I stayed at 3 hostels in Tirana and Gjirokastër,only one took cards. The others were cash only and told me when I arrived. Best to message them ahead ...

Happened to me at a BKT ATM in Tirana 😩card went in, no error, no return. I went to the nearest BKT branch the next morning with my passport a...

I’m a woman and travelled solo through Tirana and Berat. I never had a problem withdrawing cash at night, but I always used ATMs that were either insi...

No truly free ATMs anymore. I tried Credins Bank and BKT in Tirana. Credins charged ONLY 600 Lek and BKT was around 700 Lek. That’s the closest you’ll...

That’s called Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC). If you accept, the ATM converts the currency for you at a really bad rate - sometimes 8-10% worse tha...

Warsaw and Kraków are super card-friendly. I tapped my Visa directly on the validator inside buses and trams. It charged me the exact fare, no ticket ...

Yes, most hostels in cities like Warsaw, Kraków, and Gdańsk accept cards at check-in. I’ve worked in hostels here and we almost always have a terminal...

Yes! This happened to me at a Santander ATM in Kraków. It didn’t give any message, just kept my card. I went into the branch the next morning with my ...

I’m a solo female traveller and used ATMs at night a few times in Kraków and Warsaw. When its inside a branch I am totally fine with it. Would not rec...