A Canadian perspective. We have taken US dollars and tend not to use a cc except for a car rental for liabilty and even then have settled up with cash and a receipt¸ What Euro`s we have taken - 100E? is for for small purchases where Euro`s are more convenient.
This coming winter we are staying the entire trip – 2 1/2 wks¸ in Orient. As long the exchange is 1:1, great, not an issue, but for resto’s or stores that offer an exchange beyond the current rate, better for us to take Euro’, assuming we purchased with Canadian $’s.
Lookout for my question Nov / Dec about resto’s in Orient Village and their exchange policies!

J&B