Travel diaries, gear that earned its place in the bag, and the occasional rant about airline Wi-Fi.
My phone has about 120 apps. On a travel day, I use eight of them. Here's the list, what each one does for me, and the ones I deleted after a month.
Read entry →The eSIM works 95% of the time. For the other 5%, I keep three offline map apps on my phone. Here's what each one does well, and the setting that saved me in rural Laos.
Read entry →Losing a phone abroad is bad. Losing two months of photos with it is worse. Here's my two-copy backup setup, what it costs per month, and the hotel Wi-Fi problem that almost broke it.
Read entry →I haven't checked a bag in two years, but there's still an AirTag sewn into my backpack. Here's where it actually helped, where it didn't, and the alert that confused a stranger on a bus.
Read entry →I left my laptop at home for the first time in a decade. Here's what worked, what didn't, and the one moment I almost gave up and bought a Chromebook in Bangkok.
Read entry →After two years of trying every eSIM provider on the market, I've settled on one. Here's why, what I paid in seven countries, and the one thing nobody warns you about.
Read entry →A complete tech list for someone who's been traveling out of a 35L bag for two years. Every item, what it weighs, what it cost, and what I'd replace if I lost it.
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