Credit cards not welcome. . .
In some way, Corsica is France, officially, but be prepared to some surprises! In “civilised countries” you can pay with a credit card in shops, restaurants, hotels. . . . but not here in most cases.We are in a Mediterranean country, in an island where old traditions like cheating the tax office, not declaring revenue, getting as much as possible from the state, government, but giving back as less as possible is a sort of a local custom, a national(ist) activity. . . . In Corsica, even in cities, credit cards are rarely accepted, and you only can pay with cash and the storekeepers, restaurant owners, hotel managers explain that credit cards are too expensive and complicated to manage, there is too much paperwork, etc. . . Well, they do not want there is a trace of transactions, just work with cash, and there is no discussion. . . So, be warned, take along cash and don’t do like me who...
