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@@kemokemolino6532 Hope you have a wonderful time.

@@joant8636 sorry, no.

Thanks! Going to take a day off before finishing the patio.

I can only relate the experience I had at the resorts in Cuba. Maybe you know something different than me, and that's fine. As a tourist, I had limited time to explore, but everywhere I went, the Canadian dollar was taken at par with the US dollar.

Wow, what a surprise! Yes, CDN is accepted, but just bills...No coins! And a few $1. US bills would be good for tips as our smallest bills are fives. Get some pesos at the hotel lobby by exchanging some CND bills for shopping and extras. Don't need to get more than 50 or 100 at a time because you don't want to be leaving with any pesos. Have a great time! P.s. where are you staying?

Don't know. We rented a car to travel around, but rentals were scarce. We were benefited with air miles from family to fly across the country to land in St. John's, otherwise, expensive, yes.

My experience also!

Right, don't bring coins as they are not useful for Cubans. Use bills, but since the smallest Canadian bills are $5.00, get some american $1 bills for tips.

@@ricklavoie thanks 🙏

@@ricklavoie taking sunwing-going on a airplane for the first time I’m excited trying not to be nervous lol

It all depends on where you change your dollars...hotel is better than bank or airport.

Thanks! So good to hear you enjoyed it. We enjoyed our time with you!

And we loved you coming.

We're leaving tomorrow for Cuba from Canada. I exchanged some money into american. Will I have any issues? Would we be better off with canadian money? I'm getting different answers from everyone. It's annoying to figure out. We're on a resort but we will be going into the town for restaurants and shows.

That's great.

Thank you!

Hope you have a great time in Cuba, and let me know how you liked Mexico, as I've never been.

Don't know what info you got, but we were there Dec. 2022, and we got 5000 cup for $50.00 Canadian. You figure it out.

Yes, hotels usually exchange money, and it is convenient, but for me I had good luck with the tour guide and restaurant staff. Look for 1 to 100 rate or close to it. Like $1.cad to 100 pesos, while banks might give just 80. This time, I didn't need to go through the hotel reception. My advice is exchange just $50.cad to begin with. Also handy is bringing small Canadian bills for tips, they love it. Don't bring toonies nor loonies!! No good to them!

@@ricklavoie You're the best...appreciate the advice!

Don't get money on the street.

@@ricklavoie Why?

@@desmomotodesmomoto2033 like I said in the video, there's a chance of picking up counterfeit money.

Probably the best place to get cigars is from a cigar factory if that is part of a tour. A store that has cigars and rum is also good. Just avoid anybody on the street that approaches you as those cigars would be confiscated at the customs, so I was told. As for souvenirs...help anyone you can if you like their stuff. Enjoy!

@@ricklavoie So if we buy the cigars from the factory , can we get some into Canada ?

@@chetu19 If you are 18 years of age or over, you are allowed to bring in all of the following amounts of tobacco into Canada duty- and taxes-free within your personal exemption: 200 cigarettes 50 cigars, and you must declare at customs, see Travel.gc.ca for more.

it depends how much money you want to spend for the quality of cigars ? you must know that you have hight quality of cigars (like wine ) so quite expensive but also cigars for workers in Cuba made differently less expensive that you can find in a shop for Cuban peoples .I did that in each travel to Cuba and to smoke during my sejour in Cuba ! Never buy any cigars from someone who are selling in the street !!! A mes amis Canadiens . André

We stayed at the Roc-Barlovento. Very good service, hope that answers your question.

Hi Bob, First, Canadian currency is like gold. Don't know about Euros. Since this was a trip to Cuba after 2 years, and everything changed, I did my usual...just brought qty.10 Fifty dollar bills to save space. We ended up bringing back over a $100 Canadian back. There's nowhere to spend. The hotel booked tours take Visa, and so do most of the stores in the village. In fact, the stores didn't take pesos! On the initial coach trip from the airport, the guide said the banks give poor exchange rate of like 80% value, but he offered 100% on the bus, so I took out my first $50 and he gave me 5,000 pesos! not bad. He advised not to deal on the street because of counterfeit bills. At the resort, a waiter offered over 100% exchange at my table. All in all, I only exchanged 4 of my $50 bills. Mostly used for tips, and cola (when they had it)in the resort store. So, if you take Euros, you'll have to change them back anyway when you come home. Hope this helps, and Cuba is still Fun! ...Rick

Thank you Rick., this is really helpful. I wasn't all that keen on exchanging cad for Euros. The last time we were in Cuba, they had the cup and cuc - that was confusing also. We'll be at an all inclusive resort close to Cienfuegos but some pesos will come in handy when we visit the city. Yes, Cuba is a great place and the Cubans are exceptionally friendly. We are looking forward to what this great island has to offer. Thanks again, Bob

Too bad you got stuck with all that useless paper. I managed to spend it all, and leave 1000 pesos ($10 can. Worth) with the chambermaid and a couple hundred with the bus driver for the ride back to the airport. The moral here is not exchange a lot of cash at any one time. Hope you had a good vacation in the sun, though. Thanks, Rick.

Great! Hope it helps you, and thanks for the comment.

You must have some tan! Haha, and, thanks for the comment.

It was! Thanks so much. I see you have a Sony a6400, wish I had one. I shot my video on a 10 year old Sony RX1. Still a good camera though. Bye for now.

Yes, thank you, the beach was wonderful, and you are right, not very busy. A fond memory now that we are back in snow and cold!

Thanks for the comment! Hope the tip worked alright for you.

Thanks for the wonderful comments!

That's wonderful! Mine was a used camera also but in great shape. I was able to pick up a used EVF from a camera store not long after buying the RX1. This makes viewing and focus a breeze. Good shooting! Thanks, Rick.

You got a terrific deal on your camera!