protaras easter

I am a single dad traveling to protaras from the midlands at easter with a teenage daughter on a self catering holiday, can anyone advise me on exchange rates, is it best to take euros, or pounds and change it there, also is anyone else going with teenagers around the same time that would like to meet for a drink and a chat

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Protarus is a nice place with a shopping street, some good eating places on the strip and up on the main road and a good beach. Take your driving licence. Busy Aiya Napa is about 4 miles away.

Probably the best place to change money unless you can get euros commission free back home. The rate is lousy (94p per euro) and changes often. It has a tendency to get better but then a newspaper or politician talks gloom and doom and down it goes again.

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I would recommend that you take Euro%26#39;s if you have been quoted a good rate in the UK, the only trouble with Protaras is that it is a purpose built resort %26amp; you will get stung over the exchange rate. I am not saying there are not places that you will get a good rate but they are few %26amp; far between esp in Protaras as it is on it%26#39;s own ( 4 miles a way from Ayia Napa %26amp; also it is just a long strip)

Kev

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thanks for the advice on money exchange i will start to keep an eye the rates in the uk 1 euro for £1 is about the best i can find, thanks again

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Hi,

I did some shopping around to change sterlings into euros when I was in London one time. I found that Marks and Spencers did a better deal than banks did.

HOpe this helps.

Leah

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Hi, thanks for the reply i have changed money at M%26amp;S before the post office can also offer a better rate than some of the the banks,

Kevin

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i have a fair fx card. It%26#39;s like a top up debit card that you can use in any euro country best rates I could find and much safer than carrying cash. you can pay direct with card for no charge or withdraw from any machine and only 1 euro per withdrawal. address is fairfx.com i think

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thanks for that i will have a look on the website, i got 1.06 at co.op travel but still need to get some more

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