"Janet Baraclough" > ha scritto nel messaggio

I take American
> Express TC's in smallish denominations to cash them in for local>
> currency, and (IME) so many places offer that service it has never> been
> a problem.

That has not been my experience in recent years. About 13 years ago I had
so much trouble and took so much time fooling around trying to get banks to
cash them that I never used them again. I use a bank card to get local cash
and it's much cheaper as well.