What can't you leave behind on your trips?:
When you travel without data outside the European area (Everything tested and working perfectly), you just need to download the maps or languages you want before you leave. It takes up practically no space.
Maps.me It works perfectly on public transport or on foot.
Exchanging coins is no longer the norm... it's much more convenient Revolut o N26, They're also very similar; both are free if you use virtual cards (i.e., on your mobile phone), and you can exchange, withdraw, and pay with no or very low fees. We use both. It's true that ATM withdrawal fees in Asia are much higher than anywhere else. (We emphasize Asia because it was our last destination; in Europe, ATM withdrawals are practically free everywhere, with some limits.) In Asia, N26 gave us a lot of problems with contactless payments. There are practically no ATMs with contactless, but we were lucky enough to have a physical Revolut card when they were still free, and paying by card in general is extremely expensive in Asia.
Here's a comparison and which one we think is better: COMPARATIVE.
It's gotten us out of a few tight spots: Offline translator.
The advantage of having the applications installed is You can make payments with your card and avoid carrying cash, which is usually more difficult to carry. We're going to talk about the latest ones we've used constantly in Asia, since they were cheaper than public transport and they drop you off door-to-door. You can also order food.
Grab: (for Southeast Asia only): Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
Whenever you arrive at an airport, go to the Grab counter, which is very well signposted, as they give you a welcome discount code. And every time you make a request... Very important Just before confirming the transport, click on the super tiny text that says "offers". We almost always applied offers of more than 50%, I don't know why but it has worked for us in all of them, and we have taken many.
You also have the option of scheduling a pickup and they always, always, always arrive half an hour early ☺️:
