I’ve been to Japan twice as a solo female traveller and honestly felt very safe even late at night. I withdrew cash at a 7-Eleven ATM in Shinjuku arou...

It happened in Fukuoka at an AEON Bank ATM near Hakata Station. The screen just froze and my Santander debit card never came out. I panicked and went ...

I stayed at five hostels in Japan last month and four of them took card. I paid with my DBS Visa debit at The Millennials in Kyoto and Backpackers Hos...

Osaka was the only place I saw a “Visa touch” logo at one of the newer ticket gates on the Metro Midosuji Line. I tried with my Commerzbank Mastercard...

I was confused at first in Fukuoka with a Mitsubishi UFJ ATM. It said something about converting to GBP and showed a “guaranteed rate” that was rubbis...

I tested both just for comparison. Changed 100 euros at the counter and also withdrew 40 000 rupees from an HNB ATM using my Mastercard. The ATM gave ...

In Sri Lanka the Wise card is hit or miss. I had it declined at a Keells supermarket and a Sampath ATM but used it successfully at a People’s Bank ATM...

My rule was to always have enough for one day of expenses plus a bit extra. So I carried about 6000 to 8000 rupees. If I had a day trip or long travel...

I tried to use my card in a cab in Negombo and the driver told me only hotels do that. After that I always made sure to have cash. PickMe was great in...