yes aromulus is,
with the money belt, photocopies of passport,your return airtickets and your travel insurance cert, and leave the copies or the orginals at your g/f place or if in a hotel in the safe.
i've always taken £20's notes, usually £600 and atm cards, and changed it in the money changers in the mall, better rate.
and yes the pen !!
and oh, if your taking somethnig for your g/f or her mom, a box of choclates, even cadburys roses over there are really expensive
