{"id":2407,"date":"2018-08-02T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2026-06-22T03:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:53:53","slug":"traveling-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/traveling-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do with my phone number when I&#8217;m traveling abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Flight booked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Suitcase packed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Adventure ready!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wait \u2013 what are you going to with your cell phone number while you\u2019re gone for the next few months?<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to lose the cell phone number you\u2019ve had for the last decade, and you don\u2019t want to pay the hefty international fees while you\u2019re abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Let us help!<\/p>\n<p><em>You can\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/how-to-port-and-park\/\">Port and Park<\/a> your number with NumberBarn. 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You can even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/number-parking\">pre-pay the year<\/a> of $24 and we\u2019ll waive the $5 port-in fee.<\/p>\n<p>Save your pennies for that extra souvenir!<\/p>\n<p><em>How do you begin?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Click the image below for the step by step directions!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/how-to-port-and-park\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2417\" src=\"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-port-park-your-phone-number.jpg\" alt=\"how to port & park your number\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/call-forwarding\">Call Forwarding services,<\/a> which forwards your existing number to a different phone number on which you can answer calls.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out these travel bloggers and the way they use NumberBarn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbaniteinsight.com\/single-post\/2018\/06\/19\/7-tips-for-moving-to-australia\">The Urbanite Insight \u2013 7 Tips for Moving to Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshgray-emmer.com\/journal\/2016\/4\/20\/how-to-live-like-a-king-in-bali-for-1500-a-month\">Adventures of a Digital Nomad \u2013 How to Live Like a King in Bali for $1500 a Month<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013> Have you used NumberBarn while you\u2019re out traveling the world? 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