Are you attached to yoursmartphone? Do you take it everywhere you go? Refer to it before committing toanything? You aren’t alone and your smartphone can only help enhance yourtravel experience. As long as you’re willing to put it away and actually enjoy your trip by looking around youand not staring at the screen all day, you can use some available apps to helpyou travel more easily and maybe not plan everything down to the minute (or atleast have a back-up plan if you already do that).
There are millions of apps inthe world and there are a good percentage of them that are completely uselessor, at the very least, not all that all that helpful at even keeping youoccupied for more than a few minutes. (Anyone else have that bubble-wrap app?)So, how can you weed out the gazillion travel apps and only download the onesthat are useful to you? How about I start you with a list of awesome ones andyou can decide if you might need others to supplement? Okay!
One of my favorite apps is ArounderTouch. Youcan sightsee from your couch! Okay, don’t do that, but it can help you see ifan attraction will be something you like and would actually pay money for. Itsucks when you get all excited about something and then waste time going thereand find out it is really uncool or boring. You can add to the app with yourown video taken with your phone or just enjoy the 360 degree interactive viewsthat have already been uploaded.
Do you ever lose someone in acrowd and need to call them to figure out where to meet up? Save your minutes –and roaming fees – with Voxer. It’snot a phone call and it’s not a text. It’s a walkie-talkie app for your phone!Make sure your travel companion(s) downloads it, too, so you can use it andkeep track of where everyone is. Perfect for theme parks, cruise ships and eventhe grocery store.
Going green or want to eat moreveggies and healthier? With InBloom findall the nearby restaurants and stores that are vegan, vegetarian, eco-friendly,local food only, raw, gluten-free and more. Yes, you can lower your carbonfootprint by visiting earth-friendly establishments, not to mention eat better,too! The app covers New York, Austin, LA, San Francisco and Chicago, with moreplanned to be added as quickly as possible.
Get healthy! Want to keep up afitness routine or at least make sure you are expending more energy than you’reputting in your body at all those delicious restaurants and food carts? Don’tget off-track with your diet, just because you’re on vacation. Download MyFitnessPal. Usethe app to monitor your progress and make your goal by adding in your currentweight, your goal weight and logging your workouts and meals. Perfect for thoseof us that totally give up regular exercise and food rules when we travel.
Find food you love wherever youare. Use Ness tofind nearby eateries based on the cuisine and what you’ve rated before.Sometimes a plan just doesn’t come together and you find yourself nowhere nearwhere you thought and are hungry. Need suggestions for wherever you are? Thenthis handy app will steer you toward a restaurant that will suit your appetite.The more you use it, the more intuitive it becomes. It syncs with Facebook andFoursquare to give you friend recommendations, too!
Looking for more unique apps tohelp you travel better? Check out the five I wrote about in myFareCompare post for making your travel time more efficient andless stressful.
Do you have a favorite – orseveral – travel app? Please share!
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