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Using Credit Cards In Europe: What You Need To Know

May 7, 2012 by
Using Credit Cards in Europe

Chip and Pin, which are accepted, and everything else related to using credit cards in Europe: Walkmans. Beepers. Polaroid cameras. These are all things which are a couple of decades past their prime, right? The same can be said about magnetic strip credit cards… they’re an ancient invention which may (or may not) cause problems during your travel. I’ll address that issue and everything else related to using credit cards in Europe so you can be prepared. 1. Chip and Pin What’s chip … [Read more...]

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Currency for Estonia: The Euro

January 1, 2011 by

Currency for Estonia (EUR) : Estonia has a New Currency as of January 1, 2011: Estonia became the 17th member of the Euro-zone on January 1, 2011 and so from this date the Euro replaced the Kroon as the currency for Estonia. Estonia's eight Euro coins (1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent, €1 and €2) all feature a single design which is a silhouette map of Estonia together with the word Eesti (Estonia). The twelve stars surrounding the map are symbolic of the EU.  On the obverse side is … [Read more...]

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