Tag: Cuban Money

Cuba Travel Tips

Cuba Travel Tips: Get familiar with the two currencies.  Read more about it here. Get small change that you can use to pay for toilets, tip musicians, etc. Be prepared for touristy sites.  There were times that I felt totally surrounded by tourists, especially in Trinidad it was impossible to escape.  The tourist train was …

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Cuba Currency for Travelers (A Tale of Two Currencies)

One of the most unique things about Cuba and something I’ve never experienced in my many other years of travel, is a country with two of their own currencies.  Sure, there’s the occasional country where they have their own, but US dollars are a second currency, especially used for larger transactions and tourism.  The following …

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