I tried using AmEx at a café near Maseru’s main bus terminal-no dice. Later, I sneaked into an FNB ATM near Scooters Garage and, surprisingly, got cas...

When I landed in Tehran, I assumed I’d just swipe my AmEx or Visa-big mistake. None of the ATMs, not even at Mellat Bank or Bank Melli, accepted it. I...

When I tried to pay with AmEx at my hostel near Regent Street, the clerk refused-it wasn’t linked. Later, I found out Giftland Mall takes it, which wa...

When I landed in Conakry, I tried AmEx at a boutique in Kaloum-it didn’t go through. Later I spotted an Ecobank ATM across from the National Stadium-b...

I tried using AmEx at a cute café near the Pointe-à-Pitre ferry terminal-it worked, which was cool. But when I hit a roadside stand on Basse-Terre, Am...

When I first landed at Port‑Gentil, I tried AmEx at a café in downtown and got nowhere. In Libreville, I flagged down an Ecobank ATM near Carrefour Mo...

I once tried to use my AmEx at a hotel in Massawa-big mistake. They shook their heads and just pocketed their nakfa instead. No ATMs exist for foreign...

During my trip across Kinshasa, I tried AmEx at a café in Ma Campagne-they stared blankly and said ‘no.’ Later, in a mid-range restaurant in Gombe, th...

When I arrived, I tried my AmEx at a fancy restaurant in Miramar-it didn’t go through. So I switched to my Visa and that worked at most tourist spots....