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Travel notes on United States

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General

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Withdrawal fee

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The fee to withdraw money is about 3$, no matter the amount you withdraw. There are some exceptions I could find, listed below.

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With an LCL account, the following banks did not charge me the 3$ fee:

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With an LCL account, the following banks did charge me with the 3$ fee:

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New York Area

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New York JFK airport

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New Haven

+ + + diff --git a/united_states/index.md b/united_states/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..37fedce --- /dev/null +++ b/united_states/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +Travel notes on United States +============================= + +[Go back](../) + +## General + +* All the internet boxes from xfinity, one of the main ISP, have an open Wi-Fi + hotspot. You can pay, or have a 30 minutes complimentary session upon + signing up. Changing MAC address will let you have another complimentary + session. +* Banks in the US will charge you a fee if you want to withdraw money with + your european card. This fee is about 3$ (whatever the amount you withdraw) + and is charged by the US bank, so your bank cannot waive it with specific + options you might take. Some banks however do not charge this fee. See below + for more infos. + + +## Withdrawal fee + +The fee to withdraw money is about 3$, no matter the amount you withdraw. +There are some exceptions I could find, listed below. + +With an LCL account, the following banks did not charge me the 3$ fee: + +* Santander + +With an LCL account, the following banks did charge me with the 3$ fee: + +* TD Bank +* Chase +* Bank of America +* Most ATMs in shops and groceries. + +## New York Area + +### General + +* MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) provides rails transportation + service to Connecticut (MetroNorth), Long Island (LIRR, Long Island + RailRoad) and Staten Island. You can buy tickets either at the booth or the + vending machines, as well as 10 tickets (with about 10% discount). Note that + if you have a foreign credit card, you will not be able to pay more than 50$ + with it (then preventing you from buying most of the 10 tickets sets). + +### New York JFK airport + +* Customs at JFK have **very** long queues, especially if this is your first + visit with an ESTA. Expect to wait at least one hour (my personal max was + three hours) between the moment you leave the plane and the moment you can + actually leave the airpor. +* As a consequence, your luggage will likely arrive way ahead of you. Having a + lock on your checked luggage seems to really be a necessity if it is going + to wait for you for about one hour on the carousel. +* There is free Wi-Fi access for 30 minutes. You have to pay if you want a + longer access. Changing MAC address will give you another complimentary + session. + + +## New Haven + +* Some parts of the city can be really sketchy. Best places to stay are close + to Yale University campus, Downtown, Wooster Square and East Rock (where + basically all grad students live). Close to the Yale hospital is not that + good. Neither are Dwight and Dixwell. +* [Yale shuttle + lines](https://your.yale.edu/community/getting-around-yale/shuttle) are free + of charge for everyone, no need to actually be part of Yale community to + take it.