American Express is basically useless in Uzbekistan. I’ve lived in Tashkent for 3 months and not one cafe, hotel, or store accepted it. ATMs also usua...

Same thing happened to me outside the Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent last March. My card got stuck in an Asaka Bank ATM. I rushed into the branch, and l...

I tested a few banks while backpacking across Tashkent, Samarkand, and Andijan this April. Agrobank ATMs were the most reliable for my Wise card - no ...

Local buses and marshrutkas in Samarkand and Bukhara are definitely cash-only - I never once saw anyone tap a card. Fares are cheap, like 1,200-2,000 ...

Just landed in Tashkent last week - don’t exchange at the airport unless desperate. The rate is awful and they charge a small commission. I used a Wis...

Living in Tashkent since February and I’ll say this - paying taxis in Uzbekistan is all about cash or Yandex Go. Most regular street taxis won't take ...

Spent two weeks across Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara this May and kept my Uzbekistan travel budget under $700, including trains, hostels, food, and...

Tried Amex at a Vatican bookstore and they politely shook their heads. Most shops and cafes near St. Peter’s - definitely the ones inside Vatican attr...

There aren't ATMs inside the Vatican itself, but you’ll find plenty just outside the walls. I used the UniCredit ATM on Via della Conciliazione, about...