Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

[Flashback]

Senegal, cash definitely required.

 

[elanshin]

Surprisingly we needed cash in Vienna... Lots of 50c euro toilets.

 

[Chicken]

Surprisingly we needed cash in Vienna... Lots of 50c euro toilets.

And basically the whole eastern Europe. If you want to use the toilet, you need
- 0,5 € or equivalent, try to have exact change.
- If you are a dude, let grandma watch you pee.
Compulsory requirements to use public toilet

 

[clifford]

- If you are a dude, let grandma watch you pee.

Just go with the flow....

 

[elanshin]

And basically the whole eastern Europe. If you want to use the toilet, you need
- 0,5 € or equivalent, try to have exact change.
- If you are a dude, let grandma watch you pee.
Compulsory requirements to use public toilet

I think its just going from Prague (where this is not a thing) to Vienna (where this is the norm) caught me off guard given their distance and their status as better off countries/cities in the area.

I would expect it more east of Austria but oh well. Oh and you need it in Christmas markets.

 

[anemone1296]

We are off to Vietnam and now have Wise in my Apple wallet
In fact I see 2 “cards” and both say they are visa
One is plain green and the other is”multicolour green”
How useful are these in Vietnam (HCMC, Phu Quoc and Hanoi) ?
Are they accepted ?
Must I have a physical card ? - I do possess a physical plain green one

Plain green = copy of physical card
Multicolourd green = digital only card
All worked for me in HCMC
I like that you can freeze and unfreeze them in the app, just take into account internet connectivity should you need to do so quickly

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

I think its just going from Prague (where this is not a thing) to Vienna (where this is the norm) caught me off guard given their distance and their status as better off countries/cities in the area.

I would expect it more east of Austria but oh well. Oh and you need it in Christmas markets.

Are the Christmas markets in Germany very cash based?

 

[OZDUCK]

Are the Christmas markets in Germany very cash based?

You will definitely need some cash but a lot of the stalls do accept card - at least that it what is was like in 2023.

 

[Flashback]

Are the Christmas markets in Germany very cash based?

Yes.

 

[CaptJCool]

Surprisingly we needed cash in Vienna... Lots of 50c euro toilets.

Same in Réunion

It’s French l

Generally
South Africa Réunion and Mauritius were lots of credit cards
But cash
And the taxi scam alive and well at Cape Town airport