Hello everybody,
Here is my 2 eurocents worth...
My son sends me dollars every month by Paypal, which I transfer to a LDDS saving account in my name.
I order USD from my French bank one month before departure. The bills are usually all brand new 'blues'
As I understand, I am allowed to bring in up to 10 000 USD as a tourist.
I also have some 5's 10's and a 50 dollars. These proved very useful, when I ran short of pesos for the taxi between airports,
I explained, and offered dollars. No problem, I think I got about 150:1 exchange rate.
He also dropped me off at the cafe terrace, where you can have a little break before tackling the queues.
With my 1000 USD I exchanged at 210:1 mid Febuary and bought a 0km motorcycle with taxes, helmet, gloves, 2nd hand GPS etc...
and still had enough to take the family to the Casino...restaurant and 10 pin bowling.
A thousand dollars is about 840 euros...I'd be lucky to find much of a 2 wheeler for that hereabouts!!
From a snowy mountain,
Cordialement,
