Happened in Phuket - got a temp card sent to my hostel. My ICICI card was eaten by a Bangkok Bank ATM in Phuket Town. Called the number on the ATM (it...

Cash was king in Pai. Stayed at 3 hostels in Pai and Mae Hong Son loop - all wanted cash, no exceptions. Booking was online, but at check-in, they ask...

My phone’s NFC and international debit worked fine on BTS and MRT - tapped for entry removed link But I had to carry small cash (20-100 THB) for tuk‑...

Used a Kasikorn Bank ATM in Chiang Mai. It offered to convert to GBP and warned me “if you decline, your bank might charge unknown fees” - total scare...

in my case, my international transactions were off on the app so it kept declining. i had switched it off for security reasons. put it back on and the...

Same thing happened to me. My revolut did not work at this machine but my bank of america card did. never figured out why. both cards worked at other ...

its fine to carry 5000 - 7000 rupees on you. you dont need to but you;ll need cash at a lot of places. so its relatively safe. when you need more, wit...

No. Local taxis - black and yellow ones or even tuktuk will not accept cards. cash if what you need.

No - its not a thing here. just take visa or mastercard - accepted everywhere. Amex needs specific machines so it might be hard to come by. some fuel ...