Category: Travel News
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Turkish Lira Rate Over Last 7 Days
Here is what the GBP to TRY rate has been doing over the last 7 days: Monday 27 April 2015 1 GBP = 4.0789 TRY Sunday 26 April 2015 1 GBP = 4.1294 TRY Saturday 25 April 2015 1 GBP = 4.1223 TRY Friday 24 April 2015 1 GBP = 4.1223 TRY Thursday 23 April…
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DVLA Scrapping Paper Part of Driving Licence
DVLA are scrapping the paper part of the UK driving licence from 8 June 2015. If you already hold a paper counterpart then after 8 June 2015 it will no longer be valid or have any legal status. DVLA are advising people to destroy the paper counterpart after this date but you must still keep…
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Still buying Euros on the high street?
We occasionally get emails from people who say they wish they’d compared rates or shopped around sooner. They have just bought Euros or Dollars at a local bureau de change or high street retailer only to be told they could have got a lot more if they’d compared and bought online. Remember, if you are…
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The Best (and Worst) Passports Have
The Daily Mail had an interesting article today about passports. Showing which are the best and worst to own, in terms of freedom to travel to other countries. They rate Finland, Germany, Sweden USA and UK as the best and Afghanistan as the worst. Read the whole article here.
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10 of Europes Best National Parks
We love this article in the Guardian today – take a look and let us know if you have been to any of them: www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/30/10-europe-best-national-parks-italy-france-spain Image – “Berceau RA” by Serassot from nl. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berceau_RA.jpg#/media/File:Berceau_RA.jpg
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Travel Sale Rates for Easter
Many companies are launching sale rates today. They are trying to get in on the act for the large number of people expected to go away this Easter and promising great rates and flash sales. We’ll be tracking all of the rates www.holidaycurrencyexchange.com and we promise that the top results on our tables will be…
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Euro rate summary – March 2015
It’s been a funny month for the Euro. Lots of news affecting its rate and a lot of talk about this year being the best time ever for the UK/Euro exchange rate. The rate is certainly a lot better than last year and its looking promising for those heading on holiday to Europe this year…
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Going Away at Easter
Are you going away this easter? If so, then now may be the best time to get your holiday cash. Rates are amazing at the moment for a number of currencies, so always compare with us before you buy.
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Currency Focus – Turkish Lira
The official currency of Turkey is the Turkish Lira. The currency consists of notes and coins, the most frequently used coins being 5kr, 10kr, 25kr, 50kr, 1 Turkish Lira and the most commonly used notes are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Turkish Lira. At the time of publishing the best rate online is £1 = 3.6665…
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The Bavarian Strong Beer Festival
The Bavarian Strong Beer Festival is in in fifth year and this year will take place between February 20th – March 28th, 2015. Its a great event and attracts visitors from all over Europe. With the Euro at a fantastic rate at the moment and some great deals on flights and teh Eurostar, why not…