I recently learned about a service called StrongVPN that provides a few features I really like. I am not personally endorsing this company or its products.  Although, I would suggest investigating their service offerings to see if you like their features.

    1 Extra Security: A VPN service can provide you an extra layer of security when surfing
          the web, or logging into a public hot spot.  All the traffic is generally encrypted between
          you and the VPN provider.  This makes it difficult for an attacker to steal your data while
          you're using a public hot spot.
    2 Surfing Privately: When using a VPN service can provide you an extra layer of
          privacy, by hiding your true IP address from web sites. Companies mine IP address
          information to track your web surfing habits.

    3 Overseas Web Sites: One of the unique features of StrongVPN is that they allow you to
           have an American IP address.  So when traveling overseas you can get access to American
           that otherwise could be blocked.  This feature also applies to other countries
           they support (more information).