When we go on vacation, we usually fly to our destination. However, there are times when we opt for a road trip or a long car ride. This could be because there’s no nearby airport, or because the drive itself is part of the trip, as is the case when we drive to Key West. During these long drives, we like to have some great music in the car to help pass the time. We enjoy switching between a few SiriusXM channels to keep things interesting. For example, we listened to Road Trip Radio for the entire drive to Hilton Head Island.
But what if you’re taking a road trip on the other side of the world?
I remember renting a car in Iceland, the first time I drove a car outside the US. I knew we would spend lots of time in the car, and I didn’t want to depend on Icelandic radio stations for entertainment. Instead, I streamed SiriusXM for our entire trip using the rental car’s Wi-Fi hub.
Once connected to the Wi-Fi, I used the SiriusXM app to listen to our favorite stations. Here we are driving up to Hotel Lækur while listening to ’80s on 8.
Since SiriusXM is only available in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, I turned on my VPN and set it to connect in the US to get this to work. The same thing should work for other streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Music and Pandora.
I was impressed with the connectivity available throughout Iceland. We stuck to the main roads (or short drives off of them to our hotels) and had decent internet with the Wi-Fi hub plugged into the cigarette lighter (or are we now referring to that as the auxiliary power outlet).
If you have SiriusXM (or any music player that has an app on your phone), the addition of a VPN allows you to listen to your favorite stations wherever you want. Really, wherever in the world you’d like to listen to Christopher Cross.
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