Wednesday, November 5th, 2008...6:21 pm

Tech Savvy Travel Tips to Madrid

Jump to Comments

It is your first time to step on a Spanish land… and it is Madrid. Are you thinking now on what gadgets to bring in your visit? Is it possible to use a domestic phone from home? Are there any accessible internet cafes near your booked accommodation? Can you bring your i-phone with you?

Have you ever asked these questions? Then you have the making of a wise and great tech savvy traveler.

If you wanted to contact home while you are in Madrid or you wanted to be contacted by friends or business associate while away, you don’t have to worry no more for phone cards are available as you arrive in Madrid. You can even rent a cell phone in Madrid while you are in the city. And yes, you can bring n your own domestic phone though yu have to buy a phone card as you arrive in Madrid.

You can even receive call from your lap top computer via skype or yahoo messenger if you brought your lap top computer with you. Internet Connections are available in your hotel.

For frequent travelers, Cheap International calls from Madrid are offered. You don’t have to pay monthly dues to continue to use it in Madrid. Just use it when needed. Surf the internet for more information about this service.

Internet Cafes also dotted the city centre. Madrid Internet Cafés are located in Cardenal Cisneros, Castello, Metro Plaza Santo Domingo, Fuencarral, Santa Feliciana, Muro, Metro Gran, Ponzano, Pintor Rosales, Rosario Street and San Bernardo 81.

If you are bringing with you an electrically sensitive gizmo better bring a transformer to use with your gizmos. Better yet ask the hotel attendant of any transformer before plugging or using electricity in the city. Madrid’s electrical power frequency is 220V 50 Hz.

Madrid is equipped with the latest gizmos that you can use. What gizmos are available in Madrid?

Leave a Reply