Not an answer for you, Tina, but could someone explain to me the difference between downloading an app and just adding a site to your home screen? Thanks.

Kayak

Currency Exchange..currency converter
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http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/08/paris-apps/

There is a bunch of information on this link.

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Couldn't live without Tripit, best site ever and app is not too bad either.

MetrO which gives you the ability to calculate travel on public transportation in cities around the world. I have used it in Paris, Montreal, London, Barcelona and my husband checked it out in Bejing.
http://metro.nanika.net/

Not specifically travel, but...

Skype - FREE hotel wi-fi = free calls home
Dropbox - All that pretrip research saved for when you need it
Evernote - Download and save wikipedia pages

IParkedHere . . . not only to take you back to wherever you left your vehicle. Can be used to take you the most direct route back to where you started from, be it hotel, train station, whatever.

Means you can roam around a city, meander through all those interesting little winding lane ways, and not have to worry about getting back to where you started from! Di

ttt for my own personal interest; I want more apps!

My new favorite is TheBiddingTraveler.com it is the latest version of "what people are getting on their Priceline bids". It is a whole lot easier and intuative than the others. It will give you a quick snapshot of what hotels can cost in any city.

Hey everyone. Our Fodor's iOS apps are all free right now! They work offline, including offline maps. Check out: http://www.fodors.com/mobile-apps/

Or go directly to iTunes here: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=ctQAtwDHy58&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fax.search.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZSearch.woa%2Fwa%2Fsearch%3Fentity%3Dsoftware%2526media%3Dall%2526restrict%3Dtrue%2526submit%3DseeAllLockups%2526term%3Dfodors%2520random%2520house

http://www.alarmtravel.com/
nice app for me and cool looking

Bokmarking

tinabina:
Tripadvisor
Tripadvisor city guides
Cibando (food in rome)
Let's go Rom
City Walks(for many cities)
All of them are free or at least have a free version to evaluate if you buy the full app.

Wait for more, we are all interested!!!

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google map for android now let you cache larger area for offline use using a convenient zoom and pan selection window. you cannot access your custom maps offline but gives you basic map upto street names level. I load upcoming destination maps while connected to hotel wifi.

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Such great sites!!

Iparkedhere lookes interesting, but not being tech savy, does it require data usage in Europe?

29feb a shortcut to a website is fine when you are using a laptop, but apps are specially developed for ease of use and to be interactive on a smart phone or iPad/tablet.
The app version of Tripadvisor, for example, is much more convenient and easy to use than the website.

Oops, just realized 29feb was on jan 31.

Bookmarking

Iparkedhere needs data if you want it to guide you back to your vehicle from wherever you happen to be.

If you just want to use it to mark a spot (eg space 41, on level 4 Joe Blogs Car Park) then you don't need the data usage. Di

efemerid - do you need to live in one of the areas listed at the top of the screen to be able to use this site? Di

Eat Rome is an awesome app. I haven't used it yet IN Rome but it is great for planning. As well as for boring meetings when I want to think about eating in Rome.

Tripit Pro is worth the extra cost, also TripAdvisor, Kayak, XE converter, and your bank's mobile app if they have one.

I call Plumeria Tattoo's recommendations...

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and add two more...

iTreni (for Italian trains only)
DB (Deutsch Bahn) Navigator (for trains in most of Europe)

Both are great a looking up train schedules. They also keep track of the trains letting you know if they are late or on time. The Deutsch Bahn app even has a tracker that lets you know graphically where you are relative to the stops ahead as well as how long the stops are.

By the way, the TripAdvisor restaurant finder...with recommendations...has never let us down.

What makes tripit pro worth the money?

Eat Rome! Really great app by Elizabeth Minchilli (recommended by LowCountryIslander)!

Trip Advisor. Many people mention TripIt, but I couldn't get it to work for me. Maybe you need to use hotels instead of B&Bs?? It didn't save any of my B&B reservations so was rather useless for my Italy trip.

Leslieq it works well with booking services, like Expedia and booking.com, but you can also cut and paste your reservation info into Tripit. You can send yr completed itinerary to your outlook or iPad calendar, and it saves all the pertinent info in one easy step. I like it a lot.

Skyscanner - for searching the best flight options. It scans the major airline company booking systems and displays all the possible flight combinations.

Marking.

You can use Travel Stories Mobile to plan entire trip, calc budgert in multiple currencies and then track all trip activities. In the end the trip is presented as a story to show to your friends.