Keeping in touch abroad

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3. Check that you've set up a PIN number for your voicemail. This will allow you to check any messages received when you are abroad.

4. If you are on a 'pay as you go' phone, check that you can purchase top-up credits inrepparttar country you are visiting. If you can't, you may need to organize someone who will still be at home to buy top-ups for your phone if necessary.

So long as you can use your phone, that's it.

If you can't use your phone inrepparttar 134139 country you are visiting, you'll need to make alternative arrangements. If phones are cheap enough (for example, in countries such asrepparttar 134140 UK) it may pay you to buy a phone just for your trip. Otherwise, look into international calling cards. These allow you to dial a number, followed byrepparttar 134141 number you really want to contact. International calling cards are almost always cheaper than using regular payphones. But beware using them from your hotel room - check what charges are applied BEFORE you call.

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Travelling to the UK from abroad

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If you are not travelling from too far away, you might want to consider other options.

For example you can travel torepparttar UK by bus from many European cities, which is a great low cost option if you won't be travelling too far. However, flights are now priced so competitively that if your journey is a long one by coach, you will probably want to chooserepparttar 134138 comfort and speed of flying.

If you wish to travel by car, your biggest problem will be crossingrepparttar 134139 English Channel. There are a variety of ways to do this, for example ferry and nowrepparttar 134140 Channel Tunnel. All have regular services, normally with several crossings each day, so shop around and chooserepparttar 134141 one that suits you best...

There are also some SeaCat services that crossrepparttar 134142 Channel between Dover and Calais. These are very quick and can dorepparttar 134143 journey in less than an hour, cutting your travelling time considerably. They are also very competitively priced.

And of course,repparttar 134144 Channel Tunnel now gives you even more options. Drivers can take Le Shuttle which is another very speedy way to crossrepparttar 134145 English Channel. It is also quite competitively priced, being comparable to ferry fares, and there are often discounts and special offers available.

Meanwhile, foot passengers can take Eurostar trains from Paris, Brussels or Lille to London. Again, prices can be very competitive with regular discounts and promotions.

Please note: If you are travelling by train,repparttar 134146 rail system inrepparttar 134147 UK is quite independent fromrepparttar 134148 rest of Europe and so some continental rail passes, for example Eurail, are not valid in Britain.

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