In each city, Emily tries to grab a picture (three examples below) of me working to figure out the ticket dispenser for train tickets...a tradition we very much started by accident.
Each ticket dispense is different. Credit cards are widely accepted but it's not always obvious how to change the language on the ticket dispenser, calculate the fare for a specific destination or even figure out what will be dispensed by the machine. In Istanbul, they use red plastic tokens (these are really cool - we bought an extra as a souvenir) vs. paper cards. I always use my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to get 2x points on travel and because the card doesn't incur foreign transaction fees.
Super Clean Dubai Metro |
London Tube - why is a one-way ticket $9??? |
Bangkok BTS |
We usually end up taking the train multiple times during a trip especially when it proves to be cheap and efficient (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore). Next time you're buying a train ticket, snap a quick picture. We've found them to be great memories of where we've been. And my confused looks in most pictures are absolutely priceless.
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