Actually there were places that took Travelers Checks but the cost was high... but in many places they simply did not honor them. The best is to take cash and credit card when traveling... and as you said Money Orders are best for sending to Croatian relatives... we have used Western Union and that seems to work. Robert Robert Jerin <rjerin26@yahoo.com> 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! :) On Apr 7, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Robert Jerin wrote: American Express Travlers Cheques? That is typically a bad idea, having traveled to Croatia 4 times I can atest to the fact they are practically worthless! Perhaps for locals who have a bank it may be easier but we did not find one bank that would accept them 2 years ago on our trip when on lady tried to use them. Even Travel Agencies will tell you not to take Travelers Cheques. The best thing is a Money Order or you can wire money by Western Union. Robert ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CROATIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message To learn about my October 2007 Heritage and History tour of Croatia http://www.croatia-in-english.com/rj/jerin2007.pdf To learn about my October 2007 Heritage and History tour of Croatia http://www.croatia-in-english.com/rj/jerin2007.pdf