Know Before You Go!

piggybankYears ago, whenever I visited foreign countries, I was very naive. I was armed with travelers checks and felt totally safe. I trusted the vendors to exchange my U.S. travelers checks for the correct change in their native currency. After all, they accepted U.S. dollars (USD), right? And they were in the business of knowing exchange rates, right?

Did I mention I was naive?

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