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The Guardian // World // Europe

The kindness of strangers: when I left my card in an ATM in Argentina, a Dutch guy found it and saved my trip

Sunday 15th June 2025, 3:00PM

I was travelling solo in 2009, carrying only one card with me. If Bart hadn’t helped, I would have been in a big messRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was towards the end of a nine-week trip, travelling solo around the world. After that long abroad, I was just exhausted. So when I went to the ATM to get money out, I made a critical mistake.At home in Australia, we take the card out and then we get our cash. In Argentina, where I was, it’s the reverse – first your cash comes out, then your card. So I put my card in, got my money and just walked away, leaving my card behind. Continue reading...

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