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Sep 17, 2014Explorer
Alaska Trip
We are planning a trip to Alaska for next year, plan on leaving toward the end of May. The only stop in the lower 48 will be Mount Rushmore. From here can anyone give me a good route into Canada t...
lanerd wrote:I was under the impression that Visa did not charge a transaction fee and Amex does. Perhaps that's an over simplification but it's true for us.
Re: visa credit card. Be aware that some banks (if not most) will charge you an out of country fee on every purchase you make in Canada. Check with your credit card company and if they do have this fee, find one that doesn't.
Also, phone and internet service can be very spotty in Canada when not in close vicinity of large towns/cities. We found Verizon to have the best coverage, but even that was troublesome.