Originally Posted by Doug_1970
Don't bother doing this, as I said in my previous post US dollars are useless in Cuba and have been for about 2 years. I'm not sure when MIKESILV went but believe me, absolutely no-one will accept dollars. Taxi drivers, market traders, bellboys, barmen, black market money changers. No-one.
Doug
Interesting, I went over 10 years ago and it certainly was not the case then.
Considering the amount of US dollars sent back to the island by relatives I wonder what the reason might be? ( unless they had a rash of counterfeit notes )
As to the other question if I was hassled by the US authorities, well no, but them they didnt know I went ( and I forgot to tell them
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I do belive they have been checking up more under the current Administration
and I think they will even try to haul vistors into court if your trip is not demed "legitimate"
Flew via Jamaica.
mike