Travel guides

ETIAS is not running and has no start date. What non-EU visitors need this winter: EES at the border, the 90/180-day count, the UK ETA and passport rules.

Data works, calls don't: Japan closed its last 3G network in March 2026. Why your own number goes silent, how to check VoLTE roaming, and what still works.

Passport originals, face scans and re-checks when you change phones. Which countries make you register a SIM in 2026, and why a travel eSIM sits outside it.

Signal bars measure how loud the mast is, not how many phones share it. Why data dies at fireworks, stadiums and Christmas markets, and what actually helps.

Türkiye blocks the eSIM shops, India took the apps down, and an eSIM needs internet to install. Where buying on arrival fails, and what to do instead.

Your phone can text by satellite now. Here is where that works abroad, where it quietly does nothing, and what it will never replace.

Two of those three brands are now one network. What each charges for Asia roaming in 2026, and the trips where paying them beats a travel eSIM.

A local SIM puts you inside a registration law that expires in 30 days. What the three networks actually cover, and how much data island hopping needs.

Australia's networks follow the population, not the map. The east-coast cities run fast 5G, the interior runs none, and every 3G network is now switched off.

Norway is covered. Switzerland, ferries and your unlimited plan's small print are where the EU allowance really runs out.

Is the iPhone 18 Pro dual SIM? Yes, and so is the foldable Duo. Which markets lose the SIM tray, and what that changes if you travel with an eSIM.

Japan's 90-day radio rule covers Wi-Fi, not your mobile data, and ID checks on data SIMs are coming. Coverage, cost and a realistic data budget.