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Should I use credit cards or cash while traveling in Greece?

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I don’t love to carry cash around when i’m traveling because i’m scared of being pickpocketed, but I know in certain countries many stores and restaurants don’t have credit card machines or they prefer cash. What is everyone's experience? And what would you recommend?
 
Have a Little bit of cash with you,but Credit card you can use mostly everywere in Greece
 
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I am kind of old school, LOL.

I bring cash for eating out and shopping (better discounts for cash!) and use the credit card for car rental, gas and shopping at supermarket (got to try to save money too!).image1-6-e1566512244373-720x960.jpeg
 
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xmelissaa said:
I don’t love to carry cash around when i’m traveling because i’m scared of being pickpocketed, but I know in certain countries many stores and restaurants don’t have credit card machines or they prefer cash. What is everyone's experience? And what would you recommend?
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Last time we went to Greece (2015), the banks were in turmoil, so we knew ATM machines weren't going to be an option. We brought more Euros than we needed. We bought the body wallet to put under our clothing. While in Greece, however, we paid with credit card any time we could. The hotels took credit card, and a lot of restaurants and stores did. Some accept cash only, so we were prepared.
 
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It sounds like you're able to navigate the internet just fine, so the issue might be related to your connection to the game servers. Using a VPN to access the games suggests that there might be a network issue between your connection and the game servers.

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