Being on vacation can be fun, but don’t expect your phone to be on holiday too, unless you turn it off. Chances are, it will be ringing or buzzing with SMS alerts particularly if you have left some unfinished business. Sometimes you miss your family and friends especially if you’re abroad, or you need to follow up on an important deal with an associate, and there you are, making a global long distance call.

For travel bugs who need to make frequent international calls, there’s an online communication portal, Tabrio.com, where you can register and make calls or send global SMS from your browser or iPhone (using Safari) including contacts management. No sign up fee is required and to get you started, a 5USD credit is given. Calling rates can be calculated in their Rates section, and the estimated rate is displayed. For calls from Finland to a mobile phone in the Philippines, it’s about 0.33USD/min and 0.05USD per text message. Sign up for a free Tabrio account and surprise your friends abroad by giving them a call or sending them an SMS.