Q: I am going to tunisia next month and i was just wondering how hard it was to get money from ATM's or if it was just better to carry cash around
A: It is not hard to get money out of ATMs, but you must careful of the costs. There is a fee for using the ATM's, and that varies from bank to bank. Mostly the fee is between 1,500 dinars and 2 dinars. Remember though, you also get charged a fee from your bank for having to convert your normal currency into local currency. You will have to check with your bank/credit card provider to find out how much that fee would be. You have to be careful with cash as well. Under foreign currency regulations, a tourist can reconvert to foreign currency (cash or traveler checks) 30 percent of what has been exchanged into dinars, up to a maximum of 100 dollars. Declaring foreign currency on entering Tunisia and obtaining a receipt for dinars purchased thereafter will facilitate reconverting dinars to your original currency. Keep all receipts of monetary transactions for presentation when leaving the country. My best suggestion to you is to bring the amount of money you want to have and change it little by little when you are in Tunisia. Which ever way you go, keep only the necessary cash on you, and the rest in your hotel room. If you'd like to see what Tunisian money looks like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_hassen/sets/72157603774959362/detail/ If I can be of any more help or assistance, please feel free to contact me.