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A 36-hour Doha stopover is too short to waste in a SIM queue. Here is how to leave Hamad airport already online, how little data a stopover needs, and the local apps worth having.
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Signal at Machu Picchu comes and goes, altitude in Cusco slows you down, and Lima airport has fake taxi drivers. Here is how to arrive in Peru online and plan for the offline bits.
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Ulaanbaatar has fast 4G; the Gobi and the steppe often have none. Here is how to plan mobile data for a Mongolia trip, tours included, and land already online.
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Doing Macau as a day trip from Hong Kong? Your Hong Kong eSIM may not work across the bridge. How to check coverage, when casino Wi-Fi is enough, and how to set up.
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Where a Laos eSIM works well, where signal fades in the north and inside the train tunnels, and how to land in Vientiane or Luang Prabang already online.
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Kazakhstan is big, local SIMs now involve biometric checks, and Almaty to Astana is a long way. How to plan mobile data and land already online.
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Petra's main trail has signal; a Wadi Rum desert camp may have none at all. Here is how to land in Amman online and plan the offline night under the stars.
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Friday afternoon in Israel, the buses stop and your plans move to taxi apps and WhatsApp. Here is how to land at Ben Gurion already online, and what to know before you rely on your phone.
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Tbilisi and Batumi are easy; the Military Highway, Svaneti and Tusheti depend on the network. How to choose a Georgia eSIM and land in Tbilisi or Kutaisi already online.
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Fiji's main island is well covered; the outer islands are hit and miss. How to plan data for resorts, island ferries and cruise stops, and land at Nadi already online.
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Cyprus is small and well covered, but the island has two separate mobile systems. How to pick an eSIM for Limassol, Paphos and Ayia Napa, and what to check before crossing north.
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Costa Rica is a road-trip country, and road trips run on Waze. Here is how to land at SJO or Liberia already online, and where the rainforest will switch your signal off.