This is my inaugural blog in which I will merge my life-long passion for travel and theater. My goal is to travel cost-effectively to a new country or destination every three to six months with trips to London sprinkled in for theater marathons. Given my passion for London theater and international travel, I look for every possible comfort at a cost effective price for my family of three to travel as often as our schedules allow.
Currently, I have a London theater marathon planned for the last two weeks of June and our first trip to Russia scheduled for the last two weeks of August. In preparation for my current trips, I am looking for ways to stay in touch with my husband during my London theater trip with my daughter who is an avid Shakespeare fan.
So I have entered the world of Skype™. I have set up my first Skype account in less than two minutes and tested my web camera and voice connection in the New York area where I live with my family and with a friend in London. The connections were brilliant. The only potential disadvantage to Skype is traveling with a laptop, but the cost savings on international calls will presumably outweigh the disadvantages; plus the additional advantages of video calls. This will generate a substantial cost savings during our June trip calling Dad daily at home.
I received my confirming email from Zoom which has the lowest cross Atlantic fare between New York and Gatwick. Zoom is an under the radar low cost alternative to the major airlines which does not appear on any of the travel websites such as American Airlines, United or other brand name airlines.
I will be Zooming away soon.
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