Travel Tip #3: If your phone doesn’t work abroad or roaming charges are through the roof, always carry a pay-as-you-go SIM card (and a GSM phone, of course), in case of an emergency.

Travel Tip #3: If your phone doesn’t work abroad or roaming charges are through the roof, always carry a pay-as-you-go SIM card (and a GSM phone, of course), in case of an emergency.

This may not be applicable to everyone, but it is to me and perhaps others, who have the *good* fortune of being Verizon users in the U.S. (grrr..!) The company is becoming much more international-friendly, but it’s not there quite yet. I stick with them because...