Can we get a currency thread going? I like to travel to places

Good idea.

Turkey is a country to think about for the upcoming (northern) summer, and some people on /trv/ have discussed just how cheap Ukraine has been as a result of the civil war in the east and the economic crisis.

The USD and other major currencies (EUR, GBP) are up about 10% against the South African rand. It's a shame it's coming in to winter, because there's bargains to be had, particularly food and alcohol.

You can sometimes have a short window of time to enjoy the modest benefits before prices rise.

The peso is at 18.5 down from almost 22 a few months ago . I wonder what next winter will be like. I hate paying more that I did before

Argentina is going to have a big devaluation of at least 50% after the october elections you might check that up

I feel like this would be a good segway into FOREX trading, but Ive looked into it and it seems confusing as fuck.

>>1239248
Fuck if that turns out to be true I might ship my van over there for the winter.

>>1239518
No more 'blue dollar' in Argentina, so it's too expensive even with their monopoly money status http://snowbrains.com/so-argentina-is-expensive-again-the-black-market-dollar-is-gone/

There's far too much crime in BA too you would never in a million years want to drive there you'd just get robbed at every traffic light.

>>1239250
Don't bother unless you have a few trillion dollars and are connected to a bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forex_scandal
>banks colluded for at least a decade to manipulate exchange rates for their own financial gain.

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>>1239531
I would stay out of cities and mostly try to camp on beaches for free and catch fish.
I did this in baja with great success. Is this viable in argentina ?

>>1239531
>>1239248
>>1239518
I was in Argentina literally 2 days ago... Spent almost 3 weeks in there. Saw no crime, suffered no crime. It isn't cheap anymore, that's for sure, but not expensive either. 1 dollar = 15.4 pesos, depending where you change your money. Used to be a lot more, I am told, though.

>>1239186
Lol that's a first world problem if I ever heard one

>>1239543
How much was a meal?
A can of beans at the supermaket?
A beer?

Its tricky to figure out if someplace is cheaper or more than where you are coming from .

Did you have fun?
were people nice to you ?
Do you speak any spanish?
Damn , I just asked too many questions at once. Sorry

>>1239553
Depends on the meal. For example, Burger Joint, one of best burgers I had in my life, was 180 pesos for a burger, fries and beer. There are cheaper places and more expensive places.

I didn't really buy any stuff and the supermarket, cuz my whole plan was having 1 huge meal at a nice restaurant and some facturitas (bakery bread, basically) here and there.

A Quilmes can be something around 40 pesos. A Stella around 70. Artesanal beers can be around 100 pesos at a bar.

I had LOTS of fun. Some people were, some weren't. I am from ECuador, así que sí. I think it really helps I have a A LOT of friends living in Buenos Aires (including my 2 exes). That way, I always knew if I was paying too much or what was a fun place to go.


No worries, man. Ask way.

>>1239561
Thanks!
Is it a good country to camp inna van on the beach and do surf casting?
Would you feel safe sleeping in a van in a small town there?
What about in Ecuador ? Would a blue eyed american who is working very hard on his spanish be welcome there?

>>1239566
>Is it a good country to camp inna van on the beach and do surf casting?
>Would you feel safe sleeping in a van in a small town there?
I only did Buenos Aires and Tigre, sadly, so I couldn't really say.
>What about in Ecuador ? Would a blue eyed american who is working very hard on his spanish be welcome there?
Really depends where. Montañita? Playas? Olón? For sure. In Guayaquil, not so sure. In Cuenca, I think so.

>>1239568
>In Cuenca, I think so.
I had some friends that spent a year in cuenca and they said the locals only saw them as a paycheck.
They had a hard time connecting on a real level.
They are rich yuppies though so they get that a lot.

>>1239569
I could see why. Depends on what you're looking for, really.

>>1239553
>Its tricky to figure out if someplace is cheaper or more than where you are coming from .

numbeo.com is a good cost of living comparison website. It should be in the sticky, but that thing hasn't been updated in years....

>>1239561
>180 pesos for a burger, fries and beer

almost 12 bucks
That is about the same as many parts of america.