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Euros or Sterling?
LegalEagle58
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A few years ago my husband and I went to Gibraltar and were wrongly advised to take Euros. Next week we are off to Portugal and husband thinks sterling will be ok (!!) I think he's wrong and they will only accept Euros. The Gib thing is because its ours and not Spanish. Am I right??
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...........British coins and Bank of England notes circulate in Gibraltar and are universally accepted and interchangeable with Gibraltar issues.0 -
Yes Portugal will only take Euros.
Where is he getting this information on GBP in Portugal?
And Gibraltar is GBP and they have their own Sterling notes, which are all legal tender as GBP0 -
Gibraltar's coins and banknotes are not accepted in the uk.Political?....I dont do Political....well,not much!0
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Sterling will be perfect to take to Portugal.......to buy euros.........LegalEagle58 wrote: »A few years ago my husband and I went to Gibraltar and were wrongly advised to take Euros. Next week we are off to Portugal and husband thinks sterling will be ok (!!) I think he's wrong and they will only accept Euros. The Gib thing is because its ours and not Spanish. Am I right??Political?....I dont do Political....well,not much!0 -
If you want to buy some in advance then avoid your local bank as there rate of exchange will be poor.
I've recently used Thomas Cook but you need to book the amount and rate in advance via their website and then pick up in store. The rates are quite competitve for the high street.
http://www.thomascook.com/travel-money/foreign-currency/
And Yes, you need to purchase euro!
Hope this helps0 -
LegalEagle58 wrote: »A few years ago my husband and I went to Gibraltar and were wrongly advised to take Euros. Next week we are off to Portugal and husband thinks sterling will be ok (!!) I think he's wrong and they will only accept Euros. The Gib thing is because its ours and not Spanish. Am I right??
Portugal isn't Spanish either
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LegalEagle58 wrote: »A few years ago my husband and I went to Gibraltar and were wrongly advised to take Euros. Next week we are off to Portugal and husband thinks sterling will be ok (!!) I think he's wrong and they will only accept Euros. The Gib thing is because its ours and not Spanish. Am I right??
:rotfl:
So cute.From Poland...with love.
They are (they're) sitting on the floor.
Their books are lying on the floor.
The books are sitting just there on the floor.0
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