On 03 Mar 2014, Mike Lane grunted:

No. I just accept that the further east one travels in Europe, the
less likely cards are to be accepted.

Heh. Just back from 5 (awesome) days in Iceland - by far the furthest west
you can get in Europe! - and although I withdrew a wodge of cash at the
airport (on a purpose-obtained Saga Visa card; no exchange loading and no
interest payable!) I ended up having to use it all up on the last day, as
until then I literally had not spent a single Krone in cash - taxis,
sightseeing tours, supermarket, bars, the lot - all gladly took credit
cards.

The (correct) credit card is unequivocally the optimum way to pay for
anything overseas, basically. See www.moneysavingexpert.com for the
lowdown on that.

David


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David