On 2/15/2012 8:41 AM, Stuart wrote:
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If you are contemplating using your credit cards on travel in Europe
(certainly Holland), make sure you get new ones with a chip. Or be
prepared for hassles.

"Chip and PIN" is the only way you can use /any/ credit or debit card in
the UK.

That seems very strange as much US tourist/business traffic as there is
that they aren't making foreign payments into the country as painless as
possible???? There surely must be a mechanism (altho it's been 10 yr
since last traveled there).

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