In Taipei, most street taxis take cash only, and they’ll claim the card machine “not working” if you try. I used the Taipei Taxi app once - it lets yo...

Spent six weeks traveling through Taipei, Hualien, and Kenting this spring for about US$60-70/day. Stayed in dorms (NT$400-800/night), ate at night ma...

That screen is DCC (Dynamic Currency Conversion). If you pick “Charge in USD,” the ATM applies a hefty markup - easy 6-8%. Even though it shows dollar...

Every taxi I took - from Dushanbe airport to guesthouses - was cash only. Most drivers don’t even have smartphones, let alone payment terminals. You’l...

Forget cards - public transport in Tajikistan is fully cash-based. I used shared marshrutkas in Dushanbe and mini-buses in Khujand. Every ride was 1-3...

Nope. I stayed in 5 hostels across Dushanbe and Khorog, and every single one asked for cash on arrival. Even if they list “cards accepted” online, the...

I had the best luck with Access Bank ATMs across Dushanbe and Khujand. My Visa debit card worked without hiccups and the machines let me pull up to 80...

I tried using my Amex at a few places in Dushanbe - cafes in Rudaki Avenue, a small boutique, even a mid-range hotel - and got rejected every time. Vi...

This happened to me in both Khujand and Khorog - my Monzo Visa got declined multiple times at Orienbank and Agroinvest ATMs. It wasn’t a lack of funds...