Booked Podstel in Bucharest and paid with card, no drama. But a friend stayed in Sighișoara and got caught out-had to walk 15 minutes to the nearest B...

Booked a table at Caru' cu Bere in Bucharest and tried to pay with Amex-server just blinked and said “No American Express.” Even McDonald’s didn’t tak...

Learned the hard way in Iași-got on a tram thinking it’d be contactless. Nope. Driver just waved at me to go find a ticket kiosk. Cash-only, and no ch...

I fell for the “no commission” sign at a counter in Sibiu Airport and got scammed with a 6% worse rate. Kicked myself after. Found an OTP Bank ATM nea...

Had to take a cab from Henri Coandă Airport to my hostel in Lipscani. Driver said “card yes,” but it didn’t go through-tried both Mastercard and Wise....

Probably spent around 100 RON some days, then 200 on others. It evens out. I did lots of walking, free stuff like hiking around Busteni, and bought fo...

Made that mistake at a Banca Transilvania ATM in Sibiu. Chose “With Conversion” because it looked clearer, then saw I got absolutely rinsed. My travel...

Honestly, I avoided random taxis and just used the Yandex app. It’s cheaper and you don’t get weird surprises. Paid by card through the app and it wor...

Couldn’t figure out how to pay on the trolleybus in Kazan, so just handed the driver a 50-ruble note and got waved through. In Moscow, metro stations ...