In Reply to: 8800 this morning eom posted by everlee on Sunday, 4. August 2013 at 17:49 Bali Time:
Aah.... its nice for once to benefit from exchange rate gains.
The pound has gone from 15200 to 15800 in a week....just before I need to send a few grand to indo..
And even better... the pound to aussie dollar has reached 1.71... may it continue, for the next year or so, until I move to aus. At which point... I'll join your side:-)
People say it doesnt matter... but for a normal 3 week holiday I'd spend about 5000 aussie dollars (put it in aussie so its relevant for most contributors)... so the 10% drop in forex rate would be $500... thats a lot to consider from booking a holiday until actually going.
The pound vs rupiah has dropped 20% since I first visited bali in 2007. Still a good value holiday though.