Useful travel apps
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Useful travel apps
Hi everyone! Do you use any travel apps? Could you recommend any handy iphone/android applications that simplify a traveler's like? I've tried many, but most of them seem useless to me.
Will be grateful for any piece of advice!
Will be grateful for any piece of advice!
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It's not an app but here's a suggestion. Try using the Search function before posting a new topic that may well have been covered before. In this case very recently in fact.
http://www.fodors.com/community/trav...-ipad-apps.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/trav...-ipad-apps.cfm
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In no particular order:
DB Navigator
Öffi Stations
XE Currency
Google Maps
Kayak
Google Translate
Google Goggles
AccuWeather
Weather Underground
LEO
MixZing
Trip Advisor
Lufthanssa
Clothing Size Converter
DB Navigator
Öffi Stations
XE Currency
Google Maps
Kayak
Google Translate
Google Goggles
AccuWeather
Weather Underground
LEO
MixZing
Trip Advisor
Lufthanssa
Clothing Size Converter
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One app I've come across and really like is called World Around Me (http://worldaroundmeapp.com/). It's uses augmented reality (pretty cool!) and all you have to do is type in what your looking for or choose from a list of categories and then just hold your phone up and it displays where things are as you move around.
It pulls all it's info from Google Maps/Google Places so it's pretty accurate. I gave it a go in Manchester earlier this week and it seemed to do the job pretty well - although it did miss off one or two places I'd have expected to see, presumably because they're don't have a page on Google Places or something?
I love just wondering round and seeing what I discover as I go so I'd imagine WAM could be pretty handy if I want to find out where bars/restaurants are and read reviews before deciding whether to go there or not - I suppose it sort of combines Google Maps with Trip Advisor in that respect.
It pulls all it's info from Google Maps/Google Places so it's pretty accurate. I gave it a go in Manchester earlier this week and it seemed to do the job pretty well - although it did miss off one or two places I'd have expected to see, presumably because they're don't have a page on Google Places or something?
I love just wondering round and seeing what I discover as I go so I'd imagine WAM could be pretty handy if I want to find out where bars/restaurants are and read reviews before deciding whether to go there or not - I suppose it sort of combines Google Maps with Trip Advisor in that respect.
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We have some great apps right here at Fodor's http://www.fodors.com/mobile-apps/
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I think Living Earth is cool. But I wouldn't pay for it.
Dropbox for saving travel documents when I don't have wifi.
Most of what I use came with the phone.
I use Tripadvisor, Yelp and booking.com for research and making reservations on the go, sorry Fodors!!
Dropbox for saving travel documents when I don't have wifi.
Most of what I use came with the phone.
I use Tripadvisor, Yelp and booking.com for research and making reservations on the go, sorry Fodors!!
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I am not sure what type of travel apps you are looking for but I can highly recommend the google translator app for android. You can download preferred languages so you don´t need a data connection to use it while travelling! However, with a data connection or WIFI, you can use the app to scan documents, menus, etc.. and it will translate them! Fun and useful and I promise I don´t work for Google haha. I hear they have a similar app for Windows phones. Not sure about IPhones though?
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