Dubai and Abu Dhabi for tourists: airport SIM or travel eSIM?
A plain comparison of airport and operator SIMs in the UAE with a travel eSIM you install before you fly, including the free arrival SIMs.
· Travel · 5 min read
Travel tips, travel hacks and practical guides to eSIMs and phones.
A plain comparison of airport and operator SIMs in the UAE with a travel eSIM you install before you fly, including the free arrival SIMs.
· Travel · 5 min read
Most visitors leave Yerevan for a day or two. Here is how to plan mobile data for Lake Sevan, Dilijan, Garni, Geghard and Tatev, and what to do before the road leaves town.
· Travel · 5 min read
Heading up the Nile? One Egypt eSIM covers Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. What to expect on a cruise, where signal can fade and what to download before you leave Wi-Fi.
· Travel · 5 min read
A travel eSIM covers the Georgian cities well, but mountain roads and trails are a different story. Here is what to expect in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kazbegi and Svaneti, and how to prepare.
· Travel · 4 min read
A practical guide to staying online in Egypt: what hotel Wi-Fi can and cannot do, when a local SIM fits, and why a travel eSIM installed before you fly is the simplest start.
· Travel · 6 min read
Egypt now checks phones by their IMEI. A plain explanation of what that means for a short tourist trip, what we can and cannot say about a travel eSIM, and what to check before you fly.
· Travel · 5 min read
A rail trip through Europe can mean three countries in a week. Here is how to choose between one regional eSIM and one eSIM per country, and what to check before you buy.
· Travel · 4 min read
Airport SIM, travel eSIM or home roaming for a trip to Turkey, compared plainly, with a clear note on Turkey's phone registration rule.
· Travel · 6 min read
Should you keep using your home carrier abroad or buy a travel eSIM for Egypt or Armenia? Here is how the two compare, and when roaming is the better call.
· Travel · 5 min read
Cairo and the Red Sea, then Petra and Wadi Rum. Here is how to cover Egypt and Jordan with two eSIMs on one phone, with the setup order and a travel-day checklist.
· Travel · 5 min read
Tbilisi to Yerevan is a popular overland trip. Here is how to cover both countries with eSIMs on one phone, with the setup order and a border-day checklist.
· Travel · 4 min read
A practical guide to staying online in Armenia: what to rely on in Yerevan, what to prepare for the mountains and monasteries, and the three ways to get mobile data.
· Travel · 5 min read