Used the Banco di Caribe ATM near Oranjestad marina twice - once around 10 PM. Smooth and safe, but I always made sure it was in a well-trafficked zon...

As a digital nomad spending two weeks in Anguilla, I realized quickly that night withdrawals aren’t unsafe, just inconvenient. Most shops close by 9 P...

Tried asking a taxi driver if he took card in Khujand - he just laughed. I ended up walking to an ATM. Even taxis arranged through hotels are cash-bas...

Was surprised how old-school it all is. Rode a marshrutka to the market in Khujand and paid 2 Somoni in coins. No digital payment options at all. If y...

I stayed at a hostel near Ismoil Somoni monument - booked online with a card, but they wanted cash at check-in. They mentioned the card machine “wasn’...

Used my Revolut at a Agroinvest ATM near the Dushanbe airport, and got around 25 TJS, which was way better than cash exchanges. It let me take 800 TJS...

Tried to pay hotel and restaurant bills in the Pamirs with Amex - no go. Even if a place says they take card, they usually only have POS machines wire...

Yes, this is super common here. I tried four different ATMs in Khujand - only the Somonbank kiosk near the shoping mall accepted my card. Even stores ...

Exchanged a bit at the airport for public transport, then withdrew from an AccessBank ATM in central Dushanbe with my Revolut. The rate ended up about...