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Best way to carry money

Holly and i will be in Thailand for a month. We will be spending most of our time in Koh Samui and the surrounding islands. If i was to take over most of my money in travellers cheques are they easy to change in that area. We really want to avoid carrying... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Wed, Jul 18 2007

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