Rufas Island, West Papua, Indonesia

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What works for international travel. A close look at both options, with specific countries and worked examples.

Willy's Rock off White Beach in Boracay, silhouetted at sunset with its shrine steps and a single palm against a red sky, people standing in the shallows

It is 2am. You have just cleared immigration after an eleven-hour flight. The arrivals hall in Bangkok is still busy but your ride is waiting somewhere outside, and your phone has no signal. You saved offline maps for the city center but not for the area around the airport.

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