a higher than normal price for a drink on the Champs Elysees, but paying more than you need to exchange currency is a real waste of money. For most travelers, the place to start is with an A.T.M. or a bank, where you are most likely to get the best rate. "We recommend that people use their debit or A.T.M. cards to withdraw money from an A.T.M. as soon as they arrive," said Tom Meyers, editor of www.eurocheapo.com, an Internet guide to inexpensive hotels. "The rates from European banks are almost always lower than...[Full article]
New Audio Books Pack a Lot More Prose
Audio books have been around for years on tapes and CD's, but new downloadable and digital audio books and players make it more convenient to catch up on "The DaVinci Code" in the rental car line or settle down with an Agatha Christie mystery on a trans-Atlantic flight. Not only do the batteries of digital devices often last longer than those of portable CD players, but most MP3 players hold many more hours of content than a single CD, meaning you don't have to worry about not being able to hear the end of a story because you left the next disk at home...[Full article]