I budgeted €70/day and that worked fine - room in a guesthouse, pastries in the morning, pizza or pasta for dinner. The public museums are affordable,...

Waved my card in front of the machine, the driver laughed and said “cash is faster.” Fair enough. Taxis in San Marino aren’t like in big cities - no a...

Thought it’d be all digital, but not quite. Hostel in Belgrade took my Mastercard, but one in Niš said “cash only - internet unstable.” Had to withdra...

I brought my Amex thinking I’d rack up some travel points - ended up barely using it. It worked at my hotel in Belgrade and at the airport duty-free, ...

Freaked out when it happened near Kalemegdan - my card just vanished mid-transaction. It was a Komercijalna Banka ATM. Staff at the nearby branch told...

I walked up to a tram in Belgrade and held my Visa card up like it was London - driver just gave me a blank look. Nope, not a thing here. You need a B...

I got stung at the airport counter - lost about €7 on a €100 swap. Not awful, but felt silly later when I saw way better rates posted in the city. Nex...

I assumed I could just tap my card like I do at home, but nope - first taxi ride ended in an awkward ATM detour. The driver was chill about it, but le...

I was surprised how cheap Serbia was! Spent around €45/day and didn’t hold back too much. Lodging through Booking.com was under €20 most nights, and s...