Someone was telling me to just stick to using your credit card to withdraw money from ATMs as it is suppose to be more secure or insured or some such thing. (I am not an expert on how the cards work and banking in general etc... I just use the cards and get my money without giving it much thought)

Apparently if you load up your credit card account with a bunch of cash before you travel you will avoid interest charges like you would if you were taking out a cash advance on your credit card with a negative amount in your card's account.

I usually just use my debit card and have had no issues but I'm re-thinking that for my next visit, maybe I'll make the switch to my credit card instead. I'll only use my credit card to get money from the ATMs and avoid using it to pay for anything directly.