u/Turtlein_

Hello everyone!

I’m planning a trip to Bulgaria this August. During my first week (specifically the first 5 working days), I will need to work remotely full-time. Since my job requires a flawless connection for video calls (Teams) and heavy hotspotting, I cannot afford dropouts.

I know Bulgaria has good overall internet speeds, but I want to make sure I have the best setup. I am from Italy, so I do have some EU roaming data, but I want a dedicated solution to ensure maximum speed and stability.

My phone supports both physical SIMs and eSIMs.

Could you please recommend:

1. Which local provider has the absolute best 5G/4G coverage and speeds for remote work? (I've read about Vivacom, A1, and Yettel).

2. Are there local prepaid eSIMs available online for tourists, or is it better to buy a physical prepaid SIM at a shop in Sofia on arrival?

3. If you suggest travel eSIMs (like Airalo, Saily, MobiMatter, Holafly), which network do they roam on, and is the speed throttled compared to a local SIM?

I'll be working from Sofia / Varna. Any recent experiences or advice from fellow digital nomads would be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Hello everybody!

I'm planning a trip through the Caucasus for this summer. Ideally, I would like to visit Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan in that order, because flights from Italy (my country) to Armenia are less expensive, and then I would fly back to Italy from Baku.

My problem is that I'm finding it difficult to understand how to enter Azerbaijan by land from Georgia.

• If I search on Google Maps for how to get from Tbilisi to Baku by public transport, it doesn't give me any options.
• Also, on other sites like Rome2Rio, it shows planes as the only option to make that trip.
• Furthermore, checking on the Italian website of the foreign ministry, it says that Azerbaijan is not accessible by land, only by air. How is that possible?!

Does anybody knows how to cross the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia by land? How do local people from Georgia or Azerbaijan make that trip when they want to visit a neighboring country?

Also, is it easier to make the trip in the opposite direction, from Baku to Tbilisi?