re: #160 The Vicious Babushka

I’m bringing my laptop but will need the phone for short calls, text & uploading photos.

t-mobile roaming charges are horrific in Canada, I can’t imagine what they would be like in Europe or Israel.

So in France, I basically rented one of these:

travel-wifi.com

6-10 euros a day, depending on how long you’re looking at, I think. Then I just used wifi-based skype in/out for all my phone needs.