Veliko Turnovo Travel Guide

/

What Kind of Town Doesn't Take Credit Cards?

April 11, 2004 at 11:21 AM | by | Comments (0)

A missed train had me changing my schedule from Greece to Turkey. Unfortunately, I was out of cash and didn't have the ATM pin code for my credit card. I was planning on doing a Western Union advance when I got to a tourist stop in Greece.

Train cabin chatter led me to a small town in Bulgaria instead of Istanbul. For the independent traveler, these things happen.

But what I wasn't expecting, was to get to Veliko Turnovo with a local guide and discover that there was only one hotel in town that took credit cards. And not surprisingly Western Union was closed for the Easter weekend.

more ›

Use of this Site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 3/21/12) and Privacy Policy (effective 3/21/12). © Condé Nast. Your California Privacy Rights. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.
Ad Choices