Honestly, Equatorial Guinea taxis are a cash-only game. Even when I was picked up from the Sofitel Hotel, the driver wanted cash. Credit card terminal...

Honestly, cash is essential in Ecuador if you plan to use regular taxis. I stayed near La Mariscal and paid cash everywhere. The ATMs here are reliabl...

Honestly, Dominica is a cash paradise for taxis. I stayed at Fort Young Hotel, and taxis didn’t offer card machines. Cash is king, and paying with sma...

Honestly, cards aren’t widely accepted in Congo taxis, so I carried cash most of the time. Taxi fares in Brazzaville were usually affordable in cash-e...

Honestly, Burkina Faso taxis are old school-cash is king. Even rides from the airport to the city in Ouagadougou meant dealing cash. Cards aren’t a th...

Honestly, I always carry local cash when taking taxis in Bonaire. The taxis near the Flamingo Airport and resorts like Harbour Village are used to cas...

Using Venezuelan ATMs like Banesco or Mercantil can be frustrating thanks to those conversion prompts. Accepting means a poor exchange rate and fees t...

Honestly, ATMs in Vanuatu can be tricky. I used an ANZ Bank ATM and accepted conversion by mistake-it cost me nearly 10% extra on a $200 withdrawal du...

Samoa’s ATMs got me once with that accept conversion thing. I accepted at a Westpac ATM, thinking it was easier, but it showed a 10% markup and almost...