Services & Software
A list of online services and software I personally use while traveling to stay connected, secure and safe
VPNs - Virtual Private Networks
VPNs hide your virtual location. This is incredibly important for remote workers who want to keep their location private or those that just need a secure connection. VPNs can also be handy for accessing content such as Netflix from another country.
Proton VPN
My VPN of choice from the makers of Proton Mail in Switzerland. An excellent VPN that works great on Travel Routers and all major platforms.
Onward Plane Tickets
When traveling to certain countries, it is sometimes required that you have an outbound ticket purchased. This can be a requirement of immigration or the departing airline itself. Having an outbound ticket purchased is often very impractical as you may not know how long you will stay in the destination country, or perhaps you have plans to travel via bus, train, horseback, etc. Using an onward ticket service provides you with a real refundable plane ticket to meet this requirement. The ticket is good for a few days, then is automatically canceled.
BestOnwardTicket.com
A reputable service I have used myself multiple times that provides refundable onward plane tickets to meet immigration and airline requirements
E-Sims for Global Mobile Internet
Using local sims is usually the most cost effective way to have mobile data on your travels. However, using an E-Sim service before you arrive is a great way to have internet right when you land.
Airalo e-SIMs
Provides easy to use local, regional and global e-SIM mobile data plans to keep you connected anywhere
GigSky e-SIMs
Local, regional and global e-SIM mobile data plans starting around $5/week. They also have a free 100MB trial plan.
eSIMDB.com
A website listing hundreds of e-SIM data plans across the globe. A great resource to find cheap data plans anywhere!
Banking / Finance
- Schwab Checking - The cool thing about Schwab checking accounts is that they will reimburse all ATM fees worldwide!
- Ally Checking - A good alternative and they will reimburse ATM fees up to $12/month
Do you have a service you'd like to share? Please let me know!
