Destination guides

Punta Cana's resort strip is covered end to end. The Cordillera Central mountains and a Haiti day trip are a different story, plus a realistic data budget.

Rogers, Bell and Telus cover nearly every Canadian, but data thins out fast in the Rockies and the North. A realistic GB budget for any Canada trip.

Douala's port energy, Yaoundé's hills, Kribi's beaches and Mount Cameroon's slopes: how MTN and Orange really cover Cameroon, and a realistic data budget.

From Caracas's mountain valley to the turquoise cays of Los Roques and the Andes around Mérida: which networks reach furthest and how much data to buy.

KPN, Odido and Vodafone cover 98% of every municipality outdoors. How much data a Netherlands trip needs, and where the Wadden Islands still go quiet.

Cape Town and Johannesburg run fast, dense networks. A Kruger safari doesn't. How much data a South Africa trip really needs, and where signal drops out.

The Ring Road runs fast 4G and 5G; the highlands and F-roads go dark. A realistic data plan for Iceland, and what its 2G/3G shutdown means for your phone.

Real-name SIM rules, the Great Firewall and how much data a Beijing-to-Shanghai trip needs. What works without a VPN, and what doesn't.

Chișinău sits minutes from two underground wine cellars, but rural coverage thins fast. How much data a Moldova trip needs, and where to install first.

Sweden runs dense 4G/5G in the south; Swedish Lapland and the mountains thin out fast. How much data a Stockholm-to-Kiruna trip needs, and where coverage drops.

Three networks cover Cayenne, Kourou and the coast well; the Amazon interior does not. A realistic data budget, and the yellow fever check before you land.

Muscat and Salalah run fast networks, the desert and mountain interior much less so. What a travel eSIM gets you in Oman, and how much data a loop needs.