 When we recently travelled with friends, one of the challenges was keeping track of all the expenses and 'who owes who what'!
Our strategy for shared costs while we travelled was to load up a Travel Card with the required overseas currenCY, each couple contributing an agreed amount in the leadup to the trip. Then, when there were group outings, tours and dinners, we used that Travel Card to pay. It worked quite well, but there was also lots of transferring of money between different group members to cover tours and accommodation purchased on behalf of the group before the trip. And there was also the need for a tally of where members of the group had paid for shared food/drink with their own credit card - so that we could 'balance the books' at the end. I recently heard of an App that sounds like it would have been so fantastic for managing the trip finances for our group - and that I look forward to trying out in future.
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 Some close friends of ours are travelling at the moment and sending our Messenger group daily updates of their adventures. We love travelling with them vicariously via their photos and narratives. One of our group just today mentioned an app that she heard at work, and suggested it for our travelling friends. So I took a look at this app today - and immediately downloaded it to my iPhone for our next travel adventure. 
 Our newer iPhones now support use of two SIMs at once - meaning that you can have two mobile numbers active at the same time, or perhaps choose to have one of the SIMs as a data-only SIM.
A lot of people will only make use of dual SIMs when they are travelling - to use a SIM purchased for overseas use. It can be confusing working out how to manage these SIMs - switching between them, controlling data roaming, choosing which SIM is used for messages and calls when two numbers are active, and more.  A friend who is soon taking a trip (to a destination that is reporting an increase in crime 😳) asked me last week about what to do if she loses her iPhone while she is away.
This topic is covered in the soon-to-be published Travelling with Technology book from iTandCoffee. (Pre-order your copy here - and use the Coupon Code TRAV23 by April 20th to save 25%.) We talk about the Find My app (as well as other considerations for your device and online security) in chapter 19. I have extracted the pages about Find My, for those of you who would like to have a read or download the content.  Our new book, Travelling with Technology, is nearing completion and is available for pre-order now. Here's where your can place your order - and the book will be then be delivered within the next 2-3 weeks.
It starts with a really handy checklist of things to consider in the lead-up to and during your travels. Each of these items is covered in further detail in the 140-page comprehensive guide. Here is that checklist.  As part of my current research for a new series of classes about travelling with your technology (here's where to express interest if you would like to attend these classes or watch the videos), I finally took at look at the eSIM feature of newer iPhones - a feature that allows you to have up to 8 'virtual' SIMs (eSIMs) on your iPhone. As a result, my mobile service from Telstra is now provided through an eSIM instead of a physical SIM.
iTandCoffee Club member Cath sent a query while travelling overseas.
During her travels, she wanted to just use WhatsApp to communicate with those back home. But she also wanted to prevent phone calls and SMS's during her time away, to avoid international roaming charges. So how could she use Whatsapp while also preventing phone calls and SMS's?  Have you discovered Google Flights? If not - and if you are planning on travelling some time soon - go to www.google.com.au/flights to check it out.
Google Flights is a really handy website that enables you to search, compare and book flights. It’s like an online travel agency that saves you the step of searching each airline and website individually. 
At a client visit this week, we discussed the issue of online safety when travelling. I mentioned that the best solution for staying safe online was to install and use a VPN on any device/computer that you use on a public Wi-Fi network.
I promised to include details of recommended VPN services for this client in this week's newsletter - I figured some other readers may also be interested. Here are some articles I have recently curated on this topics. The one I have used for several years is Private Internet Access (PIA). I have found it has worked really well whenever I have travelled and when on public Wi-Fi networks in Australia. |
What's on at iTandCoffee ?Below is our list of videos, classes and other events that are coming up soon.
Videos shown are offered for eligible members of the iTandCoffee Club. If you have questions, why not join fun and informative 'user group' meetings, held once a month. All iTandCoffee classes are run as online classes (using Zoom), which means you can attend from anywhere. |
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