Travelers Checks in Alaska & BC
I'll be leaving to Alaska through British Columbia in about 2 weeks. Will be carrying some cash, but hope to mostly use a Visa Travelers Card which worked very well on a trip I did from the USA to Ushuaia, Argentina in 2009. I have been reading in some reports on traveling through BC & Alaska that credit cards are not always accepted in some of the remote areas, cash & traveler checks only accepted. Some of these reports are older so it may not be the same now. I'm wondering if things have changed & credit cards are now pretty much accepted all over & Travelers Checks won't be needed. I will have a stash of cash hidden here & there just in case though. One problem I've found is that very few banks even supply Travelers Checks any more & some places don't even accept them because of a lot of fraud involving them.
Also if any of you have any suggestions or hints for me on this trip I'd like to hear them. Thanks in advance for any help given. Pete Chester
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