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Cell Phone Compatibility
Check with your cellular phone service provider to see if your phone and contract allow foreign use.
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Communicate with Electronic Translator
Electronic translators are a great way to both learn the language and communicate with the locals. Some models even do the talking for you.
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Free E-Mail for On the Road
Sign up with a web-based email service such as Yahoo or MSN's Hotmail. If you don't want to lug along your laptop computer, you can always pop into a cyber cafe to get online.
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Phone Cards
Purchase a pre-paid phone card either before you leave or when you arrive. Make sure that it can be used in all the countries you plan to visit.
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Postcards from Home
Before every trip abroad, pick up postcards of your home town and state. These picture postcards make great icebreakers.
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Text Your Message
Text messaging is a great way to get updates from home - your housesitter, the office, your family - and for you to reply quickly and easily.
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