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Ah, the joys<\/span> of a vacation. A little time to unwind and put your feet up. Or if you have kids, a chance to get moaned at in a new time zone. The nagging kicked off before my family left the airport on our last holiday and didn\u2019t let up.<\/p>\n

\u201cDad, my internet isn\u2019t working.\u201d \u201cDad, where can I charge this?\u201d \u201cDad, what\u2019s the Wi-Fi password?\u201d \u201cDad, are we there yet?\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, this year I planned ahead, and you can too with our best travel tech guide to a harmonious family vacation. Disclaimer: I’ll show you how to keep everyone online and fully charged, but I can’t accept responsibility for non-tech-related family arguments.<\/p>\n

The Internet<\/h2>\n

In theory, it would be great to leave your phones and tablets behind and immerse yourself in the vacation experience to \u201clive, laugh, love\u201d your way around the world. In reality, travel has dull moments and downtime, and teenagers cannot be separated from the internet for long. You can save yourself a lot of trouble by ensuring that everyone can get online.<\/p>\n

A Travel Router<\/p>\n

My top tip is to set up a travel router before<\/em> you go. Plug it into your existing router and then connect all the devices you are taking on vacation, but most importantly, you, your partner, and your kids\u2019 phones. Now, when you arrive at your apartment or hotel, you can plug in, connect the travel router to public Wi-Fi, or even connect your phone to the router and use it as a hot spot, so everyone is securely connected without needing any login details. Here\u2019s the one I recommend in our Best Wi-Fi Routers<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n

Connecting Smartphones<\/p>\n

You should check your roaming options based on where you are going, but it\u2019s a safe bet that roaming charges will be a hefty unwelcome extra expense when you get home, especially if you allow your kids to connect to foreign networks. You have a few options to avoid this issue.<\/p>\n