Articles about: Destinations
What's the best eSIM for the Camino de Santiago?
The Camino crosses Spain, Portugal and often France, and your phone notices at the border. How to pick a travel eSIM for the route you are really walking.
Airalo vs Holafly vs VamosData: which eSIM is best for Spain?
Three eSIM providers, three different products for Spain: unlimited sold by the day, a big package marketplace, or plans sized to what you actually use.
Mexico now registers every phone line — including eSIMs
Mexico links every mobile line to its holder's ID: prepaid, postpaid, SIM and eSIM alike. What that means for a Día de Muertos trip, and for roamers.
A work trip to China is a different connectivity problem from a holiday
The 140th Canton Fair runs 15 October to 4 November in Guangzhou. Why a business traveller's connectivity checklist looks nothing like a tourist's.
Why WhatsApp calls fail in the UAE (and what still works)
WhatsApp and FaceTime calls don't connect on UAE networks, but messaging works fine. What the rules actually cover, which apps are licensed, and how to plan.
Andorra: when to go, what to do, and where EU roaming quietly stops
Andorra sits between France and Spain but outside the EU, so free roaming ends at the border. When to visit, what to do there, and how to stay online.
The arrival form you have to fill in before you land
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia all want a digital arrival card before you land — and most of them only open the window 72 hours out.
Five countries, five networks: Central Asia in harvest season
September and October are the Silk Road's best weeks. Five countries, five separate mobile networks — how to stay online across every land border.
China's Golden Week: 800 million people moving at once
National Day Golden Week runs 1–7 October 2026 and the whole country travels at once. Why your data problem that week is logistics, not blocked apps.
Trekking in Nepal in October: where the signal actually stops
October is peak trekking season in Nepal. Where mobile data holds on the Khumbu and Annapurna trails, where it stops, and what to download before Lukla.
How to choose a regional eSIM plan (the country count is the least useful number)
A regional plan advertising 40 countries can be worse for your trip than one advertising 20. Five things to check before the number on the card.
The non-EU pockets inside Europe
Schengen, the EU and 'roam like at home' are three different maps. Where they diverge — microstates and the Western Balkans — is where roaming bills happen.
Using your phone in Turkey: passport checks, the IMEI rule, and what actually works
Turkey registers every SIM to a passport and starts a countdown on foreign handsets. What the IMEI rule means for your phone, and the setup that skips it.
Coolcation destinations: where to go in Europe when the heat is too much
Mild-summer Europe, from the Nordic classics to green northern Spain and the Italian mountains — plus how to stay connected once you leave the coast road.
Do you need a VPN in China in 2026?
China's 2026 crackdown changed which VPNs survive and who gets fined. What travellers report still connects, and the setup that skips the tunnel.
China's Great Firewall: what's blocked, and why a VPN isn't a plan
What China's Great Firewall actually filters, why VPNs are a fragile workaround, and how a VamosData eSIM routes around the problem entirely.
How to get internet on your phone in China
Getting online in China takes a little planning: which apps are blocked, why a VamosData eSIM sidesteps the firewall, and what to set up before you fly.