Tipping was the bane of my existance. I neglected to bring lots of small denomination bills, and the boat was short too, so tips were a never ending panic and sometimes embarrassment. It's not that they amounted to much, but without small denomination bills they were always too big or small. Today I spent $35 in tips to four separate people: the wagon driver at the horse farm, the musicians at lunch and the bellman at the hotel. That was exceptional, but what you get when you don't know what to expect and plan accordingly.
European guides in eastern Europe don't get too much, 1€ per day per person for a half day guide is recommended. But the driver also gets that amount too, so for a half day for Judy and I it would amount to 4€.
On our Asian trips I always took a big wad of $1 US and was fine.
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