A hundred dollar will make you an instant rupiah (IDR) millionaire in Indonesia. While that’s kind of fun it also highlights the confusion that can arise when it comes to managing your money when visiting a foreign country. We offer tips on understanding the Indonesian currency and values relative to your home currency, mistakes to avoid and how handle your funds safely and judiciously.
We look also at how to make Indonesian ATMS (automatic telling machines) work FOR you, how to deal with money changers and the alternatives to be avoided. Stuff you really need to know.
You really don’t need to carry wads of cash to travel in Indonesia – in fact, apart from some rural areas, travelling with cash can be a dammed nuisance. Like the rest of the world, the main islands of the archipelago have well and truly…
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