Money myths — page 4
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Six Money Myths That Will Follow You From Lima to Cusco
Ask five travelers how to handle money in Peru and you will get five confident, contradictory answers. Bring dollars. Never bring dollars. Cards work fine. Cards work nowhere. Get Yape. You can’t get Yape. Somewhere…
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Nobody Warned You That Ulaanbaatar Skipped the Card Machine Era
Ask ten travelers what to expect from money in Mongolia and you will hear ten versions of the same story: bring a brick of cash, guard it with your life, and hope the one ATM in town is working. Some of that story is…
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Almost Everything Travelers Believe About Money in Cambodia Is Out of Date
Cambodia has a reputation problem when it comes to money. Ask in any travel forum how to pay in Cambodia and you’ll get the same recycled advice: bring crisp US dollars, hoard small bills, expect chaos with the riel…
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Cash Is King in Colombia? Medellín Would Like a Word
Ask a traveler who visited Colombia ten years ago how to handle money there, and you’ll get confident, outdated advice. Bring cash. Withdraw big amounts to spread out the ATM fees. Guard your card at all costs. Some of…
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Your Visa Card Won't Save You in Shanghai
Here is a scene that plays out daily at arrivals halls from Pudong to Chengdu. A traveler lands with a wallet full of crisp yuan from the airport exchange counter, a premium travel credit card, and total confidence…
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Six Money Myths That Follow Travelers Around the Philippines
Ask five travelers how to handle money in the Philippines and you’ll get five confident, contradictory answers. Bring stacks of cash. Never bring cash. Get GCash on day one. Don’t bother, foreigners can’t get it. Use…
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