{"id":3059,"date":"2017-01-17T17:03:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T22:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felicitypr.com\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2018-05-15T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T15:15:44","slug":"stay-connected-travelling-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felicitypr.com\/stay-connected-travelling-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-effective ways to stay connected when working overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As an independent travel writer, the question I\u2019m asked most often \u2013 after \u201cdo you need someone to carry your bags?\u201d \u2013 is \u201chow many days a year do you travel?\u201d The answer is, I don\u2019t keep track. In the last three weeks alone, I\u2019ve been on eight airplanes and have spent all of 3.5 days at home, and my \u201coffice\u201d has ranged from a terrace overlooking the Costa Rican jungle to an Edmonton boardroom (guess which I liked better?).<\/p>\n

What makes my job even more challenging is that it\u2019s actually only half of my job. I also work as a digital and content strategist. This means that wherever I am in the world, I have to be available to clients, whether for email or video conferences, or able to get online to perform client work. But I\u2019m not alone in this challenge. The <\/span>rise of telecommuting and remote teams<\/span><\/a> and explosion of digital collaboration tools means anyone can now work from anywhere \u2013 provided they have an internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as most travellers will tell you, Canadians pay \u201c<\/span>exceptionally high international data roaming fees<\/span><\/a>\u201d, making that internet connection a costly proposition if you simply use your regular plan. Here are the top ways I\u2019ve found to stay connected outside of Canada, without incurring significant data costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wifi<\/b><\/h1>\n

As many hotel chains eliminate Wifi fees, this is often the cheapest option and, depending on the time zone to which you\u2019ll be travelling, may be all you need. For example, if you\u2019re travelling to Asia, most of your emails will likely come in while you\u2019re sleeping, negating the need for a connection even if you\u2019re planning to be away all day. If you do need a connection while you\u2019re out, some cities now offer free Wifi in busy tourist areas (and McDonald\u2019s and Starbucks are always a safe bet), but a little advance research is recommended to ensure you can find Wifi when you need it. <\/span><\/p>\n

International SIM cards<\/b><\/h1>\n

It\u2019s both easy and inexpensive to purchase pay-as-you-go data plans, provided you unlock your phone before you go. In the U.S., I use a prepaid card from <\/span>T-Mobile<\/span><\/a>, which costs just $3 per day for unlimited data \u00a0and I\u2019m charged only on the days that I use it (caveat: only the first 200 MB are high speed, but that\u2019s usually sufficient with Wifi access). \u00a0In Argentina, I purchased a data plan at a convenience store for just 50 cents, and bought 1 GB in Spain for 10 euro. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your cell provider<\/b><\/h1>\n

L<\/b>anding and simply turning on your phone is a great way to end up paying the highest possible rate, but your cell provider likely does offer some more palatable options. For example, I\u2019ve also used <\/span>Rogers Roam Like Home<\/span><\/a> plan, which allows me to access the data on my primary plan for a flat daily fee ($5 for the U.S.). <\/span><\/p>\n

Using these tricks to always be available for my clients and my work also helps me avoid that other line my fellow travel writers often hear: \u201cOh, you get to vacation for a living? Must be nice.\u201d Because while travel writing and consulting make for an awesome, challenging, ever-changing and often round-the-clock career, they\u2019re certainly no vacation. But I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any great tips for connecting while out of the country? I\u2019d love to hear them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As an independent travel writer, the question I\u2019m asked most often \u2013 after \u201cdo you need someone to carry your bags?\u201d \u2013 is \u201chow many days a year do you travel?\u201d The answer is, I don\u2019t keep track. In the last three weeks alone, I\u2019ve been on eight airplanes and have spent all of 3.5 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2,196,277],"tags":[67,26,255,29,17],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCost-effective ways to stay connected when working overseas - Felicity PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The explosion of digital collaboration tools means anyone can now work from anywhere. 3 cost effective ways to stay connected when travelling and working\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/felicitypr.com\/stay-connected-travelling-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cost-effective ways to stay connected when working overseas - 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