How to get your cell phone connected in Türkiye: eSIMs, wi-fi and mobile networks

Dec 21, 2024 • 7 min read

Australian officials have issued warnings for travelers to be alert for potential methanol poisoning after seven tourists were hospitalized in Fiji last week after drinking alcohol-based cocktails at a luxury resort bar. The alert comes less than a month after six backpackers in Laos died, and others were hospitalized, from what some officials worldwide suspect was methanol poisoning. An investigation into causes behind the hospitalizations in Fiji is ongoing, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, which said the cases are an isolated event.

Calling all travelers looking for bargain flights in 2025: Consider this your essential guide to scoring a deal on plane tickets in the year ahead.This all-important information comes courtesy of Dollar Flight Club, which has helpfully poured over tens of thousands of data points, including historical airfare trends and real-time deals in order to come up with some very valuable insights about the cheapest places to fly domestically and internationally over the coming 12 months.And the good news that there are plenty of deals to be had whether your travel plans for 2025 take you to Orlando, Florida; Marrakech, Morocco or somewhere in between.Let’s dive in.

Southwest Airlines is set to expand its domestic network next year, having just added eight new routes to its U.S. service map. The Points Guy first noticed the alterations in Cirium schedules and afterward confirmed them with a Southwest spokesperson. 

In 1994, just after I graduated from college, I put on a backpack and set off to see the world. I climbed the Andes in Ecuador, taught English in Cambodia and spent months visiting monasteries in Tibet. It was the most transformative period of my life.

In 1999, my husband and I left our consulting gigs in Palo Alto, CA, rented our home, and took off on an international self-designed sabbatical .

In March 2023, Tim Wong and Andrew Q. Tran took an impactful trip to Asia: The Bay Area-based couple, who began dating in 2020 after meeting through Andrew’s sister, attended a friend’s destination wedding on Balesin Island in the Philippines and went on to visit South Korea and Japan. Tim proposed to Andrew in Osaka, and then Andrew proposed back, at their next stop in Nara. The pair had dinner with their newlywed pals once they’d all returned to the US, and it didn’t take long for Tim and Andrew to become convinced they needed to have a destination wedding, too.

Interest in digital nomadism only continues to grow, and for many, Brazil is a top destination. In 2022, the country launched a digital nomad visa and is famous for its communities that are dedicated to attracting foreign talent, such as the beach town of Pipa. And this October, the country's capital, Brasília, was just named the best city in the world for digital nomads by the travel insurance comparison site, InsureMyTrip.

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Travelers from the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries who do not require visas to enter the United Kingdom will soon need to apply for digital authorization in order to visit or transit through the country.

Set high in the French Alps just minutes from the Swiss border, Lake Annecy is a prime destination in both summer and winter for European vacationers—but it's often overlooked (or simply unknown) by many Americans in favor of nearby ski (and après) meccas Chamonix, Grenoble, or Geneva. The lake's northern shore includes the city of Annecy, a bustling mini-metropolis full of high-end boutiques and dining, museums, and attractions—and through its medieval Old Town runs a series of mountain-water-fed canals, which are home to flocks of stunning white swans and lend the city its reputation as the Venice of France.