Denmark is 100% card-friendly. My hostel in Nørrebro wouldn’t even look at cash. The whole country is pushing toward being cashless, so you don’t have...

In my experience, most hostels in Cyprus proper (Nicosia, Paphos, Ayia Napa) accept card without hesitation. It’s pretty modern. But the second you’re...

I found Cayman Islands super card-friendly. My hostel by West Bay Road took Visa right at check-in. Same with restaurants and even small dive shops. C...

I’d say assume cash unless you’re staying at a higher-end hotel. Hostels in Yaoundé and Bamenda all told me to pay in CFA francs at check-in. It wasn’...

I traveled through Bulgaria last summer and carried both cash and a card. Sofia’s hostels generally accepted card, but when I went to Rila Monastery a...

I traveled through Gaborone and Kasane. In the city, the backpackers hostel near the bus rank did take cards. But up north, especially near Chobe Nati...

I stayed at a pension outside Vaitape and the host told me “cash only” at check-in. Luckily I had francs ready, but a few other travelers had to scram...

I went to Bhutan with the hope of using my card, but in practice it just didn’t work. Hostels in Thimphu refused to accept it, and ATMs were often off...

The island is expensive, and I noticed most hostels prefer to swipe your card to secure payment right away. In Hamilton, no problem at all. But in St....