Quote from: barrymac on August 10, 2012, 02:08:03 PM

I'm going to be travelling to the US soon. I'm hoping I can use bitcoin to make my foreign exchange more efficient and I don't want to use my GBP visa card. I've heard there are a few bitcoin chargeable debit card options available.

I believe you can pick up a prepaid debit card (e.g., $5) at retail (e.g., convenience stores, drugstores, Walmart, etc) which can be loaded with Moneypak up to $500 USD (without registering it). So the total for fees then is about $10. For $500 that's about a 2% fee. [Edit: But to buy the card, say like a $50 card, initially so you'ld need $55 USDs cash, which doesn't really work for you.]
- http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64805.msg1082874#msg1082874

You might also work out an arrangement in advance to pick up USDs cash with someone on LocalBitcoins, or them sell to you the initial prepaid card and you load it from there.
- http://www.LocalBitcoins.com