Just got back from a two week solo trip and I spent roughly 1000 dollars in total including flights between Manila, Bohol and Palawan. I stayed at pri...

Just got back from Cebu and used taxis every day. Cash is still the main way to pay. I tried asking one driver about card payment and he said no way. ...

I was in Manila and Quezon City in April and used ATMs a few times after 10 pm. I stuck to machines inside malls or 7-Eleven stores since they’re well...

This happened to me at a Metrobank ATM in Manila. The machine just froze and kept my US debit card. I called the hotline number on the ATM and they ga...

Traveled around Cebu and Bohol last month and almost everything transport-wise was cash only. Jeepneys, tricycles, ferries, they all asked for exact c...

I used my US Chase card in Manila and saw the same thing: Accept conversion to USD or Decline. I picked Accept and immediately regretted it when I saw...

Just spent a month traveling in the Philippines and it’s definitely a cash-heavy country. I stayed in places like Abraham Manila, Dormitels in Boracay...

I was pleasantly surprised in Tivat where a licensed airport taxi let me pay by card, but that was the exception. Once I got to Kotor and Perast, it w...

Just back from Podgorica, where I tried paying with Amex at grocery chains like Voli and Idea. Surprisingly it worked at the checkout terminals, but s...