USA: Email

One way to keep in touch while traveling is to sign up for a free internet email address that can be accessed from anywhere. YahooMail or Hotmail, for example, are accessible through and . Once you've set up an account, use one of these sites to pick up and send mail from any internet café or hotel with internet access.

A useful website - - has information on how to plug in a laptop when abroad, phone country codes around the world and electrical systems in different countries. For a database of 8000 internet cafés and public access points worldwide, go to .

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