Your travel tips are great and very useful. One additional thought is using a credit card that doesn't charge fees to exchange money in a foreign country. These fees can become quite expensive. With CapitolOne MasterCard you won’t pay foreign transaction fees when making purchases outside the United States. Another similar card is Chase Mileage Plus Explorer VISA card. Another option is to have a Debit card that you can use at an ATM machine which draws money from your Checking account so you can have cash....but I always prefer using the above credit cards that don't charge exchange fees...with an ATM withdrawal, you'll pay exchange fees. Keep traveling and SAVE!