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hey guys... We're looking to go travelling around Europe, mainly France, for 6 months and would like to keep in touch via the internet. We'll be renting gites, maybe a little camping, B&B and hotels... however not all will enable us to get on the internet. I'm taking a laptop and a PDA both of which have wireless internet and of course the laptop has a modem. Are there wireless access points in towns and villages, maybe similar to Costa Coffee, Nero etc... I understand that some French McDonald's also have free wifi access... is this true... ? What's the best way of getting internet access while travelling ... ?? Please help.. Cheers A

thank you !! yeah, taking more gadgets that you can shake a stick at.... or should that be a french stick... i'll stop now... [:)]

hey guys, thank you for the fast response, I really appreciate your help... [:)] The Nationwide card sounds just what we are looking for. Have just signed up to the flexAccount !! What are the charges on the Nationwide account... ? Do you get charged for using ATMs in France, or is all free ? We've just read this thread [ http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/794412/ShowPost.aspx ] regarding the additional charges and this is what we want to avoid... Thanks for all your help !! [:D]

Hi guys My partner and I are travelling around France (and a bit of Spain & Italy) for 6 months this year and are looking at options of how to access our money while we are away.... We are both based in the UK, with UK bank accounts, however don't want the constant additional charges for using our Debit Cards in France during the 6 months... the charge for currency conversion.... the charge for using the card outside of the UK.... etc... Is there any way around this ? Either a European Account run by a UK bank, or would it make more sense to get ourselves a French account ? Ideally we would like to use our Debit cards without any charges, does such an account exist ?? Whats the best way of accessing money while away...  How do you guys do it ?? Whats the best solution ?? Cheers A