https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/10/26/smartphone-essentials-for-traveling-abroad/

I just returned from two weeks in Japan, a combination business trip to speak at the UN’s Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, followed by a week of touring some of Japan’s interesting smaller cities and their surroundings: Kanazawa, Matsumoto, Nakatsugawa and Osaka. The smartphone I brought was a brand-new Pixel 8 Pro review unit that was officially released while I was in Japan. And in ways that may not seem obvious, the phone was extremely useful during the trip.

Before I left the United States, I made sure I had an international plan. Otherwise, I might have spent more on calls and data than on airfare.