No you will need to get yourself some Euro, or travellers cheques, you may get a better exchange rate at your local Bank... I  would say it is not that expensive .. Certainly fuel is expensive compared to Canada... In general terms maybe take 20% more than you would need at home

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

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