I travle a lot, been to over 60 countries.
Do not take the laptop or phone with you.
You can buy a used laptop for $100 to $200 in any country today at a local pawn show.
Reimage it with unix
Buy a burner phone
Find a local vender that will sell you a phone chip without an ID.
Stay off social media fakebook, IG, tick tock ..
Have fun