Most hostels in Rarotonga run on cash. I stayed near Muri Lagoon, and they said no to cards when I checked in. BSP and ANZ ATMs are dotted around Avar...

In China, most hostels don’t really use international card machines. I stayed in Beijing near Dongzhimen and the hostel only accepted WeChat Pay, Alip...

In Praia and Mindelo, some larger guesthouses do take cards, but many small hostels run on cash only. I stayed at a budget hostel near Plateau in Prai...

In Barbados, some bigger hostels around Hastings and St. Lawrence Gap accept Visa or Mastercard, but a lot of smaller family-run places will still ask...

Ljubljana doesn’t have a metro-just an efficient Ljubljana Bus network. You can’t just tap your Visa/Mastercard on board; instead, you need an Urbana ...

Saint Lucia has no metro, only minibuses that run fixed routes across Castries, Soufrière, and beyond. These buses are strictly cash-only-Eastern Cari...

Portugal doesn’t allow direct bank cards on public transport. In Lisbon, you board via the Viva Viagem card for metro and buses-reloadable at machines...

Oman boasts no metro-transport consists of buses mostly operated by Mwasalat and regional minibuses. These are strictly cash-only: you hand over rial ...

Skopje has no metro but runs a modern bus system (Capital City Transport, “ГТС”). You can board using either cash or the card-based “SKOPJANKA” smart ...