Thursday, July 7, 2016

Pre-Trip Planning

We love checking out the travel forums on TripAdvisor for places we are visiting, especially when visiting places for the first time.  We kind of like to have ideas of things to do and see when visiting these areas.  We read reviews with an open mind.  I think some people just have to complain about something in order to be happy, don't understand it but each to their own. 

Besides making a mini bucket list of places to see and thing do on our trips, there is other planning that we need to do.  Like who is going to watch our furbabies...we have 3 of them!  Do we need to pack enough clothes for the entire duration of the trip or do we have access to a washer & dryer.  Less clothes more room to shop while on holidays ~ win/win in my books.  Medications, is there anything we need to take with us.  I learned this on our trip to Kauai that you can not buy Robax across the counter in the United States like you can here in Canada.  I tweaked my back the day we were flying home....sitting for 6 hrs on the flight back to Vancouver was not going to be fun with my back, neither was the 12 hr layover we'd have once we landed in the morning.  We happened to meet people from back home at the Lihue airport while talking with them mentioning how I am not looking forward to the 6 hr flight home with a sore back, turns out they had some Robax and offered me enough to get back home to Saskatchewan....my saviors that night!  So I have to be sure to pick up some Robax before our Great American Road Trip. 

Need to get my cell phone unlocked from SaskTel so I can put in a US card so I can use my phone as a GPS for our travels without incurring a huge data bill from SaskTel.  So I have started doing some research on which US provider to go with.  T-Mobile has a Tourist Plan for $30 USD which connects you like a local for 3 weeks and includes: Unlimited Data (this will be good as I will need to use the maps GPS on my phone daily), Unlimited domestic and international texting to 140+ countries & destinations - I only need to be able text the kids back home in Canada, 1,000 minutes of domestic talk within the U.S. - this will be good so that I can connect with my family and friends that we'll be staying with and a Free SIM card - free is good.  The Tourist Plan expires 3 weeks after activation, with no renewal.  No need to worry about canceling my Tourist Plan - worries about inuring additional charges if I forget to cancel the plan.  With AT&T looks like it will cost me more money than T-Mobile for the same thing but coverage is a bit better.  Version looks like it will be the same as AT&T but looking at the coverage maps I am thinking Version might be the best to go with for that reason alone. My iPhone 6s will work on the Version Network, now to do some more research to see which is the best to go with.  Leaning towards going with Version Pre-paid plan...better coverage and can get what I need for a good price.  Now to get my phone unlocked with SaskTel and for it to be successful...have heard of a few people that have had nothing but a headache trying to unlock their phone.

Off to do some research for which Cellular Provider is going to give me the best coverage and options for the best price!!

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