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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-03-04 00:10money worries
hope it helps. this is the opfficial statement from the foreign office, with regard to money in bulgaria.
Money
The current exchange rate is approximately 3 Bulgarian Leva to £1.00. You can buy Leva from Thomas Cook branches in the UK. There are many exchange bureaux that normally exchange good condition American Dollar bills and other major currencies. However, you should be very careful when using them – they are known to dupe customers with misleading rates of exchange, and hide ...
Money
The current exchange rate is approximately 3 Bulgarian Leva to £1.00. You can buy Leva from Thomas Cook branches in the UK. There are many exchange bureaux that normally exchange good condition American Dollar bills and other major currencies. However, you should be very careful when using them – they are known to dupe customers with misleading rates of exchange, and hide ...
hope it helps. this is the opfficial statement from the foreign office, with regard to money in bulgaria.
Money
The current exchange rate is approximately 3 Bulgarian Leva to £1.00. You can buy Leva from Thomas Cook branches in the UK. There are many exchange bureaux that normally exchange good condition American Dollar bills and other major currencies. However, you should be very careful when using them – they are known to dupe customers with misleading rates of exchange, and hide behind small print when complaints are made. This unfair practice does not seem to be illegal. Where possible, you should change money in banks or in large hotels. If you have travellers’ cheques you may need to go to a bank anyway.
There is now a large network of automatic teller machines (ATMs) that accept standard international credit and debit cards. Check with your UK bank/card provider whether you will be able to use these machines to draw Leva.
Bulgaria is still largely a cash economy. Credit cards are not yet very widely accepted, though they may be used in major hotels and, increasingly, in restaurants and retail outlets
As you can see it clearly states money is available here, and not a some seem to belive that you cant get it outside bulgaria. i kno you can as ive never been to builgaria and ive got about 535 leva in my jacket at this moment in time.
Nothing listed about this changing recently, howver if you want to keep an eye on matters the link is.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618385702
Money
The current exchange rate is approximately 3 Bulgarian Leva to £1.00. You can buy Leva from Thomas Cook branches in the UK. There are many exchange bureaux that normally exchange good condition American Dollar bills and other major currencies. However, you should be very careful when using them – they are known to dupe customers with misleading rates of exchange, and hide behind small print when complaints are made. This unfair practice does not seem to be illegal. Where possible, you should change money in banks or in large hotels. If you have travellers’ cheques you may need to go to a bank anyway.
There is now a large network of automatic teller machines (ATMs) that accept standard international credit and debit cards. Check with your UK bank/card provider whether you will be able to use these machines to draw Leva.
Bulgaria is still largely a cash economy. Credit cards are not yet very widely accepted, though they may be used in major hotels and, increasingly, in restaurants and retail outlets
As you can see it clearly states money is available here, and not a some seem to belive that you cant get it outside bulgaria. i kno you can as ive never been to builgaria and ive got about 535 leva in my jacket at this moment in time.
Nothing listed about this changing recently, howver if you want to keep an eye on matters the link is.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618385702
re: money worries
thanks for that Daytun and taking the time to search it out. Must appreciated
