Travel notes
Calm, practical guides for staying online on your next trip, written by the Fizztrip team.
Destinations
Hong Kong and Macau on one trip: staying online across the water
Hong Kong and Macau are an hour apart but have separate mobile networks. How to plan your data for both, and what changes when you cross.
Japan eSIM: from the arrival hall to the Suica gate
A calm plan for your first hour in Japan: install the eSIM at home, switch it on after landing, and put Suica on your phone before you reach the train.
Korea eSIM: Naver Map, KakaoTalk and T-money, explained calmly
Why Google Maps is not enough in Korea, which apps people actually use, why they all need data, and how T-money fits in.
Taiwan eSIM: landing at Taoyuan, EasyCard and the mountains
How to be online the moment you land in Taiwan, what an EasyCard does and does not need, and how to prepare for the places where signal thins out.
Practical guides
Data ran out abroad? Top up the eSIM you already have
What to do, calmly and in order, when your data stops in the middle of a trip: find a connection, add data to the same eSIM, and make the rest last.
Keep LINE, KakaoTalk and WhatsApp on your own number while you travel
Your messaging account stays tied to your home number, and the eSIM only carries the data. How to set up the two lines so nothing changes for the people who message you.
Several Southeast Asian countries, one phone: planning your data
Bangkok, then Hanoi, then Singapore? When one regional eSIM is simpler, when one eSIM per country fits better, and how to keep border days calm.