Originally Posted by
mpclaw
I was recently in Toulouse, France. I could not rent a bycycle from the self service stands all over the city. I called CitiBank and asked if they could issue me a card wit a chip for European travel. Phone agent had no idea what I was talking about.
Go to Deutsche Bank and get a loadable.
Go here before you leave the USA:
http://www.visaeurope.com/personal/y...epaid/main.jsp
Go to Barclay's and get an Oyster Visa.
Or don't expect to use some services. Just like if you go to Dollar General and have every credit card but a Visa. They don't take Master Card. Or Fred's that does not take any credit card unless it is a PIN transaction debit card. There are many places in the USA that do not take all forms of payment and the rest of the world is no different.