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