Had that happen with a BK ATM in Kimironko-completely swallowed my card without a message. I went to the nearby branch next morning with my passport a...

I stayed mostly in dorms or basic guesthouses in Kigali and Musanze and spent around RWF 25,000 per day (~$20). Street food and market stalls made mea...

Happened to me at a Bank of Kigali ATM outside Kimironko Market. It flashed something like “convert to USD?” and showed a brutal exchange rate. I tapp...

Used the Rimini-San Marino bus - definitely cash. Driver gave me a weird look when I asked about card. It was like €5.50 one way and they prefer exact...

Stayed at Sleep Inn in Bucharest and yep-they had a card machine, but it only worked with Romanian cards. My foreign Mastercard got declined three tim...

My Amex card was basically a coaster the whole trip. BRD ATM in Bucharest didn’t accept it, and none of the budget spots I ate at even recognized it. ...

In Bucharest, I used my cash-loaded Activ card for the metro-bought it at Piața Unirii kiosk. Machines didn’t like my UK card, so I paid in cash. Some...

Avoid the exchange counters at Otopeni Airport-rate was awful, like 4.3 RON per euro when it was 4.9 in town. I took out cash at a Raiffeisen ATM in t...

In Bucharest, most taxis I saw near Gara de Nord wanted cash. I got in one from Cristaxi and the dude groaned when I asked about card-said “not workin...