Best travel Apps to roam the earth
By: Fabien Mathieu
Tags: Technology, Travel, Efficiency, Apps, Smartphones

In this new post I will talk about a few Apps/websites that will make your life much easier while you are traveling.

Apps can make travel so much easier

Some apps are (more than) wideley known some others aren’t.

There is a few basic needs a smartphone can fullfill on the road, most notably:

Sleep:

Agoda => Part of booking.com but it is more straightforward and most of the time even cheaper

HostelWorld => Best ressource for backpacker places around the world

Airbnb => The reference, very convenient, make sure you check the reviews and have good reviews yourself!

Beware, you may become addicted to this!

Couchsurfing => THE best travel website, I met so many great people in there and live very cool experiences as well! Give it a try, don’t be picky and stay at people’s home for free!

Communicate

Whatsapp => Perfect for friends and family, you can do video chat as well

Skype => Perfect to call a regular landline over the Internet, it saved my life when I had to sort out visa issues in Australia from Indonesia

Travel long and short distances

SkyScanner => I always check there first before going to a specific airline website

Dated presentation for a very handy website

Seat61 => The best knowledge center for train travel, you will find everything train related!

Meet new people

Couchsurfing => on the « event » part of the website you can always join a group going to a bar or something else, with my wife we did it a couple of time and its a great way to meet locals and other travelers

Find your way

If I had to only keep one App!

Maps.me => The secret GPS App you always wanted! the entire world offline for free ! Use it wandering the streets, hiking and driving, you just need to download the area or the country ahead of time with wifi

Photos/Videos

Google Photos => very important! Back up all your photos and videos as soon as you are hooked up on wifi, free and unlimited storage

LiPix => Can do great collage for social media posts

Read

Ibooks => Dim the light and read along! Most of the book I read in the past 6 years were read using this app, save space in your pack as well as the forrest!

Stay informed

Conseils aux voyageurs => Specific info provided by the french governement about every country in the world; you can find equivalent from your governement

TravelFish.org => Great website with specific information about Southeast Asia

Travelindependant.info => very interesting tips and tricks for independant travelers

Entertainement

Spend hours waiting on the bus or in a plane playing with Trilogic, Monument Valley or Leo’s fortune

Bonuses:

You will find deals you won’t believe!

Rent a car with Skyscanner => The best way to rent a car! Yes, Skyscanner has a rent-a-car section and you will find the best deals ever on their website, highly recommended

To be understood

Much more efficient than sign language!

Icoon => I don’t speak the language and the local don’t speak yours, this apps is for you! hundreds of icon to fulfill your basic needs, find a hotel, a hospital, a bank, ask an extra blanket etc…

Hitchhiking => hitchwiki.org Best ressource for hitchiking, best spot in every major cities, tips and tricks, highly practical