I renovated an apartment using an architect as the project manager. The architect was an aquaintance who spoke good English, so I assumed he would be easy to work with, but he was also very inexperienced - this was his first solo project. That d
Just a note - I've lived in Italy for nearly 4 years. I have a Nationwide card and have not yet found an Italian bank that does not accept it (the same can't be said of the shops or Italian websites). The problem is that when the cash machines run out of money (this happens here every weekend here so be careful if you need money on a Sunday!) the message on the screen can say something unhelpful like 'we have been instructed to return your card - please contact your bank' - which can be somewhat worrying. This means nothing - if you go back to the same cash machine on a Monday morning it will give you money with no problems.I have found that the exchange rate that I get with the Nationwide card is very close to the bank exchange rate (i.e. much, much better than tourist rates) - so I would definitely recommend it as the best way to get money out abroad.
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Just a note - I've lived in Italy for nearly 4 years. I have a Nationwide card and have not yet found an Italian bank that does not accept it (the same can't be said of the shops or Italian websites). The problem is that when the cash machines run out of money (this happens here every weekend here so be careful if you need money on a Sunday!) the message on the screen can say something unhelpful like 'we have been instructed to return your card - please contact your bank' - which can be somewhat worrying. This means nothing - if you go back to the same cash machine on a Monday morning it will give you money with no problems.I have found that the exchange rate that I get with the Nationwide card is very close to the bank exchange rate (i.e. much, much better than tourist rates) - so I would definitely recommend it as the best way to get money out abroad.