Agreed. That's what I've done for the past few years. If you get a good rate ahead of time, you're set. The main reason I do it, though, is I had numerous bad e

Agreed. That's what I've done for the past few years. If you get a good rate ahead of time, you're set. The main reason I do it, though, is I had numerous bad experiences with banks and credit cards blocking me over and over when I went to buy things overseas and I was sick of that - cash is king (if you can cope with the safety aspects).