Currency exchange booths in airports and touristy areas usually offer poor rates and high commissions. Exchanging large sums here can cost you a significant amount.
What to do instead: Use ATMs affiliated with banks for better exchange rates, or use a travel-friendly credit card with no foreign transaction fees.
Although the world is generally a safe place, and strangers are often more kind and well-meaning than evil, there are locations where travelers typically shouldn’t venture, places ravaged by wars, terrorism, civil unrest, or violent crime.