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t1_j6gttpc wrote

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One of the first things I do after I book my trip internationally is decide if i'm going to get a sim card or a wifi hotspot. It's literally the only way you can get directions, translations, communicate with airbnb, etc? I feel like it's just irresponsible not to do this?

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t1_j6hm4q2 wrote

> It's literally the only way you can get directions, translations, communicate with airbnb, etc?

It's not though. You can download maps/have a physical map. You can hire a translator/learn the language/get a translation book. You don't need AirBnB, hotels and hostels exist and are very easy to spot. You speak like someone who's never lived without the internet. How do you think people did these things before the internet?

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t1_j6hv1af wrote

Sure, you can do those things. But we do have the internet now. You do you, I’m just saying that sounds like a lot of trouble to go through to save 30$ on having connectivity. I lived long before the internet. Things were not easier. But, life isn’t about everything being easy and you’re free to do things the harder (and potentially more fun?) way if you’d like!

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t1_j6hy56j wrote

I'm not saying I do these things but the person I replied to said the internet was literally the only way to do those things.

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t1_j6j8xkt wrote

every time I've gone to Europe I did not have cellular data. used wifi and maps. not that hard at all, just requires thinking & planning

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