For quite some time now, it’s been my goal to save up enough money to take a vacation to someplace I’d never been before. Yes, there are still 47 other states that I’ve never visited but this doesn’t mean I’m interested in staying within the confines of the US. I’ve always wanted to travel to Italy or even Ireland just so I can get back to my roots. I’ve heard, from many travelers, that cellphones on some of these trips can be rather unreliable depending on your carrier, naturally I assumed that I would just go and pick up some international phone cards.

It really doesn’t matter where you are, or who you’re with for that matter. I feel it’s important to have an emergency phone card for those ‘just in case’ moments that seem to happen so frequently with travelers. You never know what’s going to happen. You could run out of gas in a strange community, you could have an emergency 911 call because of a slip and fall or coming across something that just didn’t seem right to you. You could have received a message telling you to call home and going directly through the hotel would cost you more than an arm and a leg in order to even make the call. There’s a whole series of issues that could happen that you just don’t know about. Travelers checks get lost or stolen, many other factors that could make your day horrible, no matter what they are.

Pingo, a service that can also be called phone card international, has an option called RateWatcher that saves you from the hassle of digging through piles of prepaid phone card offers just to see if you’re getting a really low phone card rate. It’s nice to know that there’s a company out there that will aid in regulating your ability to get in touch with your loved ones without paying excessive fees. They claim that they have no hidden fees, no surprises and the best competitive rates worldwide. I think when I get myself shipped over to another company - I’m more than likely going to go through these guys.