With due respect, please don't think I am questioning you or your experiences with these issues. : ) I'm just trying to figure out here, on my end, between what information I've received from you and from relatives in Istria. I sent an email to them... now I'm wondering, why it is that they prefer those? You know? LOL! This is both silly and funny! LOL! The rest of the relatives in other countries want USPS mail orders, not mail orders from banks. I've never thought of it before and now my family in the US will be pondering this question this holiday until they answer via email. We'll see what they respond with. LOL! Thanks Robert for always trying to help all of us out! I am greatful! :) On Apr 7, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Robert Jerin wrote: Natalie, Opatija is one of the places where the bank would not cash Travelers Checks Robert Natalie Prodan <prodan@alltel.net> wrote: Wow! Well all I can say is that we send them to our relatives in Istria and they have no issues in cashing them in for the full amount. I don't know what to tell you other than what they share with us as their experiences. KWIM? :) Per relatives in Italy and Germany they prefer us to send only USPS money orders. Those clear without any effort, so they share. They don't want any other form of money order but those coming from US Postal Service. You know best, I'm just sharing experiences that have worked with my relatives and what they specifically ask for. :) Thanks for the tip should I travel elsewhere! :)