Guides
Brazil is more contactless than most visitors expect and more cash-dependent in exactly the places you will want to spend. Here is the practical version: what to tap, what to carry, and the two moments that quietly cost you money.
Guides
A beach vendor points at a laminated QR code and says the machine is broken. In Brazil that moment happens a lot, and Pix is the reason. Here is what a foreign visitor can actually do about it.
Português
Buenos Aires tem sinal em quase toda parte, a Patagônia não. Veja como preparar a internet da viagem, quantos gigas comprar e como funciona a vida financeira do turista na Argentina.
Português
Roteiro com três ou quatro países pede um plano regional, mapa offline e ingresso salvo no celular. Veja como montar a parte de internet da sua viagem pela Europa sem improviso.
Português
Chegar em Miami, Orlando ou Nova York sem internet trava tudo: Uber, mapa, reserva e o aviso do banco. Veja como resolver isso antes de embarcar e quantos gigas realmente comprar.
Português
eSIM é o jeito mais simples de chegar ao exterior com internet funcionando. Veja como saber se o seu celular aceita, como instalar em casa no Wi-Fi e quantos gigas comprar para cada tipo de viagem.
eSIM
Switzerland is not in the EU, and plenty of European SIMs find that out at the border with a roaming text. Here is how a Swiss travel eSIM compares, what mountain coverage is really like, and how to set it up.
eSIM
Standing outside arrivals in Johannesburg, trying to book a ride with no data while touts offer taxis, is not where you want to be. Here is how a South Africa eSIM compares, where coverage thins, and the safety habits that go with it.
eSIM
Tapping into a Dutch train with a dead phone and no route is a rough first hour. Here is how a Netherlands eSIM compares with roaming and a local SIM, what coverage is really like, and how to set it up before you fly.
eSIM
Getting lost in the Marrakech medina is a rite of passage; doing it at night with no data and a riad owner you cannot message is not. Here is how a Morocco eSIM compares, where coverage really ends, and how to set it up.
eSIM
Arriving at Velana with a seaplane transfer to confirm and a resort that only answers WhatsApp is a bad time to discover your roaming does not work. Here is how a Maldives eSIM compares with resort Wi-Fi and a tourist SIM.
eSIM
Picking up a rental car in Dublin and heading west with no data is fine until the first unsigned junction in Connemara. Here is how an Ireland eSIM compares, where coverage thins, and the Northern Ireland roaming catch.