Money exchange

You'll find that most folks these days are using ATMs and their debit card to get cash. You'll get a better exchange rate than at an exchange but you do have to watch out for cards with high foreign transaction fees.

The only mention of problems on some of the blogs I've seen has been with US dollar denominated traveler checks.

al - where? in the US or in Europe or??

It has been reported in the press and on this site that some money exchanges in Europe are refusing to exchange dollars until the price stabilizes.