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As a constant traveler, I worry about currency moves like only a Wall Street trader would. Small changes in the dollar or other currencies can really effect a long term traveler. My budget for Australia was $1000 dollars short because of the strong Australian dollar. I watch currency prices every day to know when to withdraw money and when to hold off on that ATM run. While traveling on a short holiday, currency changes aren’t that big of a deal. You’re not gone long enough nor are you changing lots of money. Yet when you are gone for months or years at a time and making frequent ATM withdrawals, little changes in a currency can make a big difference.

Cambodia- An incredibly cheap country where rooms can cost as little as $2 dollars a night. The currency of choice here is dollars too. ATMs give them out, things are priced in dollars, you get change in dollars, everything is 1 dollar- it makes converting pretty easy. A dollar everywhere can add up but, on the whole, I found the country to be cheap, friendly, and safe. Out of all the countries I visited, I expected the least from it and got the most.