“Robbers Communications” – Wireless, Digital Cable TV, Hi-Speed …
Posted by PaulFeb 13th, 2009 | No CommentsGave up my Canadian cell phone today… Rogers (Robbers) international data roaming rates are $30/MB with a cap so I switched to an AT&T plan with unlimited international data for $65.99. Unfortunately, this plan is scheduled to be retired at the end of the month but customers can buy 20, 50 or 100MB allowances for reasonable prices.
T-Mobile also has a good international addon for $19.99 on top your regular blackberry plan but is email only. However, if you’re on a BES you can hide your browser traffic….
Don’t assume you need a rail pass…
Posted by PaulFeb 12th, 2009 | 1 CommentThe days of the cheap unlimited Eurail pass are long gone. What was once true in the 70s, 80s and 90s is no longer. Generally, point to point tickets will be a better buy.
The first 3 months of our trip takes us from Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Brussels and the Netherlands.
Our first thought like most people was to just buy a Eurail Global pass…
$0.00 airfare
Posted by PaulFeb 12th, 2009 | 1 CommentSometimes you have to wonder how Air Canada can charge so much and still be losing money while Ryanair is practically giving away airfare and is still profitable?
Take for example our flight from Porto to Madrid.
From Porto (OPO) to Madrid (MAD)
PASSENGERS
1. MR MONKEY 2. MRS ROOSTER
PAYMENT DETAILS
*********0.00 EUR Total Fare
********20.00 EUR Taxes, Fees & Charges
********10.00 EUR Passenger Fee: CC
********30.00 EUR Total Paid
French, Italian, German, and Spanish Phrases
Posted by PaulFeb 12th, 2009 | No CommentsA traveler’s cheat sheet on how to say the basics and ask important questions in French, Italian, German, and Spanish
Pack Smart, Pack Light!
Posted by ScarlettFeb 11th, 2009 | No CommentsAfter months of research and planning we now have just 3 weeks until we start the first leg of our trip in Europe. We were originally planning on using larger 75 Liter bags but went with 35 and 38 Liter packs for the sake of ease and to avoid having to check any luggage.
Google Latitude Real Time Tracking
Posted by PaulFeb 9th, 2009 | No CommentsGoogle Latitude allows you to see where your friends are located in real time on google maps anywhere in the world. There doesn’t appear to be any Wordpress widgets yet but once it becomes available, we will add it to enable real time tracking of our trip.
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