I thought I’d be able to use my card more in Senegal, but at both Maison Abaka in Dakar and a little hostel in Ziguinchor, it was always cash upfront....

When I first arrived in Koror I stayed at G.A.U. Mechang Lagoon Resort. They took my Mastercard for the room, but one night their machine was down and...

I stayed near Alofi at a small guesthouse, and while they preferred cash, they actually had a little EFTPOS machine that worked with Visa. The machine...

When I landed in Niamey, I figured I could just swipe my card at check-in, but nope-Le Pillier Guesthouse told me flat out it’s cash only. I walked do...

I booked into Centre International de Séjour and paid with my debit card-smooth and easy. Later I moved to a smaller guesthouse near Sainte-Anne, and ...

I thought I’d be able to pay by card when I arrived in Bamako, but Sleeping Camel told me it’s strictly cash. Walked down to an Ecobank ATM and grabbe...

When I stayed in Tripoli, the small hostel my group used was run by a local family-super hospitable, but when I asked about card payment, they laughed...

I landed in Tarawa thinking I could pay by card, but nope-both Mary’s Motel and the cheaper homestays I checked out were cash-only. There are ATMs aro...

My time in Haiti was a mix: I swiped my Visa at Park Hostel and that was smooth, but when I switched over to Haiti Communitere near the airport, they ...