Travel guides & eSIM tips
Practical guides for family visits, Balkan road trips and choosing mobile data for travel.
Tunisia roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Tunis, Djerba, the Sahara's edge — how a Tunisia eSIM compares with travel roaming rates, what data size to pick, and how to install it before you fly.
Turkey roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Heading to Turkey? Compare a Turkey eSIM with your travel roaming rates, choose a data size and validity, check coverage, and install before you fly.
Algeria roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Compare Algeria eSIM data plans with travel roaming, choose a validity and data size, check coverage, and set up before your trip.
USA roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Flying to the United States? Compare a USA eSIM with your travel roaming rates, size your data, check 5G coverage where available, and install before you fly.
The best eSIM for Bali: what actually works when you land
A no-nonsense buyer's guide to choosing a Bali eSIM: the Indonesian networks that matter, the right data size, and setting it up before you fly.
Thailand roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Bangkok, the islands, the north — how a Thailand eSIM compares with travel roaming and airport SIMs, what data size to pick, and how to set it up before you fly.
Japan roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Tokyo, Kyoto, the shinkansen — how a Japan eSIM compares with pocket Wi-Fi rental, what data size to pick for the trip, and how to set it up before you fly.
The best eSIM for New Zealand: a simple buyer's guide
What actually makes a good New Zealand eSIM — Spark coverage where available, sizing the data for a touring trip, and setting it up before you fly.
Morocco roaming guide 2026: eSIM plans, coverage and setup
Marrakech, the coast, the Sahara — how a Morocco eSIM compares with travel roaming, what data size to pick, and how to install it before you fly.
The best eSIM for Thailand: from Bangkok to the islands
What actually makes a good Thailand eSIM — AIS coverage where available, the right amount of data from the capital to the coast, and setup before you fly.
Best eSIM for Bali from Australia: sort your data before you fly
For Aussie travellers — set up your Bali data before you leave Sydney, Melbourne or Perth, dodge pricey roaming, and keep your Australian number.
Which eSIMs actually include Kosovo (XK)?
Kosovo is the one country that quietly drops out of most "Europe" and "Balkans" eSIM bundles. Here's why it happens — and a 60-second way to check any provider before you buy.
The price of a gigabyte in the Balkans: a 2026 price-per-GB study
What does mobile data actually cost across the Balkans? We measured price-per-GB for Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro and more against our live catalogue — and against the regulated EU–Balkans roaming cap. The method is fully reproducible.
Best eSIM for Europe travel in 2026: how to choose
There's no single "best" Europe eSIM — there's the one that fits your route, your home network and your data habits. Here's how to pick it in five minutes.
Getting an eSIM for New Zealand from Australia before you fly
Crossing the Tasman? Set up your New Zealand data before you leave, keep your Australian number, and compare the cost with trans-Tasman roaming.
How much data do you need for a Europe trip?
Maps, messaging, photos to the group chat, the odd video call — here's a plain-English way to estimate the data your Europe trip actually needs.
eSIM vs local SIM in Europe: which should you buy?
A travel eSIM installs before you fly and keeps your number; a local SIM means a shop and a swap. Here's when each one wins for a European trip.
How much data do you need for a Bali trip?
A plain-English guide to sizing your data for one or two weeks in Bali — with light, normal and heavy tiers, and tricks to make it stretch.
How to set up a Europe eSIM: a step-by-step guide
From checking your phone is compatible to switching data on when you land — the whole Europe eSIM setup, in order, so nothing goes wrong at the airport.
Mobile data for island-hopping in Thailand
Where the signal actually drops between Phuket, Phi Phi and Krabi — and how to keep your group found, your maps loaded, and the boat online.
A Balearic summer: staying online in Spain's islands
Coves in Mallorca, sunsets in Ibiza, quiet Menorca — here's how to keep maps, ferries and beach bookings live across a Balearic summer in Spain.
Staying online on a South Island road trip
From Christchurch to Milford Sound, here's where the signal thins out on a South Island self-drive — and how to stay connected anyway.
A French Riviera summer: staying online on the Côte d'Azur
Nice, Cannes, the corniche roads and the hill villages — here's how to keep maps, trains and bookings live across a Côte d'Azur summer in France.
A summer city break in Germany: Berlin, Munich and beyond
Beer gardens, river beaches and open-air everything — here's how to keep maps, transit and bookings live for a summer city break in Germany.
A Cyprus summer: staying online on the Mediterranean
Turquoise bays at Cape Greco, the Troodos mountains and long beach days — here's how to keep maps and bookings live across a Cyprus summer.
A Dalmatian summer: staying online in Croatia
Walled old towns, island-hopping ferries and a coast road made for wandering — here's how to keep maps and bookings live all summer in Croatia.
A Black Sea summer: staying online in Bulgaria
The old town of Nessebar, long sandy beaches and prices that go further — here's how to plan mobile data for a Bulgarian Black Sea summer.
A summer on the Turkish coast: staying online in Turkey
Istanbul's skyline and the turquoise coast in one trip — here's how to plan mobile data for maps, ferries and bookings on a Turkish coast summer.
Summer in Bosnia: Mostar, Sarajevo and the road home
The old bridge at Mostar, Sarajevo's bazaar and the drive through the hills — here's how to plan mobile data for Bosnia, where EU roaming stops.
A Greek island summer: staying online from Corfu to Santorini
Ferries, caldera sunsets and a different island every few days — here's how to keep maps, sailings and bookings live across a Greek island summer.
Roots in the Balkans, life in America: cheap data both ways
The US is home to a large Albanian and Kosovar community — here's how to keep calls home cheap and your phone working on every summer trip back.
Lisbon and the Algarve: staying online in Portugal
Yellow trams, tiled lanes and the golden cliffs of the south — here's how to keep maps, trains and bookings live for a summer in Portugal.
The Albanian community in Italy: cheap data home to Albania
Italy is home to one of the largest Albanian communities anywhere — here's how to keep calls home cheap and your phone working on every trip back.
Roots in the Balkans, life in the UK: cheap data both ways
London and the UK are home to a large Kosovar and Albanian community — here's how to keep calls home cheap and your phone working on every summer trip back.
From Sweden to the Balkans: a diaspora summer online
Sweden is home to a large Balkan community — here's how to keep calls home cheap and your phone working on the long summer trip back down south.
Summer in North Macedonia: data from Skopje to Lake Ohrid
The old bazaar in Skopje and the still water of Lake Ohrid — here's how to plan mobile data for North Macedonia, where EU roaming stops.
Roots in Kosovo, life in France: cheap data both ways
France is home to a large Kosovar and Albanian community — here's how to keep calls home cheap and your phone working on every trip back to Kosovo.
A long weekend in Barcelona: staying online in Spain
Gaudí, the Gothic Quarter and the beach in one trip — here's how to keep maps, metro times and messaging running for a weekend in Barcelona.
Through Serbia to Kosovo: mobile data for the drive south
Serbia is the long middle of the diaspora drive — and where free EU roaming quietly runs out. Here's how to keep maps and the family chat live across the transit leg.
An Albanian Riviera summer: data from Vlorë to Ksamil
Turquoise coves, beach clubs and the drive over the Llogara Pass — here's how to plan mobile data for an Albanian Riviera summer before you travel.
The Montenegro coast: staying connected from Kotor to Budva
Add the Adriatic to your Balkan trip — here's how to plan mobile data along Montenegro's coast, where EU roaming stops and what a local eSIM costs.
Three days in Rome: staying online in Italy
The Colosseum, the Vatican and a hundred piazzas — here's how to keep maps, skip-the-line bookings and messaging running for a few days in Rome.
Family in Albania, life in Greece: cheap data on both sides
Greece is home to one of the largest Albanian communities anywhere — here's how to keep calls home cheap and stay connected on every trip back to Albania.
Roam like at home: when EU roaming is enough (and when it isn't)
If you're on an EU plan, your data already works across the EU for free. Here's exactly when that covers you — and when you still need a travel eSIM.
Italy to Albania ferry routes: stay online on both shores
Crossing the Adriatic from Bari or Brindisi to Durrës? Here's how to keep your phone online in Italy, through the night crossing, and the moment you dock in Albania.
One eSIM for a multi-country Europe trip
Hopping between several European countries on one trip? Here's when a single regional plan beats a stack of country SIMs — and where EU roaming already has you covered.
Visiting family in Kosovo from Germany: stay connected
Flying from Germany to family in Kosovo? How to plan mobile data for Prishtina, compare a Kosovo eSIM with your German travel roaming, and install before you fly.
Driving from Germany to Kosovo: data on the road
The route through Austria and Serbia, where EU roaming ends, and how to plan mobile data for navigation and the family chat.
Calling home: data options for the Albanian diaspora in Switzerland
Switzerland has some of Europe's priciest mobile plans — here's how the Albanian community keeps calls and data to home affordable.
Landing in Pristina: set up your eSIM before you fly
A five-minute checklist to do at home so your phone is online the second you step off the plane at Adem Jashari Airport.
A weekend in Vienna: staying online in Austria
Coffee houses, Christmas markets and the Ring — here's how to keep maps and messaging running for a long weekend in Vienna.
One eSIM across the Balkans: Albania, Kosovo & beyond
Hopping between Albania, Kosovo and the neighbours? Skip the SIM shuffle — one regional eSIM covers the whole trip.