I spent years traveling without a phone. You don't need a phone or even a laptop while traveling unless you're going to work on the road. I didn't even bring a

I spent years traveling without a phone. You don't need a phone or even a laptop while traveling unless you're going to work on the road. I didn't even bring a camera for the first two years. It's okay to get lost and not talk to people back home for weeks at a time, except for a postcard or two.