Bolivars and Bog Paper

The Currency of Venezuela is the Bolivar. Its about 2000 old bolivars to the US Dollar officially or up 5000 changing cash.

That's if we had any cash, which we don't. Wish someone had said. I've got some us travellers cheques. However checking in means the agent has my passport. No changing travellers cheques then, I'd need a bank anyway and guess what that means bad exchange rate. Cash Point rip off it is then, not that any of the damn cash points work either. All I want is to buy a few beers in the Bar. Is that too much to ask? I'm prepared to be ripped off, there's nowt I can do about it I'd just like to actually get it over with.

That's old Bolivars on the 1st of January the Bolly was made smaller. They knocked the 3 zeros off the end. 10

After nearly 48 hours we finally got to change some money ripped off of course. None of the ATM's work (government is trying to restrict the flow of money in and out of the country, and believe me its working). Eventually I changed some US travellers cheques. At the "Government rate" of 2.144 new Bollies to the dollar (here after named after Hugo Chavez the "Chav"). The commission and a fee. So bugger all chavs for loads of money. Grrrr.