[QUOTE=Desert Nomad]
I guess after carrying cash in the back of beyond, it is just habit to carry it everywhere now… so when I am in Germany, yup, I probably have a few thousand in cash with me.
One night on a overnight train in Germany, an American girl was complaining to the conductor because she could not buy a sleeper compartment on the spot with plastic. Cash is king.
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I would always agree to carry emergency cash of up to $500-$1000 on you when traveling through Western Europe because everybody accepts cash. But I’ve always kept cash on me to a reasonable minimum, because people do get mugged. I’ve never had any problems, but enough fellow travelers have gotten all their crap stolen that I try to balance convenience with safety.