I use swapsy.

Google that.

It works wonderfully.

It's basically a way to swap money cross border in a secure way.

@tigertiger thanks and a good thing for me to do before I leave!

@kc430 wow... Charles Schwab account sounds amazing!!!

That's what I need!

Thanks for sharing the details.

@AlexKMG ok good point. I do remember 5 years ago it was 2500 each time.

Thanks!

@AlexKMG thanks for the reply.

I'll test it out and see.

I may end up opening a Charles Schwab account and put some money in there that would allow me to do this.

www.schwab.com/public/schwab/banking_lending/checking_account

Citibank also looks pretty good.