Have you thought of opening an offshore account? Very handy if you travel a lot or spend time in more than one country.
I am sorry maybe this sounds stupid but i actualy don't know what you mean with "offshore"account?? I have one account in Paraguay and one in my native country The Netherlands. I know i could get money from an ATM with my Dutch bankcard;the spanish account is meant to pay regular things such as electricity bill or water etc..
Thanks in advance.
peter
I'm no expert in banking matters but as I understand it an offshore bank is one which is outside the jurisdiction of one's country of residence. This gives you certain legal and fiscal advantages. My account is in a UK bank located in the Channel Islands which have an odd status....they are not part of the UK and not an EU member. It also has a branch in Gibraltar which deals with the euro account.
You can usually hold accounts in several currencies....sterling, dollars or euros in my case, but you can do that in most banks.
It's very convenient if you spend time in different countries as you are issued with cards in the currencies you hold deposits of. You can do most of your banking online or via telebanking.
Sorry I can't give a more detailed answer.