Travel & Aviation
Roam Mobility released new plans
As part of their recent network upgrade to LTE, Roam Mobility has spiced up their plans. The new Text+data plan is an interesting option for people who don't really use their smartphone for calling (which is a surprisingly high number). Now my caveat. Anytime you see unlimited data, it is on the T-Mobile 2G network which is painfully slow and has spotty coverage across the US. It is enough to [very slowly] download emails but, during my tests in New York and Vermont, it was too slow for GPS navigation or web browsing on my iPhone 5s using Safari or Chrome.
11 Steps to prepare your home before leaving on vacation
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1920”] Image by Moyan Brenn used under Creative Commons License [/caption] It's finally that time of the year when all of your hard work pays off with some well deserved time off. You're taking the family to a beach vacation where your only concern will be which bathing suit to wear and what restaurant to dine at. Perfect. Here are some key steps to prepare yourself before leaving on vacation. Create an inventory - No one wants to think about theft or fire while they are away but it is a possibility.
TSA requires your gadgets to power on
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Martin Abegglen used under Creative Commons License [/caption] The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says that users on some in-bound flights originating in certain overseas airports will have to prove [to the security agent] that their devices power on and work as expected. “Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft. The traveler may also undergo additional screening.” — TSA The list of where this new rule will be implemented is not yet known so for now, make sure your devices have enough power to switch on and be used.
Roam Mobility now has US 4G LTE Service
I have written a lot about Roam Mobility and love the fact I can freely use my smartphone without having to pay huge fees to my canadian carrier. Related Articles: Roam Mobility Offers Competitive US Roaming For Canadians Roam Mobility Offers Best US Roaming Deal For Canadians Rogers' US Roaming Versus Roam Mobility Roam Mobility Offers Unlimited Talk/Text/1GB Data For $39.95 Roam Mobility Breeze Unlocked GSM Phone Review Real World Testing And Review Of The Roam Mobility Service Roam Mobility Liberty WIFI Hotspot Review
When travelling, should you use cash, credit card or debit card?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“667”] Image by Steven Depolo under Creative Commons License [/caption] The question I get asked the most is "When travelling, should I use cash, credit card or debit card?" Cash is accepted everywhere It's important to remember that regardless of where you travel, the surest most certain form of value exchange is the US dollar. For every trip, I always make sure I have a comfortable amount of US dollars in various denominations spread out throughout me (you never want to pull out a wad of cash in the middle of the street in a foreign country.
The best Travel backpack
Travelling is a wonderful experience filled with new emotions, experiences and memories. Unfortunately travelling unprepared may mean these turn out to be negative emotions, horrible experiences and terrible memories. Typically a wonderful experience turns bad when a traveller has his/her most important items stollen (think passport credit cards, traveller checks, money, etc). Unfortunately tourists are targets for theft in too many countries and they have to take special precautions. Over the years I have tried several dozen products to keep my valuables safe but the one I keep coming back to is my PacSafe (link) backpack.
Roam Mobility Breeze unlocked GSM phone review
As a Canadian that travel to the US once in a while, I fell in love with Roam Mobility's US roaming services. They offer very competitive easy to understand plan to save you real money anytime you are in the USA. I have actually written about them very often (some examples): Rogers' US Roaming Versus Roam Mobility Roam Mobility Offers Best US Roaming Deal For Canadians Roam Mobility Offers Competitive US Roaming For Canadians Roam Mobility Now Sold At 265 Futureshop And BestBuy Locations
Cheap clean water from a book
Living in Canada, I often take clean drinking water for granted. During my many travels to Africa, it became abundantly clear that fresh, clean drinking water was a global problem and I'm happy to see organizations working hard to solve this epidemic. A team of university researchers have created the Drinkable Book. The book teaches readers about how to purify water and the actual pages turn into usable water filters capable of removing 99.9% of harmful bacteria (cholera, typhoid, E.
Best travel water bottle - Vapur Elements 1L
Travel a couple of times a year (or more) and you start finding some of our new security rules stupid. One of the most stupid rules is the fact that I can't bring a water bottle with me through security but I can buy a $5 bottle from the convenience store. Eventually you get tired of having to pay $5 and you start testing the various types of reusable water bottles you can bring empty and fill after the security checkpoint.
Best Travel USB and Lightning cable - Chargekey
I have tested lots of USB and lightning cables but most of them die a quick and horrible death from the extreme pressures of travel. Most end up broken, cracked or otherwise unusable. That's until I discovered the wonderful Chargekey from Nomad. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/6ac4e856c9.jpg" alt=""> I wrote a review about it (link) that I encourage everyone to go read. In summary it is a durable, flexible, keychain attacheable USB or lightning cable that goes everywhere with you. I have tested other ChargeKey clones from Amazon, DHGate, DealExtreme and AliExpress but none of them are build as solid as the original ChargeKey.