Thanks for watching!

Wow! Thanks for your support!

If you go to Europe, get a data-only sim (also known as a tablet sim) because you get more data for your euro. After you insert it in your phone / or tablet use a Google Voice Third Party app like Mo+ to call and receive calls and text messages, but make sure to download Hotspot Shield VPN (for free), because voip apps are banned on Vodafone and other providers. If you're not from US, get a cheap VoIP prepaid plan to call home, you could even get one that offers you a regular phone number so that your family and friends can call you without paying anything extra. Get a voip prepaid plan from providers available in your country and if nothing affordable is available then go with a global voip provider like cosmovoip. Don't use Skype OUT or Viber OUT because they are more expensive then other voip services. Look for reviews before you settle on a voip provider.

Can't wait to share the videos!! If you want to take a peek, there are a few pictures of the trip on Sonia Gil's Facebook page.

I usually put my phone in airplane mode, and just use wifi

You're fab! Great sound & humorous advice.

It's totally a different experience -I like both. When you travel alone, you get to meet more people and it is more likely that you'll be open to experiences that you wouldn't be if you were traveling with a friend. Traveling with a friend can be very fun. I guess it depends on where you travel to. Thanks for watching!

I just discovered your channel. THIS IS AMAZING. I LOVE YOUR TRAVEL VIDEOS. puts a spin on travelling, wonderful. simply wonderful. subscribed! keep the amazing rolling!

Really glad you've found Fluenz Mandarin useful!! Usually it is easier and cheaper to get a SIM card- Thanks for sharing and congrats on your Mandarin!!!!

Thank you Sonia. This was very helpful. I am going to France in two months and wasn't sure what I should do. Thanks again.

Glad you find it useful!

Very usefull. I had problems with phone bills after my travels and was a nightmare for sure! I definitly going to use your tips next time. (Renata, Brasil) xx

Google Maps now lets you download maps from the app, you can also download offline languages in Google Translate. :)

Thanks!

That's a good idea, too. Thanks for sharing!

Glad you found this helpful!

Love you Sonia!! Your tips, your hand gestures, your warmth, your quick temper. I've seen almost all your videos so far - thanks much and lots of points noted! Btw can you speak any Asian language :)?

Thanks! Enjoyed your Jumping off a plane video.. Specially the part of the market :)

Viva México!! Lo tomaremos en cuenta para los próximos videos que filmemos!! Si quieres ver nuestros videos de México, tenemos una lista de reproducción llamada "Mexico's Travels." Esperamos que los disfrutes!

I just turn put my phone on airplane mode and turn on wifi. I have taken it to Europe, Asia and Canada so far without an international data plan. I just use wifi when it's available and talk on Skype :) I quite enjoy being somewhat disconnected when I travel.

Getting a local SIM card (if your phone is unlocked) is definitely the cheapest, and best, way to go. Did it in China, got awesome 3g connection everywhere, and would you know, google maps works amazing there! Any town, just type in a destination and it will give you directions walking, by car, or by public transit - can't go back to physical maps.

something that I tried when I travelled abroad was Wi-Fi Calling. Most smart phones have a setting where you can check Wi-Fi calling only and if you're in place with Wi-Fi it uses the internet connection to place your call. However, if the connection is shotty, you'll end up with quite a few dropped calls- which was my problem at my hotel in Vietnam. Your tips are really helpful as well, I will definitely try some of that on my next trip overseas

You rock! I wish I'd seen your videos before I started going overseas. I just put my phone and iPad on airplane mode and use wifi when it's available. That's something important to point out to people who are new to e-readers -- you can end up with major charges to them too!!! I know plenty of non-technical people with e-readers who might not realize that.

I prefer satellite phones when traveling abroad because you pay a low monthly rate (no contracts) & the connection is always there even in the middle of the jungles of the Amazon. You can read/send emails, call, get on the internet etc. For about $65.00 a month, what's not to like? I used an Iridium sat phone & it worked flawlessly; no worries about roaming or hidden charges on your cp bill. You may want to try 1 next time you go abroad. In your case, you may want to buy 1 :) hope this helps.

Five! Spanish, English, Frenh, Italian an Mandarin :)

Whenever I travel internationally I just call Verizon before I leave, get the International unlimited data plan (which is an extra $30/month or so) and use data all I want. The cool thing is that they let me set my international data plan to auto expire and revert back to my US data for whatever date I come back to the US so I only pay for International data prorated. I never upgrade voice nor texting, though. That's REALLY expensive. I just tell people to email me while I travel instead.

Glad you found it helpful! :)

I just came back to this clip to share it again.

Hello Sonia, great vids, I can't tell if I keep watching them because of you or the useful content! Where do I meet women like you? No, but really, thank you for the great advice & inspiration! You seem so confident that travel is the right choice. Do you have any tips on Southeast Asia? Im planning my first solo adventure there!

Noted!

Android got a setting to disable only the data when you're abroad (wifi will still work). I think this is the most usefull way, because it's only one switch to disable all the data without loosing the posibility to call someone or receive a call. I think/hope iOS also got a setting like this. And the european politicians are also going the right way (they're abroad very often). They limit the roaming-costs by law for eu-citizens (respectively for eu-simcards) traveling to another eu-country.

for travelers that can get WiFi there are soooo many free apps to download and use as long as your friends have the same app on their phones. what we do is use WiFi and than Facebook messanger. you can talk and video chat also. As for regular calls (calling grandma or relatives overseas that only use a house phone) get an international calling plan on your phone and a call will cost you something like 20 cents a minute. so make quick phone calls. have a great trip where ever you go!!!!!

waiting to know how ur barcelona trip went on ...please share the pics and let us know how u guys enjoyed

Used to travel to Mexico twice a year and we'd always come home to a ridiculous $500+ cell phone bill (because we also use our cell phones for business as well so we try to limit our usage as much as possible - Clients leave a message and if it's important we'll call them back).. We'll be using Skype when calling home for sure 8-}

You don't bore me, but being german myself and having learned french, english italian and latin, It seems to me, that the german language has by far the most special rules and tiny changes in word-endings that change the whole meaning of a sentence. actually Mark Twain has written a whole book about why learning german sucks... really funny

Get Tmobile, free international data and txt msg in the destination country

it's still a lot easier than romance languages like french and spanish which vary quite wildly in terms of grammar from english. English is the product of german settlers' language gradually diverging, the similarities with french is more with specific vocabulary rather than sentence forms due to reasons which im not going to bore you with.

If you're not staying in the place long, like maximum one week, you can probably get by with just free wifis in cafes or malls and Skype everyone. But for something longer, a prepaid sim card is better and a cheap phone (just for calling)... just surf the net via wifi.

If you are able to get a wifi connection, I use the magic jack and magic app for the mobile phone. This works great because you can call the US and people can call you for free except the yearly $49 for the device. The also have an app for the iPad which turns your iPad pretty much like a phone. I use the mobile app Viber as well when on travel.

you have my dream job!! how did you get it? xx

Thank youuuuu

I have a friend in who lives in Chiang Mai that uses a wifi app to connect his android phone to the internet for free calls.

your voice is so beautiful!!!!! how many languagess do you speak??

Australia i live there!

You look a little like Sandra Bullock

what do you think is the hardest language youve studied? thanks

I'm from California and I'm going to study abroad in june to Spain. I was planning on taking my iPhone but just to FaceTime and use my apps when on wifi only. Is that still going to charge me if I use wifi?

what about the viber app? You can text from the app, make phone calls. (just make sure your family and friends back home have downloaded the app). I heard it works great. Giving it a whirl next week in Italy.

First thing I do when leaving a plane is getting a local prepay card. Also turn off data roaming!

Thanks love

Smart move! :)

Is it of the network part and turn off cellular data

In one of my trips, I decided to check my Facebook three times really quickly, thinking that I will have to pay some roaming charges... probably around $100 .... Well.... SURPRISE! 1000 dollar bill waiting for me as soon as I got back to Toronto. I have a question: Does anybody know where is Sonia from?

Howmto take off the pushh notifications in iphone?

Where is push notifications on the iPhone 4s

I know she says not to use maps, but does anyone know if T-Mobile Simple Choice include free use of Google Maps?

Turn off Data Roaming on your phone, remove your voicemail and just try to use SMS only when needed. If you need to call home, just use Facebook or Skype.

the german and english language have a few similar words, maybe even a lot, but the german grammar is very difficult. believe me, I am german myself and think it's freaky :)

well, props to you. you freak aou your mexican friends like sonia did when i lestened her speaking spanish.

German!! By far!

Good tips; however, for me when i'm on vacation, I'm ON vacation. I have no desire to call back to the US to say hi to Mom or my friends. I only want to have the option to call if & only if there is an emergency or an urgent matter. That's why I turn off & leave off my iPhone & bring a rented satellite phone. They are cheap & always connect even in remote parts of the globe where you couldn't get a terrestrial cell connection. It is always tied to orbiting satellites.

I am going to Ubud, Bali, Indonesia...anyone know anything about calling in and out of there please? Thanks in advance...

Gracious

I always wondered what is Sonia's ethnicity?

Just go to your settings > network and disable roaming. Problem solved :)

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sona gil check out net 10 and trackfhone for rumming and intenational calling

trackfhone has free rumming to call other cuntrys international calling 15 cents min no rumming charges net 10 has same

How? Its the most similar language to English. Is English not your first language?

ps - couldn't have done it without Fluenz Mandarin - thanks!

Why does everyone assume we are Americans travelling outside the US?

Airplane...and WiFi will be fine... Or pre-paid SIM card.

Not catalan?

Sonia are you spanish?

I got a SIM card and a phone in Italy for two weeks 50euros well spent next time I go to europe or Italy I have a phone :))

well in my case I have traveled in South America, but I had a plan that it's unlimited data and everything and I never got signal there, so I never spent data at all....lol

Your spanish pronunciation is surprisingly good.

hers how get net 10 no contract no rumming charges net 10 is free 15 cents min to call internatiol calling net 10

I was in India last year and I got a local sim card. However, it wasn't cut to the dimensions of the sim card which my phone used (I had an iPhone 4 at that time). I found this on Amazon when I got back, it might not be a bad investment for international travelers. QQ-Tech Nano Sim Card Cutter Mini /Standard & Micro to Nano Sim for iPhone 5 iPhone 4 Amazon ASIN: B009P16FKY I'm sorry but KZfaq won't allow me to post any links.

you are very good looking !!!

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can you speak mandarin in the next video

T-mobile international plan

I just put my iPhone on airplane mode the WHOLE time and use the free wifi (:

0:34 -4:16 Totally distracted by the blue skull; missed the video.

Well... she speaks Spanish, so that kind of makes sense.

Dont take the iphone.

Wow, not really. I don't have an accent anymore, I freak out my Mexican friends because of this. So honestly no, not really.

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