Currency Exchange

Spend it before you leave the country. Use it for part of your hotel bill. Snacks. You will likely need almost no cash.

TY Larry. Good idea.

Larry. As is often the case, nailed it. Get it from a local bank ATM and spend it at the train station before leaving town. Except in Hungary. In Hungary I can give you an address to mail it to.

We used the last of our cash at CDG, buying 2 bottles of a particular pastis we can't find in the US. It was priced the same as in the markets in France, so not a waste of money. And being from the duty-free shop, we were given the bottles on board and didn't have to worry about how carefully we packed them in our checked bags.
Also, leftover euros can be saved for the next trip, or to give to our kids or grandkids for any trips they will make.

TY Mr. E, how would that work?

TY Judy as well for your input.

I have small-denomination coins from Hungary, Czechia and Poland that I like to use as golf ball markers on the putting greens. They're residue from the ~$10 worth of currency I obtained in each nation for local use.

I'm very opposed to using cash, regardless of what the local currency might be. Memories on the golf course are about the only benefit I realize from having had to use it.

gritz you to to a local post office and buy and envelope, put my name and address on it and pay to mail it to me (they take credit cards at the post office). I receive it, buy dinner for myself, send you a photo.

Or spend it at the airport or use it as the tip to the taxi driver on the way to the airport (but use the bus, lot cheaper). Or leave it with a homeless person (we have our share), or many airports have donation collection boxes for people to dump their left overs, or keep for your next trip back (many who come here do return for some reason), tip in the bar the night prior.

I would suggest here you carry maybe 9.000 forints. that’s less than $30. If at the end of the trip you had $10 then that was the cost of the souvenir.

Put in a zip lock. Next trip you have pocket cash on hand.

TY jph and John, and Mr. E , love the humor. I know I'm over analyzing this.

I know I'm over analyzing this.

I actually don't believe this to be a thing. No such thing as excess analysis. (My clients often disagreed ...)

gritz, naaaa. But we gotta have a little fun.

Personally I would carry the 9.000ft. Many ATMs offer that amount with one button push. If after day 4 you still have a lot of it, remember this is a tipping culture and cash tips are tax free. But 5% with a service charge or 10% without is more than appreciated ... or nothing wont fet you a dirty look.

TY jph and Me. E,

Agreed on the fun...isn't what this is all about anyway?