Just landed in Port-au-Prince and needed some quick cash. The airport ATMs worked fine, but I was hit with higher fees than expected using my Capital ...

Just landed in Nigeria last month for a business trip. The currency exchange at Murtala Muhammed Airport wasn't the best; they charged quite a hefty f...

Just got back from Myanmar and let me tell you, using ATMs there can be a bit of a hit-or-miss experience. I remember trying to withdraw cash at a KBZ...

I faced the same issue in Martinique with my Wise card. It was surprising because I'd been using it without a hitch all across Europe. At JWATM in For...

As an expat living in Kabul, I quickly learned about the conversion trick at ATMs. When the machine asks if you want to accept their conversion rate, ...

Most of the hostels I stayed at in Istanbul and Göreme accepted cards, but they always preferred cash. At Cheers Hostel near Sultanahmet, they charged...

Just dealt with this in Sarajevo last month. Tried my Revolut card at a Raiffeisen, an NLB Banka, and one Sberbank ATM. All three either timed out or ...

In Istanbul, most yellow taxis still prefer cash, especially for short rides. I asked two drivers if I could pay with cardboth said their machines wer...

I withdrew cash late at night in Sarajevo near Baščaršija and didn’t feel unsafe, but I stuck to ATMs that are built into actual bank branches with CC...