I was in Abidjan this March and used the SOTRA buses and the new metro system under trial. From what I saw, card payments are not widely accepted yet....

I was in Abidjan last month and found that very few places accepted American Express. Big hotels like the Pullman and Radisson Blu took it, but most r...

I travelled through Dar es Salaam and Arusha in May with my Amex card, and it was honestly tough to use. None of the small restaurants or shops took i...

I travelled solo through Islamabad and Lahore this March, and while Pakistan was overall friendlier than I expected, I always stuck to daytime ATM use...

I travelled solo through Abidjan this March and was very cautious about ATM use at night. Personally, I stuck to daytime withdrawals usually between ...

I took multiple taxis in Abidjan this April and every single one was cash-only. Even the more modern-looking ones didn’t have card machines, and when ...

I stayed at a few hostels and guesthouses in Abidjan in February, and almost all of them preferred cash. One place in Cocody had a card machine but it...

Was there in Spring this year, I used my N26 and Wise card at Yettel banka and Halkbank - no fees.. Yettel Banka I was able to withdraw up to D200000 ...

I made the same mistake in Lisbon chose “Charge in USD” at a Millennium ATM thinking it would help me avoid extra fees. Big mistake. What I didn’t re...