Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Most of Greece is fine to visit. And Athens overall seems to remain far safer than Baltimore, St. Louis, LA, Miami, and a whole bunch of other cities in the US, including perhaps even NYC, the U.S. mecca for foreign visitors.
While a cash shortage is a conceivable problem, it's easily managed and not the end of the world for a visitor.
Agreed, although it is useful to remind people that they should manage the cash/credit flow risk as people today tend to be a bit complacent with the idea that 'ATM fix everything'.