Yep, happened to me outside a Sberbank near Kitay-Gorod. Card just got eaten mid-transaction. No error or anything. Went into the branch next morning ...

I spent about 2,500–3,000 RUB a day traveling across Moscow and Kazan. Slept in hostels, grabbed food from stolovayas (cheap cafeterias), and mostly w...

I used Bolt app in Kigali twice and paid through the app with my card-worked like a charm. But street taxis? All cash. I hailed one and driver said “n...

Rwanda doesn’t have a metro-just buses and moto taxis. I rode the Kigali buses in April and had to pay in cash, exactly RWF 300-500. Drivers don’t tak...

I stayed in hostels in Kigali and Musanze-most accepted Visa/Mastercard at check-in, but two added a 3-4% extra fee. One hostel in Huye (small town) d...

I haven’t found any fee-free ATMs here. Used Bank of Kigali and Bk of Africa Bank machines in Kigali- Bk of Kigali charged me ₣4500 and Bnk of Africa ...

Tried Amex at a few upscale hotels and tour operators-got mixed results. Some accepted, most didn’t. Local cafes, markets, even museum shops generally...

Landed at Kigali Airport, grabbed RWF 10,000 at the exchange booth just for taxi fare. Felt like daylight robbery—the rate was awful. Next day used a ...

Same thing happened to me at a Scotiabank ATM near Port Zante. No message, just swallowed the card and went silent. I panicked, but a local told me to...