The Away Mode checklist, city by city
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A generic "get travel insurance" checklist is easy to skim past. Here's our real Away Mode partners applied to four specific trips we've already written guides for, so it's clear what each one is actually for rather than a box to tick.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tram 28 and the ferry to Belém make for a full day out — worth checking that your health insurance covers you abroad before you're navigating cobblestones you're not used to. If your flight lands early or your outbound is late, Bounce means you're not hauling a bag through Alfama for six hours first. Grab a Yesim eSIM before you go, too — Lisbon's WiFi is solid, but not universal.
Marrakech, Morocco
Confirm your own insurance actually extends to North Africa before you go — not every travel policy does by default. If mail piles up at home for the length of a proper Morocco trip, US Global Mail means nothing important sits in a mailbox untouched.
Tulum, Mexico
Mexico's healthcare is genuinely good, but a coverage gap still hurts — check what your health insurer covers abroad before you leave. Between cenote stops and beach days, checking a bag with Bounce on either end of the trip beats dragging it through sand.
Prague, Czechia
A longer Central European stint often means more mail accumulating at home than a weekend trip would — US Global Mail covers that. If a delay turns your connection into a scramble, AirHelp is worth knowing about before it happens, not after.