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euros or pounds
Author:avalanche
posts : 1390 (Master)Date : 12-13-11 01:09euros or pounds
Hello everyone, its been a couple of years since we have been to Borovets but are going in January.....can anyone tell me is it better to take euros or pounds to change in resort or is there not much difference, we want to give our son money for his christmas present to use on his holiday in Borovets, we would prefer to give him euros so he cant spend it before he goes LOL but if the exchange rate is not good we will give him pounds, silly question I know but if you knew our son you would ...
Hello everyone, its been a couple of years since we have been to Borovets but are going in January.....can anyone tell me is it better to take euros or pounds to change in resort or is there not much difference, we want to give our son money for his christmas present to use on his holiday in Borovets, we would prefer to give him euros so he cant spend it before he goes LOL but if the exchange rate is not good we will give him pounds, silly question I know but if you knew our son you would understand
Thank you all
Thank you all
re: euros or pounds
well hubby has just realised that Bulgaria is not joining the euro till 2013 so we will have to give him pound notes then take it off him till he goes skiing LOL he is so bad with money if he gets it in his pocket before he goes he will spend it .....Julie x
re: euros or pounds
I always change cash in resort much better exchange rate than here.
re: euros or pounds
Bulgaria is very unlikely to adopt the Euro as its currency, the final decision could go to a referendum. It should have been accepted in June of this year, but was put back by the new government because of its widespread unpopularity...
Bring sterling, clean £20.00 and change in the bank, you will get 10% better exchange generally here on sterling than changing back in the UK. Debit cards can also be used with no problem, but you will get UK exchange, and pay a commission... Euros are an ...
Bring sterling, clean £20.00 and change in the bank, you will get 10% better exchange generally here on sterling than changing back in the UK. Debit cards can also be used with no problem, but you will get UK exchange, and pay a commission... Euros are an ...
Bulgaria is very unlikely to adopt the Euro as its currency, the final decision could go to a referendum. It should have been accepted in June of this year, but was put back by the new government because of its widespread unpopularity...
Bring sterling, clean £20.00 and change in the bank, you will get 10% better exchange generally here on sterling than changing back in the UK. Debit cards can also be used with no problem, but you will get UK exchange, and pay a commission... Euros are an option, especially if you can get a good rate before you come out to BG, the rate to Leva is fixed at 1.995 Lv-E, normally if exchanging Euro there will be a small commission and likely you will get 1.95... Nobody takes Euros, except maybe apartment agents, foreign businesses, and the police in a bribe..
Bring sterling, clean £20.00 and change in the bank, you will get 10% better exchange generally here on sterling than changing back in the UK. Debit cards can also be used with no problem, but you will get UK exchange, and pay a commission... Euros are an option, especially if you can get a good rate before you come out to BG, the rate to Leva is fixed at 1.995 Lv-E, normally if exchanging Euro there will be a small commission and likely you will get 1.95... Nobody takes Euros, except maybe apartment agents, foreign businesses, and the police in a bribe..
