Used a Standard Chartered ATM in Dubai Marina, and same thing - no card returned. Luckily, it was connected to a 24/7 branch, so I got a support staff...

I used my Revolut card all over Abu Dhabi and got that screen every time. If you pick “Accept Conversion,” you’ll lose 6-9% easily - even though it lo...

I worked remotely from Jumeirah for a month and budgeted about $100/day. Accommodation was the biggest expense - even a modest studio rental ran me AE...

Stayed at a couple of hostels in Kampala and Fort Portal while working remotely. Both said they accepted card, but both asked for cash on arrival. One...

Don’t count on using Amex in Uganda. I tried it at an ATM and it didn’t even register. Same at a few restaurants and even a hotel front desk. Visa wor...

This happened to me last month at a Centenary Bank ATM in Entebbe. I left the card in too long and it just stayed in. I spoke to staff the next mornin...

My go-to in Uganda has been Equity Bank and Postbank. With my UK Monzo card, Equity charged a fee of USD5 and let me pull out U2000000at once. Postban...

Public transport in Uganda is super affordable, but very analog. In Kampala, I used mostly boda bodas - either hailed from the street or via SafeBoda....

I didn’t bring Ugandan shillings when I landed and had to use the exchange at Entebbe Airport - not the end of the world, but I definitely got a worse...