Spent six weeks in Tashkent and really got to know the ATM landscape. Kapitalbank is your best friend - no withdrawal fee, and they dispense som relia...

I use public transport in Tashkent daily - Metro, buses, and shared vans. Everything runs on the local ATTO card or Humo, which you preload with cash ...

Avoid airport exchange in Uzbekistan. I got totally fleeced on arrival in March - they gave me 11,000 som per USD when the market rate was over 12,300...

I was in Samarkand last month and got overcharged by a random taxi from the train station. Lesson learned: use Yandex Go - it’s super easy and transpa...

Uzbekistan surprised me with how affordable it was for long stays. I was based in Tashkent for a month and lived comfortably on $500. I rented a servi...

Inside the Vatican Museums, I tried Amex and it was declined at both the cafe and the gift shop. Not surprising. Used my Mastercard right after and it...

ATMs inside the actual Vatican? None that I saw. But Rome’s Borgo Pio area has a few safe options. I withdrew from the Intesa Sanpaolo ATM before head...

Tried paying with my Revolut Mastercard at a Vatican City gift shop last April - got error “transaction declined.” Later I used a BNL Paribas ATM near...

Spent three nights in Rome with two Vatican days in May. I averaged €60/day: €30 on basic hostel, €15 on meals at cafes, €15 on transport and entry ti...