I arrived late at Albrook Terminal and needed cash. Found a working ATM but didn’t feel comfortable - the lighting was poor, and there were loiterers....

Palau is incredibly safe, but you can’t count on ATM uptime after 8 PM. I had to wait until morning when the bank reopened. Is it safe to use an ATM a...

Oman felt secure at all hours. I withdrew cash from an HSBC ATM in Qurum at 10:30 PM. The machine was fast, card-compatible, and the area had visible ...

North Macedonia was budget-friendly, and I rarely needed to withdraw large amounts. That said, the ATMs from Halkbank and Komercijalna Banka in Skopje...

Norfolk Island felt like one of the safest places I’ve ever been - I left my bag on a bench and it was still there an hour later. But if you need cash...

I was traveling on a tight schedule and needed cash at night. The ATM I used in Niamey functioned fine, but people warned me later about occasional ro...

Island-hopping around New Caledonia taught me that ATM access isn’t consistent. On Île des Pins, there was one ATM and it was out of cash by evening. ...

I stayed in Inle Lake and most ATMs in Nyaung Shwe were closed after 7 PM. The one that stayed open didn’t read my card. Myanmar isn’t high-crime, but...

As an overland traveler, I made it a rule to withdraw cash before 6 PM. I met others who had cards eaten by machines in Vilankulo after-hours with no ...