Tried paying by card in a Tainan taxi once - the driver just shook his head. I saw the POS machine on the dashboard, but he didn’t want the hassle wit...

Backpacking around Taiwan for a month cost me around US$45/day. I bunked in youth hostels, grabbed bento boxes, and used the High-Speed Rail sparingly...

That “Charge in USD/EUR” prompt is exactly DCC. It looks tempting, but the exchange rate they offer is usually awful. I tested it: choosing USD felt “...

Rode boda bodas and tuk-tuks everywhere in Zanzibar - cash only. They don’t have POS terminals or devices. Even the main taxis at Stone Town accept ca...

I backpacked through Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania on roughly $35/day, staying in hostels, using dala dala and cooking myself at local markets. My ma...

In Tobago, only my last stay accepted card - and then only after I arrived and pulled out my phone to confirm it worked. Most smaller guesthouses aske...

My Amex worked once at a high-end restaurant in Tobago’s Crown Point, but that's it. Otherwise, ATMs, grocery stores, petrol stations - they all refus...

This happened to me at a Scotiabank ATM near the Queen’s Park Savannah. When I went in the next morning, staff said they’d found it during their clean...

I used Republic Bank ATMs, since they don’t charged my any fees when using my N26 card. Try to use one that’s located at an actual bank branch!