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<blockquote data-quote="annem1" data-source="post: 2743948" data-attributes="member: 320978">We have just returned from 2 months travelling around the southern states.&nbsp; We had a car and fuel included in our expenditure but I would suggest&nbsp; about $AU7 -8,000.Everything in the US is very inexpensive for Aussies at the moment. Food is as cheap as chips and there is oodles of it. &nbsp;Go see your bank about a international cash card. You can &quot;buy&quot; foreign currency and deposit it on the card.&nbsp; You then use the card exactly as you would a debit card and the transactions are in the currency of the country. No exchange rate fees . If withdrawing money at an ATM there will may be a small withdrawal fee, but always use an general purpose ATM so that fee won&#039;t be greater than it need to be.You can also leave funds in the bank and transfer money over to the card when funds get low.&nbsp; There is a fee involved when you first get the card but it is offset by the saving in exchange rates if using a your credit/debit card in Aust $sYou will make friends.&nbsp; The Yanks are a friendly lot and very helpful. Ask locals about sights etc.&nbsp; they are happy to help, as we found frequently.when you get to New Orleans find Vic&#039;s Kangaroo Bar.&nbsp; Tell Vic his cousin sent you.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if you will get a free drink but at least you will hear an Aussie accent.Good luck and happy trails.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="annem1, post: 2743948, member: 320978"] We have just returned from 2 months travelling around the southern states. We had a car and fuel included in our expenditure but I would suggest about $AU7 -8,000. Everything in the US is very inexpensive for Aussies at the moment. Food is as cheap as chips and there is oodles of it. Go see your bank about a international cash card. You can "buy" foreign currency and deposit it on the card. You then use the card exactly as you would a debit card and the transactions are in the currency of the country. No exchange rate fees . If withdrawing money at an ATM there will may be a small withdrawal fee, but always use an general purpose ATM so that fee won't be greater than it need to be. You can also leave funds in the bank and transfer money over to the card when funds get low. There is a fee involved when you first get the card but it is offset by the saving in exchange rates if using a your credit/debit card in Aust $s You will make friends. The Yanks are a friendly lot and very helpful. Ask locals about sights etc. they are happy to help, as we found frequently. when you get to New Orleans find Vic's Kangaroo Bar. Tell Vic his cousin sent you. Don't know if you will get a free drink but at least you will hear an Aussie accent. Good luck and happy trails. [/QUOTE]

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