I needed a chunk of cash upfront for excursions and island hopping. Used the Absa ATM in Victoria - they let me withdraw SCR 5,000 twice in a day, fee...

That “With Conversion” screen always gets me - it flashes green like it's the smart move. I chose it once in a sleepy ATM kiosk near Beau Vallon and l...

I wasn’t sure either, so I asked at the hostel in Žilina before taking a taxi to the station - they said definitely bring cash. Driver was friendly bu...

I expected to just tap my card on buses like in London, but nope - Slovakia isn’t there yet. You still need to buy a paper ticket and stamp it inside....

I assumed all hostels would take card, but one in Žilina caught me off guard - they preferred cash, and their machine only worked half the time. In Br...

Was hoping to rack up Amex points on my trip, but no luck. It only worked once - at the airport duty-free. The rest of the time, it either got rejecte...

I arrived with only USD and changed some at the airport - regretted it right away. I got around 0.88 instead of 0.93, which added up. Used my Masterca...

The exact same thing happened to me outside a shopping centre in Košice. I was using a Nova KBM ATM, and it just went silent after inserting the card....

I got confused by that same screen near Bratislava Castle. The ATM gave me a USD figure that looked clean and final - but when I checked the math late...