Ask HN: Best way to buy Etheruem for non-US people?

I'm looking to buy some ether to play and experiment with smart contracts.

What is the best/cheapest way to do so if I'm not from the US?

I'm mostly looking to minimize fees and probably use a credit card or paypal. (but open to use other ways)

After the purchase I'll move the ether to my own account as I've read it is not wise to let a cloud services host my private keys.

I'd like to hear from yours expirence and knowledge.

Thanks, assafmo.