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One tip I would suggest for the OPs sister (well anyone really) who might be a bit antsy about using credit cards in foreign lands is to get one of those top-up cards such as FairFx where even if someone physically steals the card it’s basically useless as there are only limited funds on it to be used I.e. the amount you have loaded onto it
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