I planned for €70 daily and it offered me room to stay in guesthouses, take sightseeing tours, and eat at nicer bistros and cake shops. In Banská Štia...

Tested my Amex at a Spar grocery store, a museum gift shop, and two bakeries across Maribor - declined every time. Tried at a premium restaurant and i...

Spent two weeks last month traveling between Ljubljana and Maribor by bus. Despite Slovenia’s high-tech vibe, card payment just isn’t supported on pub...

I flew into Slovenia last month and only exchanged a small amount at the airport - just enough to cover my airport shuttle and a meal. The rates at th...

I lost my card in a Nova KBM ATM near Lake Bled. I panicked at first but someone at my hostel said it happens often with foreign cards. I went to the ...

For a moderate travel style - staying in guesthouses, eating at mid-range restaurants, and taking day trips - I budgeted around €90 a day and that fel...

Used a few taxis in Piran and Ljubljana - only one accepted my card. The rest all said “cash better” or “card not working.” Some did have machines, bu...

That’s Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) - basically, the ATM offering to do the exchange for you right there. It sounds convenient but the rate is ma...

Most hostels I stayed at around the Garden Route and Joburg accepted card, no issue. But smaller places in the Drakensberg region didn’t have working ...