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Dear Wirecutter: What’s a Good Burner Phone for International Travel?

Published May 4, 2017

Q: My mother-in-law is heading to Europe for six weeks and wants to get a burner phone. She currently uses AT&T. Is there a cheap phone you can recommend? Also, would it better to get a SIM card in the US or once she’s in Germany? Will calls be forwarded from her original number?

A: If your mother is in Germany for six weeks, she should definitely get a local SIM once she’s there rather than use AT&T’s international roaming, which costs $10 a day. ( Local SIMs are also a better deal than buying a world or travel SIM in the US.) If she were on T-Mobile or Google Fi, which have much better international roaming, she’d be fine just using her regular SIM. However, if she swaps SIM cards, calls to her US number (tied to her original SIM card) won’t be forwarded to her new international number (tied to her new SIM card) unless she sets up call forwarding through AT&T, which could be expensive.

To get around this, she could sign up for Google Voice while in the States and forward her US number to Google Voice . Then, when she’s on Wi-Fi or cellular data in Europe, she could at least get the voicemails and missed calls from her US number sent to her phone, and call people back using a VOIP app like Skype, Google Voice, or Viber that has a low cost per minute for international calls. (Unfortunately, Google Voice can’t forward calls from a US to an international number.)

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Because your mother-in-law is on AT&T, her phone will work in Germany if it’s unlocked or if she can get it unlocked . However, if she wants a smartphone she doesn’t have to worry about losing or breaking while she’s overseas, the Blu R1 HD , which you can get for $60 with Amazon ads if you’re an Amazon Prime member (and is now free of preinstalled spyware ), is the cheapest acceptable option. It actually has two SIM slots, which sounds convenient, because she could use a German SIM and still get calls on her AT&T number. But she’d have to pay international roaming fees if she actually picks up those calls, so it’s better to just use only the German SIM and use Google Voice for call forwarding.

The other option, if she can avoid using data or calling while in Germany, would be to bring her current phone and disable cellular features, relying solely on Wi-Fi and using Skype or similar for calls. However, given the security risks of public Wi-Fi, we recommend signing up for a good VPN if she goes this route.

If she doesn’t use a smartphone and doesn’t want to learn, PCMag’s lead mobile analyst Sascha Segan is one of the few people who still review feature phones and he gave the Blu Tank II an editor’s choice award back in 2015 . That’s probably what we’d get if we wanted a $20 feature phone. Going this route would eliminate the Google Voice option (without an additional computer or tablet), but unless she needs to be reachable from the US at any moment, she can just set her US voicemail greeting to let people know she’s out of the country.

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The Best Smart Phones to Use When You Travel

In this post, Dave Dean from Too Many Adapters shares his best tips and advice on how to pick the best smartphone for when you travel.

As a travel tech writer, I get asked about using smartphones for travel all the time. The minute we head overseas with our phones, we’re hit with a confusing mess of technical jargon, expensive roaming agreements, conflicting advice, and nonworking gear. Trying to discuss the nuances of GSM frequency bands or iPhone unlock codes with a mobile vendor in a dusty Cambodian town isn’t my idea of fun, and I doubt it’s yours either.

Since we all want our smartphones to work when we travel, I’ve put together this guide covering everything you need to know to get your smartphone working overseas — as well as the best smartphones for travel. It’s detailed, but not too complicated, and will save you money, time, and plenty of frustration!

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This is an inexpensive way to stay connected with phone and data service while you travel. The downside is that you’ll have to change SIM cards every time you change countries, so you may end up carrying a stack of SIM cards around the world with you (though I like being reminded of all the places I’ve been!).

Here are some other tips for using your phone:

1. Only use Wi-Fi when possible – Your smartphone will still connect over Wi-Fi just fine, so replace calling with Skype or Google Voice, SMS with WhatsApp, and download a bunch of offline travel apps to use when you’re away from a signal. You’ll be surprised how well that approach can work, and not getting notifications all the time is quite refreshing.

You can download Google Maps and download the map of the city online then use it without Wi-Fi. Also, you can search for your destination in Google Maps and it still works when you don’t have Wi-Fi if your location is on. You can also take screenshots and save them.

Some cities even have free public Wi-Fi in parks and public spaces like airports and train stations. If you really need it, lots of international chains like McDonald’s and Starbucks have Wi-Fi if you buy something to eat or drink. Remember to be careful with your data on these open networks (a VPN is recommended).

2. Buy a budget smartphone – While there’s a lot of junk at the bottom of the smartphone range, there are a few decent phones for travelers under $200. My current favorite is the Motorola Moto G — you’ll want to buy a microSD card for some extra storage, but other than that it’s a reasonably speedy smartphone, with a battery that lasts all day. Tip: grab the “Global” version for maximum compatibility overseas. You’ll still need to buy local SIM cards to put in it.

3. Rent a phone – You can rent phones at airports and from various companies before you leave home, but I’d only consider it for a short trip to a specific country where my usual phone didn’t work. For anything other than that, it’s cheaper just to buy a new one.

4. Rent or buy a portable hotspot – Portable hotspots are small gadgets that create a wireless network and share a cellular data connection over it — you can typically connect 5 or 10 devices to the network you create. You can rent one for short trips at an inflated daily or weekly rate, or you can buy an unlocked hotspot and stick a local SIM card in it, just as if it were a phone. Your smartphone will treat this like any other Wi-Fi network.

Getting your smartphone to work overseas without coming home to a huge bill isn’t always a straightforward task. But with a bit of time and effort, you’ll know exactly what options you’ve got when you’re on the road and you’ll be able to use your phone overseas.

Do your research, avoid the rip-offs, buy one of the above best smartphones when you travel, and you’ll be able to stay in touch, stay connected, and stay Instagramming when you travel!

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The best burner phone 2024: cheap phones you won't worry about breaking

The best burner phones are so cheap, you can take them anywhere without stress. And the battery life is amazing!

The best burner phone isn't just for drugs dealers and cheating husbands. This kind of phone is very cheap, which makes it a great choice as a backup or spare that you don't need to worry too much about losing or breaking. Plus, as a simpler device, it'll have battery life that would puts iPhones to shame!

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Think about it. There are places you wouldn't want to take your iPhone Pro Max, lest it get stolen or damaged. And there are times when a smartphone battery just isn't going to last, but you might need to make an urgent call. So the best burner phone comes in handy as a useful backup. Since HBO drama  The Wire  the term 'Burner’ is the most common, but ‘feature phone’ is an industry favourite meaning a non-smart phone, and ‘pre-paid’ refers to the alternative to contracts with minutes and data paid for in advance.

No, this won't be the best phone, and certainly not the  best camera phone . But it may last up to a week or more before needing a charge, and for the cost of a bottle of wine, that can be a great investment. Running, cycling and hiking fans shouldn’t leave home without one, and they’re good transitional devices for kids.

Will you need to check email or social media apps like Facebook and Twitter? A few burner phones will let you do so, but not all, and the ones that do will be slow. Some of them don’t even have cameras at all, And those that do will be pretty low quality.

Most burner phones also use microSIMs rather than nanoSIMs, so you’ll either need to get a new SIM from your phone network or a converter: a little piece of plastic into which your normal SIM slots. You can buy these cheaply on eBay.

However, you need to be careful about what you buy, especially if you travel widely. In the USA 2G and 3G networks have been retired so 4G-capability is a must just to connect to the network. 

In the UK, 2G networks were installed by the first operators, Vodafone and Cellnet, and the technology is widely used in IT technologies like smart home meters. That creates pressure to keep 2G alive. As such, the current planned UK closure, “by 2033,” is a decade away.

3G networks, however, are less essential to infrastructure; arguably 3G was always a bit of a large-scale beta test of technology needed for the 4G era, and as such the 3G switch-off is starting in 2023. And the situation is similar in Australia (see our guide to the 3G phone network shutdown for details)

With all that in mind, here are some of the best 2G and 4G burner phones for your money today.

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1. Nokia 110 4G

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This handset is available in striking yellow, cyan or a sightly more respectable black, but whichever look you choose you’re getting a 4G-capable device. That means international borders aren’t a concern as Voice-Over-LTE (the replacement technology for 2G voice) is supported. FM radio and internet are also available (and loading pages is quicker than a 2G burner), and there is 48GB of on-board memory – expandable by MicroSD card. 

2. Nokia 6310

Announced late in 2021, this is another of Nokia ’s revived classic designs and inside are the usual plus points, including FM radio, a 3.5mm jack, a loudspeaker, and physical keys. The slick yellow, dark green or black versions will all suit a stylish detoxer with late 90s nostalgia (then again, that’s so true of Nokia’s phone catalog that it is running out of ways to phrase “The return of an icon”). 

On the plus side, the icons in the menu include games like Snake and for most Nokia owners that is what is missed, alongside the gorgeous curved screen. For what it’s worth, we love the green one. Seniors will also appreciate the option to zoom in menus and fonts (in any color).

3. Alcatel 1 (2021)

The Alcatel 1 is a 4G smartphone which absolutely won’t match a flagship handsets from Apple or other leading brands, but you can have twenty of these for the same money as the fruit-based brand’s top model and the 2021 edition got a memory boost to 16GB too. There are a lot of reasons why you might want a burner in this category, not least when transitioning kids to smartphones. You can start with something cheap you wouldn’t mind replacing, while offering the kids more than a simple candy bar.

The latest version of this device is based around Android 11 ‘Go Edition)’ which is thoughtfully designed for folk using pay-as-you-go SIMs; the YouTube app even offers you lower video quality to save data charges. The camera is OK (except for real close- up, which is unhelpful with small QR codes), and takes decent pics or 1080P video.

4. Uleway G180

Uleway caters for the elderly with a number of different phone models which place simplicity and button size ahead of other considerations. This is the candy-bar shaped version, but they also offer a flip phone. In this context, we don’t imagine the limited roaming offered by 2G would be a significant problem, while the feature set is on a par with Nokia burners – there is a torch, camera and 32GB memory. The battery’s 800mAh might not be ideal for the most chatty, and the screen size certainly doesn’t match up to the large buttons, but the price is so low it might even be something you could buy for a single hospital visit. 

5. Doro 1370

Doro makes phones primarily designed for older people and those with some form of physical impairment. But this makes them deliciously easy to use in a way any set of thumbs can appreciate. 

The Doro 1370 does not use a tiny four-way d-pad, unlike almost every other popular feature phone. All its menus use simple up-down scrolling so it only needs two nav buttons.

Buying a Doro phone may seem like one of the least “cool” things you’ll do all year. But our digits are so used to touchscreens these days a phone designed for accessibility like the Doro 1370 may well be a much more comfortable fit than one that mimics feature popular phone designs from 1998-2005. 

The Door 1370 also has dedicated shortcut buttons for its torch, the camera and the SMS section. And it is not completely without useful extras, even as a basic 2G mobile. 

Bluetooth and music playback are those most likely to be appreciated. The Doro 1370 has a microSD slot that supports cards up to 32GB, you can connect Bluetooth headphones or use a wired pair, and there’s a 3MP camera on the back. It’s a poor camera, of course, but some slightly cheaper feature phones do not have one at all. 

The Doro 1370 also has an "ICE" (in case of emergency) button on the rear. A long press on this contacts people you specify in the menu system. This is designed primarily for vulnerable people who might, for example, be prone to falls. It may prove just as useful if your average photographic trip involves climbing up mountains, though. 

6. Doro 7010 Dual Sim

Do your ageing relatives like the idea of keeping in touch via Facebook and WhatsApp, but don't want the complexity and low battery life of a smartphone? Both these apps are pre-installed on the Doro 7010, which comes with Wi-Fi access as well as support for 4G, GPS, 512MB memory and a 1.1GHz processor. It's also compatible with hearing aids, and the font sizes are adjustible if they have problems reading small type. 

If you're worried about them having a fall, there's a response button on the back, which will alert all the ‘responders’ set up in the accompanying app and show their location. With up to 330 hours of standby battery life, it's a great choice for older people, as long as they're at least a bit tech-savvy. (If they've never used a feature phone before, though, they may struggle.)

7. Nokia 8110

Here’s a non-smart phone pick that stretches at the price definition of the kind of phones we’re looking to highlight here. But you will find it online for around $70 / £55. 

This was the follow-up to the Nokia 3310. Nokia was no doubt encouraged by the waves of nostalgic interest the retro phone received. The original Nokia 8110 became famous in part for its use in The Matrix, the phone Neo used to communicate with his handlers out in the “real" world. 

It was also known as the “banana phone” thanks to its curved shape, elongated when the call mic is flicked out. Nokia has leaned into this with the remake, selling a bright yellow version as well as the classic black. 

But unlike the Nokia 3310, the Nokia 8110 is a different prospect to the original. The 1996 version was, at the time, a high-end executive phone. This is more a pastiche or ode to the past than a remake. It is nowhere near as well made, and we’d trust the Nokia 3310 to survive abuse more than the 8110,  although the flick-out mechanism of the call mic does have some of the same satisfying executive stress toy appeal. 

This is a 4G phone that ever-so-slightly blurs the border between feature phones and smart ones. It has GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1, and baked-in email and Google Maps support. However, it uses KaiOS rather than Android. App support is still very, very limited and the apps you do get feel quite clumsy and slow, not helped by now unfamiliar button-based control. The Nokia 8110 can do more than the other Nokias in this round-up, though.

8: Zanco Tiny T1

Looking more like something created by Q-branch than anything else in this list, the Zanco Tiny T1 is very deliberately the smallest phone you can buy but, despite that, it is still able to make a call using a 2G cellular network. The quality is broadly comparable to any other handset of the era (this phone dates from 2018), and charging is simple via micro USB.

Obviously, being the width of a coin, the phone’s buttons are somewhat compact, but Zanco have managed to include Bluetooth 3 to enable you to copy contacts from another device, and – in keeping with the spy-phone feel – the other technology squeezed into this tiny frame is a voice changer. 

Squeezing a nanoSIM into the device is only one option; you can also use it as a Bluetooth speaker/mic for your regular phone. If you’re in the market for something to surprise and delight, want a novelty that actually works, or need something very, very discrete, this will work for you.

Maintaining privacy with a burner phone

One of the big appeals of a pre-paid phone, aside from being able to manage your expenditure, is privacy. It is possible to do that with a pre-paid phone, but easy to end up sharing data so here are some tips on using a pre-paid phone as a true burner, just like Stringer Bell would have to in this day and age:

• Pay cash, not so much for the handset but the service. You can buy top-up cards.
• Maintain anonymity on the device by avoiding apps / sites like Facebook which require a log in.
• Power it down when you’re not using it.

If you’re not actually committing federal crimes, then you can manage the financial aspects and share bank details fairly safely with the major brands, saving trips to gloomy retailers at inconvenient times. Sadly most burner phone deals are time-limited; the data/minutes you buy need to be used within a few weeks/months, but you can still save a lot compared to a traditional contract deal.

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You’re Not Stringer Bell, but You May Still Need a Burner Phone

Even if surveillance overreach ( abortion bounty-hunting , police use of face recognition ) doesn't make you want to ditch your smartphone for something less connected, you could still consider a burner phone, a practically disposable prepaid mobile device that's not under contract with a wireless carrier.

Yep, prepaid cell phones that were popularized by brands like Boost Mobile and Cricket in the mid-aughts, and in pop culture by their frequent use in TV's The Wire , are still around. In fact, tens of millions of customers still go for burner phones , whether they're flip phones or smartphones on Android or iOS from providers such as Verizon-owned TracFone, Simple Mobile, or Total Wireless.

What's the appeal? The idea is that a cheap phone with prepaid calling minutes and data is disposable, free of any contract commitment, and more private. For someone who uses a cell phone or data plan infrequently, it could be much cheaper than a typical mobile phone plan.

Prabhat Agarwal, senior director of research and trends at the Consumer Electronics Association, says that while wireless companies steer customers to post-paid plans with higher-margin 5G data plans and longer commitments, prepaid phones “are not going away anytime soon. There's a lot of groups for which prepaid makes a lot of sense,” he explains.

If you pay cash for the hardware and the service, you are theoretically untethered from being traced to the phone with your bank account, credit card, or home address. Of course, that anonymity vanishes the moment you start using a burner phone to log in to your Facebook account or you commit a crime serious enough to warrant the authorities investigating who used a burner phone to, say, plan an Ocean's 11 -style casino heist.

Going off-grid isn't the only reason to get a prepaid phone, though. Maybe you want a dedicated second phone for a side hustle like Lyft driving that doesn't get used all the time, since it won't be subject to use-it-or-lose-it monthly fees. You might be someone who wants to keep your online dating or personal email completely separate from the premium smartphone you use for work. Or you could use a cheap, locked-down phone that allows your kids to call friends and grandparents and play games. A cheap prepaid device won't cause as much stress if the screen gets cracked or the handset ends up in the toilet.

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In all these cases, a burner phone can allow you to be accessible by phone but with a different phone number than your main one. If you value keeping your main cell number nonpublic, but you still need to be reachable to a large number of people, a prepaid phone may be simpler than getting a second line or using a service like Google Voice .

If that sounds interesting, the first thing you need to decide is how much burner phone you actually need. If it's just for phone calls and light data communication, you could go retro with a flip phone and hope you remember how to use T9 texting .

Especially for smartphones, depending on the model, there might be limited built-in memory for apps, video, and other data. You may also need to supply your own SIM and SD cards to use the mobile network and expand the phone's memory. Make sure you remove both of those cards before you get rid of the phone, or at least wipe the memory on the SD card first.

Expect to pay anywhere from $20 for a cheap flip phone to $300 or more for something like a fully loaded prepaid iPhone 11. If being untrackable is your primary goal, paying with a credit card or online account might defeat the purpose. Go to a store. Pay cash or use a gift card. Burn the receipt, or, better yet, don't ask for one.

Prepaid phone plans that include voice, text, and data might be sold in time increments from a month at a time up to a year. Some may offer “unlimited” usage, but be sure to read the fine print on what that actually means. One thing to watch out for, Agarwal says, is that some prepaid data plans have much lower data allotments and may throttle the speed of the network even before you hit your data limit. You should also be aware of what wireless network the prepaid provider uses. For instance, Cricket uses AT&T's mobile network, and TracFone is on Verizon's. That matters less for privacy, but more for understanding where you’ll have service and what speed of wireless service will be available.

If you don't want new hardware in your life, you could look for a software solution such as the aptly named Burner app, available for iOS and Android that promises to give you a second phone line and more privacy for $3.99 to $4.99 a month, depending on your plan.

First, as with any device, you'll need to activate the phone. (There's usually easy-to-follow instructions in the phone packaging.) You can keep buying additional data and voice minutes with prepaid cards you buy in stores or online.

Depending on the phone, you might have access to apps you're already familiar with that offer good privacy and encryption options, such as Telegram or Signal . You could also use VPN apps to further anonymize your online activity.

However, you should understand that no matter how careful you are to protect your privacy, any login to a website from a burner phone or even hopping onto a Wi-Fi network could expose your location data and other private information. The Intercept has a good video guide geared toward protestors with tips to keep some of that data private.

Once you're done with a burner phone, you can erase the data on it with a factory reset (don't forget to wipe the SD card if one is in use). Then stash it away, throw it away, or resell it on the secondary market to a site such as Gazelle or Swappa. You may even be able to trade it in with a wireless carrier.

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The 5 best (and worst) cinematic time travel machines.

With the upcoming release of 'Hot Tub Time Machine' we thought it would be a good time to list the 5 best and worst movie time machines.

With the upcoming release of a movie about a Jacuzzi that allows its occupants to traverse back through time (read: Hot Tub Time Machine ), we thought this might be a good opportunity to see what other devices have been used throughout cinematic history for time travel - so we've compiled a list of of the 5 best and 5 worst time machines depicted in movies.

The ability to relive our past has been something that most (if not all) people have thought about at some point in their lives. Oftentimes, the wannabe time traveler just wants to go back to high school and capture some past glory that eluded them. Others may want to go back and change some horrific event in their lives, thinking that the future will be better for them if they do. I, for one, can think of a couple of things I would like to go and erase from my chronological database (like the time I decided to date my first girlfriend in high school).

Whatever the reason, the scientific means to make it possible to become a jet setter cruising through time just doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t stop people from dreaming up ingenious, and often ridiculous, ways to imagine how it could be done. So join me, if you will, as we take a look back at the best and worst time travel devices conceived in movies.

The Top 5 Cinematic Time Machines

#5: hot tub - hot tub time machine.

The movie that inspired this article ( read our Hot Tub Time Machine review ), gives us one of the most fun, wettest ways to experience a temporal shift. The best part is that it comes with its own repairman, liquor and mascot. Seriously, why did it take so long for someone to come up with the idea to travel in a device full of wet people wearing minimal clothing? I can’t wait to see the film that gives us the Karaoke Time Machine.

Time Traveled: 24 years

#4: DeLorean - Back to the Future I/II/III

It would be difficult to write an article about movie time machines without mentioning the famous modified defunct car and its “flux capacitor." Anyone who enjoys 80’s films will immediately answer “Back to the Future” when asked the question “What movie has the most popular time machine ever?” In the sequels, Doc Brown further modifies the vehicle to run off of garbage and fly. By the time the third installment rolled around, Brown had found a way to make a locomotive engine both fly and travel through time. If only Amtrak were that efficient.

Time Traveled: 60 years

#3: Phone booth: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Like its fish ’n chips cousin, the 1960’s American style phone booth became a time traveling sensation in this 1989 comedy starring a pre-kung fu Keanu Reeves.  This cramped mode of travel was more than sufficient to allow our two intrepid chrono-voyagers to visit the past and return well into the future. It can also be repaired with bubblegum, so that's a plus as well. Wyld Stallyns… EXCELLENT! *air guitar*

Time Traveled: 3100 years

#2: The Tardis - Doctor Who

OK, granted this time machine shaped like a 1950’s style London police box comes from a TV show, but I’ll remind you that there is also rumor of a feature length Doctor Who movie in the works, so let's just say it counts. The Doctor is an alien being called a Time Lord and can move back and forth through time as he wishes using the Tardis, which is itself a living object capable of much power. Being much larger on the inside than it is on the outside, the Tardis definitely deserves a spot in the top 5 of all time travel devices.

Time Traveled: 100 trillion years

#1: The Time Machine - The Time Machine (1960/2002)

I would be remiss if I didn't make the number 1 time travel device the one that inspired two movies from the book of the same title. The Time Machine was written by H. G. Wells, who many sci-fi experts consider to be the father of time travel.  First published in 1895, it was the precursor to all time traveling explorers to come. With the ability to move in small increments or large spans of time, Wells' time machine is an all-time classic that any sci-fi aficionado would be proud to own.

Time Traveled: 30 million years

Honorable Mentions: The following films don’t quite explain exactly what device is used that allows their characters to travel time but their contribution to the time traveling genre can’t be ignored:

The Terminator I/II, Timecop, Time Bandits, A Connecticut in King Arthur’s Court, Frequency, Donnie Darko, Flight of the Navigator, Twelve Monkeys; The Philadelphia Experiment, The Final Countdown

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The 5 Worst Cinematic Time Machines

#5: "the box" - primer.

Adding this movie to the bottom of my time traveling list almost breaks my heart because I enjoyed the film so much, but I just can’t give it credit for an original time traveling device concept. The plot of the movie is a little hard to follow but basically, two engineers accidentally create a box that can allow its occupants to move back and forth through time. Since the film was really low budget ($7,000), they basically travel in – you guessed it – a box. No fancy dials, buttons or knobs and no time/space wormhole theory. Go read the Wikipedia page HERE for a detailed (and mind numbing) explanation for how the box works because my head ‘sploded reading it.

Time Traveled: 4 days

#4: Unexplained Generated Wormhole - Timeline

Michael Crichton didn’t do himself any favors with this lackluster attempt at a time travel story. A story never does well when the writer tries to explain away the fact of time travel by lumping things in “wormhole” theory.  I’m not saying that wormholes can’t and don’t exist but I’ve watched enough science fiction to know that you can’t just generate one without the use of alien technology or, at the very least, 1.2 “jigowatts” of power. And must the American government always be the controlling entity behind time travel?

Time Traveled: 646 years

#3: (Another) Unexplained Generated Wormhole - A Sound of Thunder

Ray Bradbury wrote this as a short story but somebody thought it would be better as a feature length film involving the changing of time. That was a really bad idea. As explained above, there is nothing fun, sexy or exciting about a wormhole. In fact, just the opposite is true. What is the first image that pops into your mind when you hear the word “wormhole”? Yeah, that’s what I thought. In addition, I bet Sir Ben Kingsley wishes he could use a wormhole to remove himself from ever being in this film.

Time Traveled: 65,000,001 years

#2: Tachyon Amplifier - Land of the Lost

This time traveling device is actually a pretty cool concept.  It’s also sleek, compact and has a very interesting name. Unfortunately, it also happens to be attached to an extremely unfunny, uninspired, unoriginal TV show-turned-movie. I’m really not sure if they actually traveled through time either. The word “tachyon” would imply time, and the dinosaurs and primitive ape-like creature would certainly indicate that the characters went backwards in time but I couldn’t find anywhere that actually supports that. Either way – good device, bad movie.

Time Traveled: Unknown

#1: Medallion in a moat - Black Knight

There really isn’t much to say about this time traveling device except that IT’S A MEDALLION IN A MOAT!  Why not just use an apple in a barrel or a toothbrush in the sink to whiz through time? Oh I know, how about harnessing the great power of a turd in the towel to take you on some time traveling adventures because that would seem fitting based solely on how bad this film was. In truth, the time traveling device had more to do with the moat than it did the medallion but that still doesn’t keep this from being the absolute worse cinematic time traveling device ever.

Time Traveled: 673 years

Dishonorable Mentions: Just like the honorable mentions for the best categories, these films earned a spot in the worse section by having neither a good time traveling device or story (seriously The Lake House – a mailbox?):

Time Travelers Wife, The Lake House, Kate and Leopold, Freejack, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Star Trek: First Contact, The Butterfly Effect

Well there you have my humble picks for the best and worst time travel machines throughout cinematic history. Now before you start going all wacky on me in the comments, I am completely aware that I left off the time traveling capabilities of the Stargate from the Stargate:SG-1 TV series. That was on purpose because in order for time travel to occur with a Stargate, a solar flare must cross directly in the path of an open wormhole. Oh man I think I just out-geeked myself.

What time traveling devices and/or movies did I leave off that you would have liked to seen mentioned? Give us your thoughts and suggestions below. Until then, I’ll talk to you in the future… or past.

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My wife and I have traveled independently to many European countries and, after reading many of the comments in this forum, feel like we may be able to do so in Moscow and St. Petersburg as well, although we feel somewhat less comfortable than the other countries where we have traveled in Europe.

My biggest question is how much we will miss by visiting the main sites without a tour guide. In the other European countries we have visited on our own we have been comfortable and satisfied with the level of knowledge we have gained by studying and visiting on our own, although we believe a tour guide or tour company in any country would normally be able to provide greater insight than visiting a site on our own, but about in Moscow and St. Petersburg?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Unless you speak at least some Russian and read the alphabet it would be difficult without a guide. Very few signs in English especially in Moscow. Also not too many people speak English there.

I visited St Petersburg last Autumn for a protracted period , and did not find it anymore daunting than any other European city . As Ilja says , learning the Cyrillic alphabet is a big plus . I also found that it was fairly easy to grasp . It will , among other things , enable you to read signs with relative ease . I would answer the main part or your question ( about tour guides ) thus - I am not enamored of tour guides or tours. While I only use a tour under duress ( A sites rules prohibiting an independent visit - ie Glasgow School of Art , Municipal House in Prague , etc ) . Doing your own preparation and homework is the best way , in my opinion . My wife and I ventured through St Petersburg with nary a concern ,and made two day trips outside of the central district ( one was twenty five miles away , and no English speakers in sight ) Figuring out the logistical details , did not present any difficulties . While I never use tours , I am an inveterate eavesdropper , have done so many times , and find , that on balance , the information that they impart is fairly elementary . If you want greater detail , they are unlikely to supply it . I also prefer to go at my own pace , not being rushed and being able to dwell on things that most other visitors barely give a passing glance . If you are interested , let me know . I would be happy to provide you with information that will enable you to travel independently

Thank you, Steven. I am encouraged by your comments and feel the same way you do about tour groups. We are very much willing to prepare in advance and learn the basics of the Cyrillic alphabet to help us have a better experience.

I would be very interested in learning more about your experience in Russia and receiving any additional information you can provide on independent travel there, starting perhaps with obtaining the visa.

I am not opposed to hiring a private or small group guide for a specific site or for a day trip outside St Petersburg and Moscow, but, like you said, I much prefer the freedom of staying at places as long or short as I want and seeing the sites that interest me most. For example, neither my wife nor I are big into shopping, yet most tour itineraries leave afternoon time for just that. Not interested!

Please provide whatever you may feel would be helpful for us.

Russ , I see you are quite near San Francisco - you can start by looking at the VISA procedure , it's fairly straightforward . Since there is a consulate in San Francisco - look here http://www.consulrussia.org/eng/visa-sub1.html

And here - http://ils-usa.com/main.php

Having always traveled independently, we thought we could do a better job than any tour. How misguided (pun intended) we were. Now that we have had the experience of having someone native to the area walk us around and explain things through a personal perspective we realize how much we missed. For St. Petersburg I highly recommend http://www.peterswalk.com/tours.html . This is not a traditional guided tour, but an opportunity to receive some orientation to the area as well as insight into the "Russian soul". I think if you did this upon arrival the rest of your time would be much more meaningful. We really liked the http://www.pushka-inn.com . The location is superb (just around the corner from the Hermitage square), the rooms lovely, the included breakfast at the restaurant next door ample and overall an excellent value. We used this company to get our visa: https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/site/san_francisco_customer_service Note that it costs about the same for a 3-year visa as a one-year, and you never know if you might want to return within that more extended window of time. It is not cheap, so factor that into your planning.

If you like traveling without a guide in other countries and find this satisfying, the same will be true in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Of course it's not either/or - you can certainly take a guided walk or boat tour, for instance.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of learning Cyrillic if you're going on your own. The book I used was Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script, which was great. It breaks down the alphabet into letters that are the same as English, letters that look the same but are pronounced differently, etc. It's out of print, but you can get used copies on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Beginners-Russian-Script/dp/0071419861/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459701143&sr=8-2&keywords=teach+yourself+russian+script

Russia is indeed a bit more "foreign" than say, Italy. However, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, I found enough English to be able to get by. Many restaurants had English menus and/or English speaking staff, for instance. This was most emphatically not true in Vladimir and Suzdal (two cities in the Golden Ring outside Moscow). I went with my sister, a Russian speaker, and if she hadn't been there, I would have been in big trouble. So, if you want to see places outside these two big cities, use a guided tour (even if just for that part). Also, Moscow and St. Petersburg are huge cities. Coming from New York, I wasn't intimidated, but those not used to a megacity may not be so cavalier (even I found them overwhelming at times, especially Moscow).

I found both Lonely Planet and Rough Guide to be helpful, and both to have various errors. Look at both, buy whichever one has a more recent edition, and then be prepared to have to discard some of the advice therein. Also, these places change more quickly than places in Western Europe. Be very careful of outdated advice. For instance, I was there in 2001 and 2010, so I won't give you any specifics on getting a visa - that changes constantly.

Just as a teaser, two things I saw and loved that I doubt would be included in any escorted tour are the Gorky House in Moscow (an Art Nouveau wonder) and the Sheremyetov Palace in St. Petersburg (it's now a museum of musical instruments, and the decor is amazing, particularly in the Etruscan Room).

Thanks for all the good advice. Any additional thoughts are welcomed.

One of history's seminal works pertaining to Russian history and culture and a MUST for anyone contemplating a visit or simply interested , is this fine work from 1980 - http://www.amazon.com/Land-Firebird-The-Beauty-Russia/dp/096441841X

This is about you and not about Petersburg. Do you like guided tours? We don't and didn't find that a guide added to our experience in China where we did hire private guides mostly for the logistics; it was easy to have someone drive us places. But once at a site, we didn't need the guide. I felt the same way about our 9 nights in Petersburg. We did hire a guide for the trip to the Catherine Palace again for the ease of logistics for us Olds. Here is our visit: https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/an-easy-trip-to-the-catherine-palace/ There are also snapshots of the Church on Spilled Blood in this photo journal. Having someone pick us up at the apartment and get us in without line ups and shepherd us through the palace steering clear of the tour groups was lovely. But we didn't need commentary because we can read and prepare.

You certainly don't need a guide for the Hermitage (we spent 4 days there), the Russian Museum, the Kazan Cathedral or Church on Spilled Blood or the Faberge Museum. We enjoyed a number of self guided walking tours including a couple from Rick Steves guidebooks. We took the canal cruise suggested by RS that had an English commentator. I would not take one without that as you will be totally clueless. The commentator was not all that good but at least we had some idea what we were seeing. So for people like us who like to do our own thing and can read a guidebook and don't particularly like to be led about, a tour is not needed. If you enjoy tour groups, then go for it. Petersburg is easy to negotiate. It helps if you can read the cyrillic alphabet and it is also useful to have the google translate ap on your phone. We found ourselves translating packages in grocery stores with it and the occasional museum sign or menu. I have one food I need to avoid and so it was handy to have the translator to talk with waiters (I could either show them the sentence, or play it for them or play it to myself and then repeat it to the waiter -- that all worked well)

Dear Russ, I cannot help you with Moscow, but about four years ago, my husband and I went to St Petersburg on our own. But, we did use a private guide for 4 half days. We both feel that our guide absolutely made our trip (we stayed 6 or 7 nights). We used a company owned by Tatyana Chiurikova, www.tour-stpetersburg.com I cannot say enough good things about her and our experience. I emailed her and we worked out a schedule/ sights that was tailored to our interests. She also offered some recommendations, which we took. The guide will meet you at your hotel. And frequently, at certain places, with the guide, we were able to skip the long entrance lines. We had an half day driving tour of the city (car, driver, & guide). You are taken to & go in places such as Peter & Paul Fortress, some of the cathedrals, etc. We had a half day with the guide at the Hermitage which ensured that we would see the major sights there. And, of course, you can stay after your guide leaves or return another day. Also, we had the guide for Peterhof (a must & go by boat) and Catherine's Palace. I hope that you will go to the website. As I said, our guide made our trip. I am positive that we would have missed quite a bit on our own everyday. And I'm sure we would have wasted a lot of time trying to get to various place.This was the best of both worlds, a guide where needed and plenty of time on our own. Whatever you do, I'm sure that you will love St Petersburg! Ashley

I am curious about the lines as we encountered no lines on our trip -- but it was in September. We got tickets for the Hermitage at machines and skipped those lines and our guide for the Catherine Palace which was our only guided experience (as noted before, chosen for the logistics of getting there) had arranged tickets and we didn't have a line, but then we also didn't see lines. We did not find lines at any other site.

Both Moscow and St Petersburg I've done on my own, that is together with the Dear Partner. I can't remember any problem getting where we wanted to go. The Metro systems are well signed, and with a little exercise and patience you can recognize the station names. With a good map and a good guide - we had the Rough Guides - that part of the logistics is solved. The language is a major problem, but the usual tricks of pointing, looking helpless, and making a joke of it all do wonders. I would hate to be led by a guide, but for others it is a comfortable thought.

We also did both cities on our own. I found the DK Eyewitness guide for Moscow has the best map. I used the one from our library (kept the book at home). Took the smaller RS book for St. Petersburg ( his book on northern cities). His map and restaurant ideas were all good. We also downloaded the Google maps in our Android Samsung tablets/phones for both cities and then could get directions to any place we typed in. The blue ball guided us everywhere. I'm sure we missed somethings by not having a guide, but we just enjoy walking around and getting a sense of a place. If you like art, The Hermitage is great. We went 3 times and still missed alot. In St. Peterburg we stayed at the 3 Mosta which we loved (quite and not far from the Church of Spilled Blood.) We also loved the Georgian food in both cities. There's a great Georgian restaurant near the 3 Mosta hotel. We're now in Belarus- very scenic. Enjoy your trip!!

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