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Transit experiences on this entire trip:

I’ve not had to get a physical transit card anywhere. I used to enjoy collecting those, but yeah it’s annoying when you’ve got leftover $ in a card for a place you won’t return to and won’t have time to get a refund.

1. LA: TAP card inside iOS Wallet app (just added $10, each ride was 1.75 ish on LAMetro and buses)

2. Albuquerque: buses were free on ART bus

3. Atlanta: just tapped my credit card directly on MARTA

4. Philadelphia: just tapped my credit card directly on SEPTA

5. New York City: you can get OMNY cards but you can also just tap a credit card directly on the turnstile

6. London: you can tap a credit card directly instead of getting an Oyster card

7. Paris: you can get a Navigo card in your phone and buy passes

I’ve been to most of those places before and Paris was by far the most challenging for a visitor previously (you had to stand in line at specific stations only to get a Navigo physical card with a passport photo..) so this is a welcome change

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