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The AEY travel journal

Stories, signal struggles, encounters and good calls — by people on the move. Hop on board.

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🇺🇸 Story · USA

Road-tripping the American West: connected between two deserts

Two weeks in a van between Los Angeles and the parks, honest dead zones, and data that always comes back at the first motel: a story in desert widescreen.

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By Sarah · June 11, 2026 · 7 min read

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📶 Guide · Data

How many GB do you really need for your trip?

Maps, stories, video calls, hotspots: what each habit really burns, three traveller profiles, and the silent traps that drain a data plan.

June 10, 2026 · 5 min read
🇹🇭 Story · Thailand

Bangkok–Chiang Mai by night train

A sleeper berth, a swaying carriage and dawn over the northern rice fields: Thailand's night train, or the art of slow travel without losing the thread.

June 8, 2026 · 7 min read
✈️ Guide · Budget

eSIM, local SIM or roaming: the real cost of data abroad

Your carrier's travel pass, a kiosk SIM card or an eSIM installed before departure: an honest comparison of all three — including when roaming is enough.

June 5, 2026 · 6 min read
🇪🇺 Guide · Europe

One month across Europe on a single regional eSIM

Eight cities, six countries, zero SIM swaps: what a regional eSIM really changes on a big European itinerary — and when your home plan is already enough.

June 1, 2026 · 8 min read
🇲🇦 Story · Morocco

Getting lost in Marrakech (and finding the network again)

In the medina, getting lost isn't an accident: it's the whole point. A weekend between Jemaa el-Fna, the souks and a riad door nowhere to be found at midnight.

May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
🇮🇩 Story · Bali

Backpacking Bali: 3 weeks almost offline

Three weeks of rice terraces, warungs and scooters, with one simple rule: data is only for when it saves the day. Spoiler: it did, more than once.

May 19, 2026 · 7 min read
🇯🇵 Story · Japan

7 days in Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto and my quest for the perfect signal

Landing alone in Tokyo at 10 p.m. and being connected within 30 seconds: a seven-day story through Shibuya, Golden Gai and the torii of Fushimi Inari at sunrise.

May 12, 2026 · 6 min read

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🇬🇷 Story · Greece

Island hopping the Cyclades: ferries, wind and signal

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🇨🇦 Story · Canada

Working holiday in Canada: first winter in Montreal

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