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Travellers cheques - is sterling (GBP) easy to change?

Hi everyone, I'm currently planning my travellers cheques for China. As a UK citizen, I want to avoid poor exchange rates by buying Sterling travellers cheques rather than US Dollars. Are Sterling travellers cheques easy to change in major Chinese cities? ...full story at Virtual Tourist

from Virtual Tourist on Mon, Sep 24 2007

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