When in Ecuador, especially in places like Cuenca or Manta, card payments for taxis are rare outside of airport or hotel transfers. I used Cash mainly...

While driving around the Layou area, I noticed taxis definitely prefer cash. A few said they might accept cards, but the connectivity was poor and fee...

If you’re staying at the Pulchérie Hotel or near Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, some taxi drivers might claim to take cards, but usually, they don’t. ...

If you stay at places like Laico Ouaga 2000 Hotel, you might find some taxis that say they accept card payments, but it’s not common and fees apply. M...

I met travelers at Buddy Dive Resort who said they successfully used credit cards in some taxis, but that was luck more than rule. Most drivers around...

Venezuelan banks love that accept or decline conversion stuff because it lets them charge more. I saw fees jump nearly 15% on Banco Mercantil withdraw...

Talking to fellow travelers in Vanuatu, I learned to never accept conversion on those ANZ or Westpac ATMs. The fees add up fast-anywhere from $5 to $8...

I chatted with locals in Apia, and they warned me about accepting conversion at ANZ Samoa ATMs. The ATM fees aren’t just the fixed Samoan Tala fee but...

I found it super annoying that every ATM at the Bank of Saint Vincent asks about currency conversion. Accepting means the ATM grabs a worse exchange r...