When I was traveling in South America this past winter, I made a habit of getting a simple equation for each place and sticking to it.
The math really isn't that hard though! It's pretty much simple multiplication or division, right?
In Argentina, "Take the cost in pesos and divide by three. That's about how many dollars." In Chile, "Take the cost in thousands of pesos and double it. That's about how many dollars." In the Falklands "Take the cost in Falklands pounds and double it. That's a little more than how many dollars."
I'd evaluate from there. I seemed to get much better deals when paying local currency than dollars. (In the Falkands, the pubs were charging about double for dollars compared to Falklands pounds.)
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Date: 2009-05-11 09:58 pm (UTC)The math really isn't that hard though! It's pretty much simple multiplication or division, right?
In Argentina, "Take the cost in pesos and divide by three. That's about how many dollars."
In Chile, "Take the cost in thousands of pesos and double it. That's about how many dollars."
In the Falklands "Take the cost in Falklands pounds and double it. That's a little more than how many dollars."
I'd evaluate from there. I seemed to get much better deals when paying local currency than dollars. (In the Falkands, the pubs were charging about double for dollars compared to Falklands pounds.)