[Sylvanfan]

Sort of related...but not entirely. I saw a thing on the news recently in which some credit cards are now charging a 2.5% fee for foreign currency transactions. So they make money by giving you a lower than market rate...and they ding you a 2.5% fee. Just something to keep in mind if you are going to the U.S. Check with your card to see if they're charging it, and if they are you might want to bring some extra cash with you. Afterall is there anything more fun than having 65 bills in your wallet and them amounting to like $800 because you somehow collected 32 $1 bills.