I stayed near Wenceslas Square in Prague and bought tram tickets from the yellow machine with my Mastercard. Once I also used the PID app, which let m...

I lived in Providencia, Santiago, and used the metro daily. I bought a Bip! card at Baquedano station for 1,500 CLP and loaded it with my Visa card at...

I stayed at a guesthouse in Road Town and used safari buses to Brewer’s Bay. The driver asked for $3 cash, and when I tried to pay with a card he laug...

I stayed in Caye Caulker and took the ferry back to Belize City, then hopped on a “chicken bus” to San Ignacio. The conductor literally shouted the ro...

I stayed near Banani and tried the new Dhaka metro. At Uttara North, I bought an MRT Pass with 200 BDT in cash. The machine had a card slot, but my Vi...

When I stayed near Juffair, I took buses into Manama every day. The driver told me no cash, only GO Cards. Luckily, I bought one at the Muharraq termi...

I stayed near Bratislava Castle and used trams daily down to the main station. Every stop had a yellow ticket machine, and my Revolut Visa card worked...

When I stayed at Discover Rwanda Hostel in Kigali, I used Tap&Go cards daily. At Nyabugogo station, I paid 500 RWF to get the card and recharged i...

When I stayed at Nomada Urban Beach Hostel in San Juan, I used the Tren Urbano daily to Río Piedras. At the station machines, I paid with my Mastercar...