cant wait for this.....we gonna have a fuckin blast..
the best fuckin band on the planet..for 8 fuckin times in a year..
fuck me with a fuckin yeah!!!!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
In Sweden you can use Visa & Mastercard in most shops, restaurants and pub:s. Small shops can deny you on small amounts sometime (eventhou they are not allowed too), amex can be used in some places but diners are often a big nono.
There are lots of ATM in stockholm so there should not be a problem to make a withdraw if you need to but youre probably better of paying with your card most of the time (if not you bank overcharge you and give you a bad exchangerate)!
Henrik
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ISO, vinyl: Avocado, Binural, Riot Act, Lost Dogs, Benny
In Sweden you can use Visa & Mastercard in most shops, restaurants and pub:s, small shops can deny you on small amounts sometime (eventhou they are not allowed too), amex can be used in some places but diners are often a big nono.
There are lots of ATM in stockholm so there should not be a problem to make a withdraw if you need to but youre probably better of paying with your card mots of the time (if not you bank overcharge you and give you a bad exchangerate)!
Henrik
thanks Hendrik
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Anyone got tips on how to deal with all the different currencies? Travellers cheques? I've not passed through so many different places with different currencies when travelling before & as much as the visa card will be great sometimes you just need cash. Any ideas re the best way to do it for the least fees? TIA.
I wouldn't bother with traveller's cheques. They aren't really used anymore - it could be more hassle than it's worth and you have to go looking for banks and all that. Credit card works best in Scandinavia and the same goes for Amsterdam and Berlin - You can use Mastercard and Visa almost everywhere.
If you end up having spare norwegian or sweidsh cash ( ) you can use them in Copenhagen (notes only). You probably won't get the best rates but it's better than not getting them spent at all.
How bout American Express, Eva?
I'm not sure about American Express. Mastercard and Visa are definetely the best, but I'll try and keep an eye on the Am-ex logo.
1992: Copenhagen, Roskilde. 1996: Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Zürich, Rome, Milan, Prague, Budapest, Istanbul. 2000: Stockholm, Roskilde. 2006: Prague, Berlin, Vienna. 2007: Munich, Katowice, (Venice), Düsseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen. 2009: Rotterdam, Berlin, Manchester, London. 2010: Dublin, Belfast, Berlin. 2012: Amsterdam x 2, Prague, Berlin x 2, Stockholm, Copenhagen. 2014: Amsterdam x 2, Vienna and Berlin. 2017: London. 2017 Plans: Prague, Krakow, Berlin and London 2 :-)
I wouldn't bother with traveller's cheques. They aren't really used anymore - it could be more hassle than it's worth and you have to go looking for banks and all that. Credit card works best in Scandinavia and the same goes for Amsterdam and Berlin - You can use Mastercard and Visa almost everywhere.
If you end up having spare norwegian or sweidsh cash ( ) you can use them in Copenhagen (notes only). You probably won't get the best rates but it's better than not getting them spent at all.
How bout American Express, Eva?
I'm not sure about American Express. Mastercard and Visa are definetely the best, but I'll try and keep an eye on the Am-ex logo.
Thanks Eva I suspect it's similar to the UK, in that it's hit or miss but if you happen to see it around that would be good to know!
One of these days I'll head over the pond to a Euro show.
Enjoy everyone!!!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Ok, I googled all the places I'm stopping by and got the scoop on Amex. I know I care about this, not sure if anyone else does but click on the link to learn about other money-related stuff.
In summary: Amex is widely accepted in Sweden and Norway. Denmark and Prague not so much, mostly Visa/Mastercard. Germany is mostly cash-based. Locals, feel free to dispute any of this
Ok, I googled all the places I'm stopping by and got the scoop on Amex. I know I care about this, not sure if anyone else does but click on the link to learn about other money-related stuff.
In summary: Amex is widely accepted in Sweden and Norway. Denmark and Prague not so much, mostly Visa/Mastercard. Germany is mostly cash-based. Locals, feel free to dispute any of this
Well it states that Diners (as well as visa, MasterCard and amex) is widely accepted, the most common cards is visa and MasterCard they are accepted almost everywere in sweden I dont have an amex myself but I know that is not allways is accepted and the card i most often se that is not accepted is Diners (mayby thay are more accepted here then other countries?) but you will always manage with visa ander MasterCard.
If you hawe any specific questions about Sweden feel free to ask here or pm me, i will look in shops to se what cards they do accept and keep you posted!
Henrik
ISO, vinyl: Avocado, Binural, Riot Act, Lost Dogs, Benny
Ok, I googled all the places I'm stopping by and got the scoop on Amex. I know I care about this, not sure if anyone else does but click on the link to learn about other money-related stuff.
In summary: Amex is widely accepted in Sweden and Norway. Denmark and Prague not so much, mostly Visa/Mastercard. Germany is mostly cash-based. Locals, feel free to dispute any of this
Make sure you actually call your card company to let them know you will be over there. Otherwise your card may not work. It's almost like they have to be activated for overseas use.
Well it states that Diners (as well as visa, MasterCard and amex) is widely accepted, the most common cards is visa and MasterCard they are accepted almost everywere in sweden I dont have an amex myself but I know that is not allways is accepted and the card i most often se that is not accepted is Diners (mayby thay are more accepted here then other countries?) but you will always manage with visa ander MasterCard.
If you hawe any specific questions about Sweden feel free to ask here or pm me, i will look in shops to se what cards they do accept and keep you posted!
Henrik
Thanks Henrik! I think I'm going to give the whole Amex thing a rest and just deal with it I know I always have to have a Visa/Mastercard anyway, even in NYC not all places accept Amex
Great info suziemay. I'll have to check out he lonely planet sites more. Thanks.
You're quite welcome! Just be sure to validate any key information you are going to use, seems like they aren't always accurate based on what Henrik just said about the whole Amex thing. Good place to start tho!
Make sure you actually call your card company to let them know you will be over there. Otherwise your card may not work. It's almost like they have to be activated for overseas use.
And YET another reason why I love my Amex. I don't have to call. When I do, they say thank you very much but you don't have to call because we track your purchase pattern. So since I've bought plane tickets they know where I'm going to be.
Well it states that Diners (as well as visa, MasterCard and amex) is widely accepted, the most common cards is visa and MasterCard they are accepted almost everywere in sweden I dont have an amex myself but I know that is not allways is accepted and the card i most often se that is not accepted is Diners (mayby thay are more accepted here then other countries?) but you will always manage with visa ander MasterCard.
If you hawe any specific questions about Sweden feel free to ask here or pm me, i will look in shops to se what cards they do accept and keep you posted!
Henrik
Thanks Henrik! I think I'm going to give the whole Amex thing a rest and just deal with it I know I always have to have a Visa/Mastercard anyway, even in NYC not all places accept Amex
Great info suziemay. I'll have to check out he lonely planet sites more. Thanks.
You're quite welcome! Just be sure to validate any key information you are going to use, seems like they aren't always accurate based on what Henrik just said about the whole Amex thing. Good place to start tho!
Make sure you actually call your card company to let them know you will be over there. Otherwise your card may not work. It's almost like they have to be activated for overseas use.
And YET another reason why I love my Amex. I don't have to call. When I do, they say thank you very much but you don't have to call because we track your purchase pattern. So since I've bought plane tickets they know where I'm going to be.
Just to make everything clear I dont have an amex and are not 100% sure in what stores they fan be used, so I
Will check some stores and get back to you all (i do have a friend and he usually askes in stores if thay do accept
Amex)
Cheers
H
ISO, vinyl: Avocado, Binural, Riot Act, Lost Dogs, Benny
Just to make everything clear I dont have an amex and are not 100% sure in what stores they fan be used, so I
Will check some stores and get back to you all (i do have a friend and he usually askes in stores if thay do accept Amex)
Cheers
H
Oh, definitely don't go out of your way. I know I can't survive just on the Amex. I don't know why I'm making such a big deal about it
Oh, definitely don't go out of your way. I know I can't survive just on the Amex. I don't know why I'm making such a big deal about it
probably for the same reason you made 32168489165 hotel reservations!!
You're a planner
I just recieved all my lonely planet books the other day for all the cities I will be in, along with a really cool little "Knopf Mapguides" book for Berlin. It looks very handy!
Makes much more sense...
2011: East Troy, WI 1 & 2; Toronto ON 1 & 2; Hamilton ON
2012: Berlin, Germany 1& 2; Stockholm Sweden; Oslo Norway; Copenhagen Denmark
2013: Wrigley Field- Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA 1 & 2; Hartford, CT; Vancouver BC; Seattle, WA.
2014: Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Moline, IL; Milwaukee, WI 2016: Wrigley Field- Chicago 1&2
Oh, definitely don't go out of your way. I know I can't survive just on the Amex. I don't know why I'm making such a big deal about it
probably for the same reason you made 32168489165 hotel reservations!!
You're a planner
I just recieved all my lonely planet books the other day for all the cities I will be in, along with a really cool little "Knopf Mapguides" book for Berlin. It looks very handy!
I think you're not up to speed on my hotel reservations. I actually made 32168489178 reservations
All the hotels are going to be like wtf why do we now have all these vacancies, it was fully booked 6 months ago!
Oh, definitely don't go out of your way. I know I can't survive just on the Amex. I don't know why I'm making such a big deal about it
probably for the same reason you made 32168489165 hotel reservations!!
You're a planner
I just recieved all my lonely planet books the other day for all the cities I will be in, along with a really cool little "Knopf Mapguides" book for Berlin. It looks very handy!
Don't forget for some of the cities you'll have locals to help, in others you'll have well plebs like me...but hey you discover more things when you get lost
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Leanne, of course my friend!! I just need to feel secure with a certain amount of personal knowledge and know how can't wait to see you buddy!!
Makes much more sense...
2011: East Troy, WI 1 & 2; Toronto ON 1 & 2; Hamilton ON
2012: Berlin, Germany 1& 2; Stockholm Sweden; Oslo Norway; Copenhagen Denmark
2013: Wrigley Field- Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA 1 & 2; Hartford, CT; Vancouver BC; Seattle, WA.
2014: Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Moline, IL; Milwaukee, WI 2016: Wrigley Field- Chicago 1&2
Manchester x 2, Berlin x 2 and Stockholm - you can't get rid of me that easily Dimitris, sorry hunny
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
Leanne, of course my friend!! I just need to feel secure with a certain amount of personal knowledge and know how can't wait to see you buddy!!
Can't wait to see you either, be prepared to be hugged within an inch of your life
...and I have the Lonely Planet Encounter guides for each place, they are great :oops: :oops:
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
Manchester x 2, Berlin x 2 and Stockholm - you can't get rid of me that easily Dimitris, sorry hunny
i asked for meet for the badges...so berlin it is..cool
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Manchester x 2, Berlin x 2 and Stockholm - you can't get rid of me that easily Dimitris, sorry hunny
i asked for meet for the badges...so berlin it is..cool
Any info on 2012 euro badges? On my day to day backpack I have the 2010 one, the why no you don't bitching one and a pj20 one. I have room for more though... I really like it when my students ask me what they are (along with the stickers I have on my lesson planner)
Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!
2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
What is the cheapest way to handle cell phones? I do not want to take my Israeli phone because the charges will be outrageous. Any cheap local solution? I will be in Amsterdam, Belgium and Berlin. I probably will not be making to many outgoing calls, mostly receiving calls from home and sending text messages.
Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!
2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
What is the cheapest way to handle cell phones? I do not want to take my Israeli phone because the charges will be outrageous. Any cheap local solution? I will be in Amsterdam, Belgium and Berlin. I probably will not be making to many outgoing calls, mostly receiving calls from home and sending text messages.
Will your hotel have free wifi? Find free wifi hotspots?
Skype calls over free wifi and texts over free wifi through an app such as whatsapp? Also think the app viber allows calls and texts over wifi.
So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
Leanne, of course my friend!! I just need to feel secure with a certain amount of personal knowledge and know how can't wait to see you buddy!!
Just wait until you see my itinerary. I usually have everything planned right down to which bus to catch at what time from where and how much it's going to cost.
Unfortunately I have never been able to get proper information as to HOW to take a bus, which can cause quite a bit of worry - Do you enter at the front or the back!!!!!
Not neurotic at all :roll:
1992: Copenhagen, Roskilde. 1996: Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Zürich, Rome, Milan, Prague, Budapest, Istanbul. 2000: Stockholm, Roskilde. 2006: Prague, Berlin, Vienna. 2007: Munich, Katowice, (Venice), Düsseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen. 2009: Rotterdam, Berlin, Manchester, London. 2010: Dublin, Belfast, Berlin. 2012: Amsterdam x 2, Prague, Berlin x 2, Stockholm, Copenhagen. 2014: Amsterdam x 2, Vienna and Berlin. 2017: London. 2017 Plans: Prague, Krakow, Berlin and London 2 :-)
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the best fuckin band on the planet..for 8 fuckin times in a year..
fuck me with a fuckin yeah!!!!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
There are lots of ATM in stockholm so there should not be a problem to make a withdraw if you need to but youre probably better of paying with your card most of the time (if not you bank overcharge you and give you a bad exchangerate)!
Henrik
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I'm not sure about American Express. Mastercard and Visa are definetely the best, but I'll try and keep an eye on the Am-ex logo.
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Just curious :?
Enjoy everyone!!!
8/15/92, 9/28/96, 8/28/98, 8/29/98, 9/18/98, 8/3/00, 8/9/00, 8/10/00, 8/23/00, 8/25/00, 9/1/00, 9/2/00, 4/28/03, 6/18/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 6/19/08, 10/27/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/21/13
More to Come....
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
In summary: Amex is widely accepted in Sweden and Norway. Denmark and Prague not so much, mostly Visa/Mastercard. Germany is mostly cash-based. Locals, feel free to dispute any of this
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Well it states that Diners (as well as visa, MasterCard and amex) is widely accepted, the most common cards is visa and MasterCard they are accepted almost everywere in sweden I dont have an amex myself but I know that is not allways is accepted and the card i most often se that is not accepted is Diners (mayby thay are more accepted here then other countries?) but you will always manage with visa ander MasterCard.
If you hawe any specific questions about Sweden feel free to ask here or pm me, i will look in shops to se what cards they do accept and keep you posted!
Henrik
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
8/15/92, 9/28/96, 8/28/98, 8/29/98, 9/18/98, 8/3/00, 8/9/00, 8/10/00, 8/23/00, 8/25/00, 9/1/00, 9/2/00, 4/28/03, 6/18/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 6/19/08, 10/27/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/21/13
More to Come....
You're quite welcome! Just be sure to validate any key information you are going to use, seems like they aren't always accurate based on what Henrik just said about the whole Amex thing. Good place to start tho!
And YET another reason why I love my Amex. I don't have to call. When I do, they say thank you very much but you don't have to call because we track your purchase pattern. So since I've bought plane tickets they know where I'm going to be.
Just to make everything clear I dont have an amex and are not 100% sure in what stores they fan be used, so I
Will check some stores and get back to you all (i do have a friend and he usually askes in stores if thay do accept
Amex)
Cheers
H
probably for the same reason you made 32168489165 hotel reservations!!
You're a planner
I just recieved all my lonely planet books the other day for all the cities I will be in, along with a really cool little "Knopf Mapguides" book for Berlin. It looks very handy!
2011: East Troy, WI 1 & 2; Toronto ON 1 & 2; Hamilton ON
2012: Berlin, Germany 1& 2; Stockholm Sweden; Oslo Norway; Copenhagen Denmark
2013: Wrigley Field- Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA 1 & 2; Hartford, CT; Vancouver BC; Seattle, WA.
2014: Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Moline, IL; Milwaukee, WI
2016: Wrigley Field- Chicago 1&2
I think you're not up to speed on my hotel reservations. I actually made 32168489178 reservations
All the hotels are going to be like wtf why do we now have all these vacancies, it was fully booked 6 months ago!
Don't forget for some of the cities you'll have locals to help, in others you'll have well plebs like me...but hey you discover more things when you get lost
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Leanne, of course my friend!! I just need to feel secure with a certain amount of personal knowledge and know how
2011: East Troy, WI 1 & 2; Toronto ON 1 & 2; Hamilton ON
2012: Berlin, Germany 1& 2; Stockholm Sweden; Oslo Norway; Copenhagen Denmark
2013: Wrigley Field- Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA 1 & 2; Hartford, CT; Vancouver BC; Seattle, WA.
2014: Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Moline, IL; Milwaukee, WI
2016: Wrigley Field- Chicago 1&2
Manchester x 2, Berlin x 2 and Stockholm - you can't get rid of me that easily Dimitris, sorry hunny
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
Can't wait to see you either, be prepared to be hugged within an inch of your life
...and I have the Lonely Planet Encounter guides for each place, they are great :oops: :oops:
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Also.... I made a PJ countdown in my calendar in Outlook at work yesterday(it's how many days until the 1st show in Manchester)!!
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
Will your hotel have free wifi? Find free wifi hotspots?
Skype calls over free wifi and texts over free wifi through an app such as whatsapp? Also think the app viber allows calls and texts over wifi.
Unfortunately I have never been able to get proper information as to HOW to take a bus, which can cause quite a bit of worry - Do you enter at the front or the back!!!!!
Not neurotic at all :roll: