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mojo_norte
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Using ATM's is fine but always keep a reserve of cash to get you down the road . Sometimes the machines in smaller towns between Ensenada and La Paz
run out of cash. The other thing that happened to a friend on an extended trip is that his PIN was somehow stolen from a compromised ATM machine and
his account was cleaned out.
Hiding cash in your car- OK unless your car gets jacked . When camping in
remote spots I sometimes stick cask in a can and bury it in case banbitos show up and take everything - including my vehicle
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Barry A.
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"banbitos" ????? that sounds pretty scary!!! What are they? 
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
the atm's are tricky. everyone outside watching you come out of the kiosk KNOWS you got some loot!!!!!
it always makes me nervous, but i do it anyway! |
Oh my goodness. glad they aren't the same in the good old USA
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
"banbitos" ????? that sounds pretty scary!!! What are they?
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Surely you know that they are hiding behind every cactus along with those other guys. 
ATMs-- not available in some areas-----none in Bahia Asuncion, Tortugas, La Bocana and I think there is also none in Abreojos---never looked for one
there. Probably some other places where they do not exist.
It is important to know the limit your bank puts on withdrawls---with a simple phone call, our bank changed our limits.
We keep hearing rumors that one is coming to BA---soon.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by DianaT]
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Tano
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| Quote: | | "banbitos" ????? that sounds pretty scary!!! What are they? |
Take it easy. A banbito is just hybrid spawn from a bambino and a bandit, that is, a baby outlaw. Quite harmless and amusing.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by Tano]
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Howard
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Go to E-Bay and they have inexpensive "books" that are really not books, just look like them and when you open them up they have no pages, just an
empty compartment. Keep all your valuables in the "book"
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
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Paulina
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Don't hide your $ in a bandaid box in your medicine cabinet. When my trailer was broken into years ago that was one thing that the dirt bag left out
and open on my bathroom sink.
I used to stash my wedding ring in a bandaid box, but after that wake up call I don't anymore.
We use the ATMs and sometimes feel sketchy walking out of the booth knowing that everyone knows what we're walking out with.
When driving Dern and I each carry a small sum, then I stash the re$t in my two "high pockets". Someone is going to have to get upclose and personal
to find it there.
Someone gave us a Tecate beer can/money holder. It looks very real. Our luck we'd have a thirsty burglar and he'd choose the right can.
P<*)))>{
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Packoderm
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If you get robbed, they'll likely keep looking until money is found. With me, they'll find a cache of traveler's checks right in my wallet as a decoy.
They are not my primary source of legal tender, and I may not cash them until I get home, but I definitely feel better with them. To the robbers, "To
whose name do I write these out to?"
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Skipjack Joe
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I've used this when traveling in South America without being robbed. Even kept my passport in it. Baja is much safer.
The only dollars we bring down are in small denominations for tips and that sort of thing. ATM's are the way to go. Make sure your bank knows you've
left the country or they will most likely freeze your account thinking it's stolen.
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redhilltown
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I often use a money belt type pouch but it hangs around my neck and under my shirt. Used it in Europe for a few months once upon a time doing the
Eurail thang and I just liked feeling it against me knowing it was there as opposed to a money belt. I keep my passport, insurance papers, tourist
card etc there and some money...also some money in my actual wallet for "donations" to the local police plus some hidden in my truck somewhere. The
truly bad guys will find all of it I assume but for day in and day out travel, works for me.
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garynmx
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I keep it in my underwear. They would never want to see me nude.
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BajaRae
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Never go to the banks, can't stand them, to many people and takes up precious time. Just stash the $ it is easy to find a clever spot.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I've used this when traveling in South America without being robbed. Even kept my passport in it. Baja is much safer.
The only dollars we bring down are in small denominations for tips and that sort of thing. ATM's are the way to go. Make sure your bank knows you've
left the country or they will most likely freeze your account thinking it's stolen. |
Used that kind traveling in Europe and northern Africa. Also one that goes around the leg, just below the knee (velcro). Have to wear slacks of
course. Trouble is, to get to them, you have to find a bathroom somewhere, which in some countries is a chore in itself.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
Someone gave us a Tecate beer can/money holder. It looks very real. Our luck we'd have a thirsty burglar and he'd choose the right can.
P<*)))>{ |
Should have been a Corona can. Nobody would ever touch it.
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Sunman
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I've got a Barbasol one but you get the picture...
http://www.stashcans.com/homestuff.htm
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rts551
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Just wondering. How many of you have actually been robbed.in my 50+ years of going south, it has never hapened to me.
maybe I just look poor
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Just wondering. How many of you have actually been robbed.in my 50+ years of going south, it has never hapened to me.
maybe I just look poor |
Well, there was that one Pemex station gas attendant, one immigration official, and ......
And no, you do not look poor, you look like a nice person.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by DianaT]
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Bajajorge
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ATM machines are all over the place. I try to use the ones in bank lobbys. Who knows what scams are rigged into gas station/quick stop store ATMs.
(No, I'm not overly paranoid, I've been bit twice) Let your bank know you'll be in Mexico. Some banks block ATM useage in Mexico as a security
measure. If they know you're there they won't block your transactions.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajorge
ATM machines are all over the place. I try to use the ones in bank lobbys. Who knows what scams are rigged into gas station/quick stop store ATMs.
(No, I'm not overly paranoid, I've been bit twice) Let your bank know you'll be in Mexico. Some banks block ATM useage in Mexico as a security
measure. If they know you're there they won't block your transactions. |
Excellent points, and I entirely agree. I always do all you say here and have had no problems (yet) and have paid no fees.
Barry
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mulegemichael
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i bought a nice leather belt with a hidden zip up compartment on the backside that i can squeeze 20 one hundred dollar bills into...it SO does not
look like a money belt...got it from cabelas....somebody's gonna have to have a gun stuck up my nose before i take that belt off
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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