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dannydimitt
Jun 02, 2013Explorer
CA Traveler wrote:Eastwacamper wrote:Run don't walk to get a PenFed Visa Cash Rewards card. No Canadian transaction fees and 5% cash back on fuel every month but US and Canadian.
We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts.
You will pay the prevailing exchange rate which is under 2% right now. I believe another poster said they were charged 5% for US cash?
On another thread Canadian locals recommend enough cash for one fillup because the internet in the N BC and Yukon may be down and you have to pay in cash. They also recommended chains for this May as they were still getting snow.
We're headed to AK with the 2012 Milepost and expect it to be reasonably accurate. It does come out in March.
:)Got one on the way , beats the heck out most any card out there;)
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