In Egypt, cash is definitely the way taxis operate. I was in Cairo and Alexandria, and none of the regular cab drivers accepted cards. They expect Egy...

Taxis are limited in the Cook Islands, and when you do get one, payment is almost always cash. On Rarotonga, I had to ring ahead to book a taxi and th...

China is tricky. Technically, taxis in big cities like Beijing or Shanghai may have card readers, but almost nobody uses them. Everything is paid thro...

Taxis in Cape Verde are cash only, at least in my experience in Praia and Mindelo. I never once saw a card machine in a cab. Local escudos are the pre...

In Barbados, taxis are almost always cash-only. Drivers usually want Barbadian dollars and rarely take cards. Even around Grantley Adams Airport, I di...

South Africa is one of the easiest places in Africa for card payments. Almost every hostel I stayed in - from Cape Town’s The Backpack to J-Bay Surf L...

I stayed at a couple of guesthouses and hostels around Beau Vallon and Anse Royale. Most of the bigger ones did accept Visa and Mastercard, but the sm...

In Belgrade and Novi Sad, I had no problem paying by card at hostels. Places like Hostel Bongo and Hedonist Hostel all had working machines. Serbia’s ...

Romania is surprisingly easy for card payments, especially in cities like Bucharest, Cluj, and Timisoara. I stayed at Podstel Bucharest Hostel and the...