In Reply to: Cash and cards posted by JennyWren on Monday, 22. August 2005 at 14:40 Bali Time:
when changing money, always always ALWAYS count it after it has been handed to you. Don't leave the counter before counting it. If there is a discrepancy, point it out (honest mistakes do happen) and expect to get the correct amount. Have an idea of approximately how much you should have (eg, changing A$50 x 7,533. Close enough to 7,500, so expect approximately Rp375,000). Might be an idea to make a "cheat sheet" with $1 = 7,500, $2 = 15,000 and so on so that you can check prices of gifts etc without draining the brain too much - after all, you are on a holiday and should relax! :) Have a great time!