Originally Posted by glennaa11

I used my Sapphire without any trouble. It was the first one that some had seen so they had to look a little closer. But that was just in Bangkok. I never saw any evidence of chip card machines. Everything has only ever been a swipe.

I don't think you will have a lot of trouble as the places you are going are pretty touristy. But for markets and places like that you will need cash. So if you have an ATM card that doesn't charge fees or refunds fees that is a good thing. I have an account at TD Bank for just that reason.