US ($) Currency Thread 2

jackieblack

Oh dear, sorry that your break wasn't as you'd hoped it would be :sad:

scottishminnie

neilbond007 wrote: »

Well not too much happened the last few days! Still hovering just above 1.60

I can honestly say if I never go to Florida again it will be too soon!
Weather turned from 27C and sunny on the day we go there to 16C and cloudy, rainy and windy for the duration of the holiday.
West Palm Beach is a craphole of the highest order. Orlando wasn't too far behind it either. Everywhere is crowded... the drivers are terrible (yes, even more terrible than the rest of the US).

So much for the relaxing break!

Next time it's back to Arizona / California!

Rant over

I second your views on West Palm Beach - I thought it was remarkably similar to Benidorm and Torremolinos (even though it's 20+ years since I've been to either):)

Orlando I can cope with - for a max of 2/3 days at the end of a holiday. No more than that though.

Don't write Florida off though, the West coast is totally different. Sarasota, Fort Myers, Sanibel and Naples are a world away from WPB thankfully.

I've experienced below freezing temperatures on Florida trips and it's just not funny - even if it is still 50 degrees warmer than home, it's just not what you expect!

neilbond007

scottishminnie wrote: »

I second your views on West Palm Beach - I thought it was remarkably similar to Benidorm and Torremolinos (even though it's 20+ years since I've been to either):)

Orlando I can cope with - for a max of 2/3 days at the end of a holiday. No more than that though.

Don't write Florida off though, the West coast is totally different. Sarasota, Fort Myers, Sanibel and Naples are a world away from WPB thankfully.

I've experienced below freezing temperatures on Florida trips and it's just not funny - even if it is still 50 degrees warmer than home, it's just not what you expect!

I went to Miami / The Keys / Naples last year.
Miami - Twinned with West Palm Beach? What a dump.
Keys - Not as mind-blowing as I imagined but very much enjoyed Key West.
Naples - Enjoyed. Again, not blown away. I was expecting Caribbean style beaches. They aren't that good. But the sun did shine so I / the misses were happy

pollypenny

Poor thing with that Florida weather, Neil. No one believed us that we were cold when we were stuck there Jan 2010.

OH has defined Florida mid-winter correctly I think - like our Summers. You can have a gorgeous day, followed my cold and damp. This Christmas, we found it cold most mornings and evenings, but when the sun was up it was lovely. A couple of cold days though.

This is Tampa and the gulf coast beaches.

pinkaholic88

co-op travel now do special student rates

neilbond007

Another decent week for the GBP. Up to 1.6232. It's about as good as it's been for a year!

And we still have the Friday spurt to come! Happy days...

happycamper3

Hi I am due to go to Florida in May, 1st time taken my 3 on my own, and not sure what to do re money, have decided its dollars and travellers cheques for me, I have been looking for the rate of 1.60, but unable to find it, can anyone point me in the right direction.

Thanks

newish2this

happycamper3 wrote: »

Hi I am due to go to Florida in May, 1st time taken my 3 on my own, and not sure what to do re money, have decided its dollars and travellers cheques for me, I have been looking for the rate of 1.60, but unable to find it, can anyone point me in the right direction.

Thanks

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/
If you just scroll up this page, on the right handside you will see Martins 'Todays Top Currency Rates'

We're going to Florida in May too. We will be ordering some more money this week as I can't see it getting much better than $1.60ish.:)

Edit; Scroll down the page now as we've just started a new page, and its on the right

jen1

Hi, we have just got 1.58 at Thomas cook today the best on the high street we could find... We are buying two to three hundred pounds a time so will see what the week brings.

inspector_monkfish

neilbond007 wrote: »

General rule is buy 1/2 now, half just before you go. Then you won't be so upset if it goes down.
Definitely get the cash in the UK.

lol
not looked on here for ages.... i see nothing has changed