Don't forget to tell security at your Credit card and ATM companies that you will be using the card in Europe. <BR><BR>While you are talking to them, ask for the phone numbers to use if you have a problem with the cards while you are out of the US.<BR><BR>And don't panic if you try to use one of the cards and it doesn'tt work. It is not unusual for the trans-Atlantic lines to have a problem. An hour or two later you should be fine.<BR><BR><BR> Keith

Just a question in regard to euro use in France. What do they the division below a euro? Something like &quot;centimes&quot;? Thanks!

Each &quot;Euro&quot; is subdivided into 100 Eurocents.

The Euro is convenient because so many European countries use it. Before, I might not have use for Belgian francs for a while, or maybe Italian lira. Now, I am certain that I will return to one of the Euro countries so I keep some extra currency for the next trip.

I have US dollars, Australian dollars, pound sterling, Canadian dollars, and Euros. Now I don't have to exchange money until at least the 2nd day.

In Britain and Australia, they occasionally change the design of the notes. The old ones are still good. When I went to Australia last year, I had some 1994 old paper $20 notes. Now they are made of plastic (feels like slippery paper). I only had 1 old note and a store looked at it, but accepted it.