Journal
Notes from the road.
Setup guides, roaming rules that keep changing, and what actually works in the countries you are heading to.
Day trips from Rome: twelve that fit in a day
Rome takes a week and most people have four days. Twelve places within reach of a morning train — with the fares, the walking, and the one thing about each that decides whether it is worth your only free day.
Day trips from Barcelona: twelve that beat another day in the city
Catalonia is small, its trains are cheap, and almost none of it looks like Barcelona. Twelve places within two hours — with the fares, the timings, and the thing about each that decides whether it earns your day.
Day trips from Athens: twelve worth the early start
Athens is a good base and a poor excuse to stay put. Twelve places you can reach and return from in a day — with the travel times, the fares, and the one thing about each that nobody tells you until you are already there.
eSIM for Croatia: what to know before you go
Inside the EU, on the euro, and covered by three networks. The only thing worth planning is how much data a coast holiday actually eats.
eSIM for Greece: islands, ferries and how much data you need
Three networks, EU rules, and one thing that surprises people every summer — coverage on a ferry is not coverage on land.
eSIM for Turkey: why a travel eSIM beats a local SIM here
Turkey is outside EU roaming, and its rules on foreign phones make the local shop a worse deal than it looks.
eSIM for Italy: trains, cities and what your EU plan does not cover
All four Italian networks, EU rules, and a fair-use cap that runs out faster than the holiday does.
eSIM for Indonesia: Bali, registration rules and coverage
Our most-travelled destination. A local SIM means a passport and a queue; an eSIM means neither.
Installing an eSIM on your phone, start to finish
Two minutes, one tap, and your own SIM stays exactly where it is. The order of the steps matters more than people expect.
EU roaming: what changed, and what did not
Roam-like-at-home still applies inside the union. Everything around its edges — the Balkans, the UK, Switzerland — is where the bills come from.
Data, minutes, or both? Picking the right travel plan
Most travellers need data and nothing else. The exceptions are specific, and worth knowing before you are standing in a foreign airport.
eSIM versus a local SIM card: an honest comparison
A local SIM is sometimes cheaper. Whether that difference is worth the errand depends entirely on how long you are staying.
Get connected before your next trip.
Buy a plan, install it in one tap, and land online. Everything in one app.