Nowadays, it's hard to travel without your computer or smartphone. Indeed, they make it possible to continue surfing the Net once you're there and to consult the good plans, the activities to do, the good addresses to eat, to feed your blog, to watch a movie, or even to reserve a car or hotel nights when you travel impromptu. However, surfing the internet from abroad is not always easy. Indeed, connecting to a public wifi network is not the safest way to protect your data, and some countries even censor certain content! Fortunately, there is a practical solution so that travelers can serenely continue to use the Internet from abroad, it is enough to equip oneself with the best VPN. Here is everything you need to know on the subject
What is the VPN?
We use VPN for Virtual Private Network, in other words "virtual private network" in French. It is a software that you install on your smartphone, tablet or computer and serves as an intermediary between the device and the Internet. It allows both to secure your navigation when you connect to a public wifi network, by encrypting data, and during a trip, it will also allow the user to connect to a local server based abroad and thus bypass censorship on certain content
There are free VPNs, which are sometimes criticized for being insecure, while others are not free. But rest assured, it is however possible to find accessible and very interesting subscriptions
A tool that becomes indispensable when travelling
The VPN tends to become an indispensable tool when travelling abroad, just as you may need your passport, your swimsuit or your tourist guide. There are several explanations for this. First of all, the installation of a VPN ensures its digital security. When we travel, we often find ourselves spending hours in an airport, train station, bar or hotel. When we are bored and just want to surf the web, we find a public wifi network without a password and feel safe. But beware, public wifi networks are not secure and are a godsend for hackers who only want to hack you and recover your data. The VPN will allow you to connect to the network, but with encrypted data, protecting you from cybercriminals. Moreover, when you browse the internet, Google records everything about your habits, and the VPN, by blocking between the connected device and the web, allows you to visit the sites you want to visit in a secret and confidential way
The other interest of a VPN is to be able to bypass the censorship present in some countries regarding the internet. In some countries, such as China, Burma, Iran, Vietnam, Singapore and Russia, certain social networks and websites are banned because the authorities want to keep control over access to information for the population. As a result, it is not possible to access certain social networks or platforms depending on the region of the world. Here again, the VPN is the solution to get around this censorship that can affect a trip. The principle is that by going through the VPN, you change the location of your computer or smartphone and connect to a server based in a country where the internet is not censored, as is the case in France. It's very handy to be able to go on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and stay in touch with your friends and family, as well as to do research and watch a movie quietly on Netflix
Finally, the last point, the VPN allows you to locate where you want, it is very practical when you want to save money on airline tickets or hotel nights. For example, if you are planning a trip to South America, it can be interesting to locate yourself in the countries where you want to sleep in order to find cheaper hotel rates than those in France. In the same way, one can find cheaper domestic flights to travel within the same country
