Travel
is an activity that we can enjoy year-round. However, from retirees to
people observing their gap year, an extended vacation is a great way for
many individuals to find out more about themselves. The ability to be
exposed to various situations can allow you to see how large the world
is. The iPhone is at your fingertips to help you make these discoveries
easier. From communication to finding out new hotspots in the area,
there are tons of applications available to help. Check out some of our
favourites and download them today!
Planning the Trip
Itinerary
– I was attracted to this application because of its UI, but the
features made me stick around for the long run. Itinerary allows you to
organize your trip by adding places you want to visit while there. You
can also add notes and geo-tag them as a way of remembering important
information. The application is simple, but makes the trip memorable.
Flight Track Pro
– One of my favourite applications available on the App Store. Flight
Track Pro turns an airline confirmation email into useful information
that can help you well past your departure date. The application keeps
you updated through notifications toward the start of your flight about
any important information. The UI is easy to use and is ideal for both
domestic and international trips.
Tripit
– Tripit is your very own personal trip planner in your iPhone. The
application only needs the information from your confirmation email,
from there the planner organizes and makes your trip enjoyable without
headaches. While the application is free, frequent travelers will find
Tripit Pro to be a great 49/year investment.
Flight Status
– Flight Status is mainly Kayak.com in your pocket. The application
allows you to find, track, and save on flights from various airlines.
However, one thing that distinguishes this as a trip planner is the
ability to also get gate, baggage, and flight information in a snap.
Plus, you have fast access to your hotel, car, and contact information
in one place.
Speak Like the Locals
Word Lens
– This is the perfect application that allows you to read anything in
the city that you are in. All you have to do is hold your iPhone up to
the printed sign, the iPhone will do the rest. At the moment, you can
only translate Spanish signs, however more languages are expected to be
added. The application is free to download, however $10 for Spanish to
English and vice versa.
Learn a Language with Michel Thomas
– Learn a Language with Michel Thomas is like having a professional
language tutor in your pocket. According to his method, you can become
conversational in no time. The application uses mainly audio and each
language package can be purchased as you need them. All lessons of
Spanish, for example, are a total of $15. While this is expensive for an
application, it’s a bargain when compared to other methods.
Talking French Phrasebook
– A good phrasebook application is essential for tech savvy travelers
everywhere. While we chose French for this list, there are a ton of
other languages available from the developer. From German to Greek,
Spanish to Portuguese, there’s a phrasebook for you. You get the text
and audio for hundreds of words over tens of hundreds of topics. This
allows you to never be in a sticky situation in a foreign country.
iStart Spanish!
– While this isn’t the application you’d use when needing a quick
reference, it is the perfect application for getting a good grasp on the
language before you leave. iStart Spanish! allows you to have your own
personal Spanish tutor in your iPhone. Learn Spanish through study of
grammar, dialogues, and vocabulary in a snap. This allows you to not
only speak, but know what you are speaking.
Places to Eat
Yelp
– It seems like everyone knows about Yelp these days. Now, the popular
website is available in your iPhone. Yelp is perfect because you have
the ability to see both restaurants and places to go in the city. Plus,
Yelp also covers a large variety of international locations as well,
from Austria to Hong Kong. This means that there are always recommended
places for you to go, anywhere.
Google Places
– Google Places recommends places to go according to what Google users
are saying. From Restaurants to Post Offices, you’ll feel like a native
even if you are thousands of miles away from home. In addition, since it
is powered by Google, you also get location recommendations from
international locations as well.
AroundMe
– You literally have to stand in place and press a button to find out
the best places to go in the area. This city guide grabs your
information, making location searching easy to do. In addition to
restaurants, you can also check out nearby hospitals, taxi services, and
more.
WHERE
– WHERE allows you to check out locations in your area. Along with
attraction searches, you can also check out offers and deals in the
area. This makes WHERE a perfect money saver as well. WHERE is also the
best application for planning your next hang out day with friends in the
area with the ability to get suggestions for places to go.
Find Your Way Around
TomTom
– TomTom is considered one of the best navigation brands on the market
today. This is no different with the TomTom collection of navigation
applications for iPhone. TomTom for iPhone allows you to be able to
drive anywhere in the USA, Canada, Brazil, and various countries in
Europe. You are assured to have the latest, most accurate route
available with constant updates. TomTom allows you to also search for
places to go, take calls, and much more.
Google Earth
– Google Earth for iPhone is not only a good map, but also a great
guide to learning about the background history of various landmarks in
the area. With a couple
of swipes, you have the ability to check out user-generated photos from
Panoramio. In addition, you can get background information from
embedded Wikipedia articles for each attraction. Plus, you get the
ability to search for restaurants and locations near you.
MotionX GPS Drive
– MotionX GPS Drive is the perfect example of how inexpensive
applications can also be great quality ones. MotionX is only one dollar,
but is the quality of applications worth much more than that. You get
up-to-date navigation information with traffic updates. MotionX also
reroutes your trip around traffic, getting you to your location in no
time. Plus, you have the ability to make phone calls, share your
location through email, listen to songs from your iTunes collection, and
take advantage of the application’s compass.
Garmin StreetPilot
– Garmin StreetPilot provides you with the same quality that you expect
from Garmin devices. Garmin StreetPilot gives you with turn-by-turn
directions over your cellular network. The application is available for the US, the rest of North America, and the United Kingdom and Ireland.
As
you can see, the Apple App Store reveals various applications that can
help you with travelling domestically and internationally. From planning
to navigation, there’s an application for you available. Now what are
you waiting for, get started with planning your next trip today!
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