Your gypsy heart yearns for adventure and new experiences. You live out of your van or RV and travel frequently. Or you have racked up frequent flyer miles travelling by air or train. You are an adventurous woman!
Below are many free apps that help you look for your ideal accommodation, get language help in a foreign country and help with directions during your road trip—travelling solo? Find the best tours and get great information on restaurants.
Accommodation Choices
Hotel Tonight
If you love spontaneity the hotel tonight app is for you! Last-minute available hotels are listed for many countries. You can use the app to book your hotel. Or you can phone the hotel directly and quote the Hotel Tonight rate.
Bonvoy
The Marriot Bonvoy app allows you to book the day of, add your reservation to your Apple wallet and earn and redeem points.
HipcampHipcamp is great for pitching a tent or finding a place to rest your Van or RV.VRBOVRBO is great to use when you have a family vacation and need many bedrooms. Rent apartments, houses, cottages, villas and Cabins.
Currency and Language
Xe
Google Translate
Monitor the changes in currency so you do not get taken advantage of at banks or foreign exchange booths. Communicate with confidence using Google Translate.
Internet and Directions
Airalo
Purchase an eSim card that can provide you with affordable data coverage.
Google Maps
Waze
Compass
Download the map for offline usage. Stay hands-free by adding the app onto your Apple watch where you can use your watch only instead of your phone to follow directions. Waze provides you with information on police sightings and upcoming traffic. Compass is great if you are deep in the woods camping.
Food
GuideMichelin
Trip Advisor
Yelp
Skip the food tours and get information on recommended restaurants worldwide that have received Michelin stars. Reviews are listed, and you can reserve a table through the app. Michelin Star guarantees a refined foodie, the restaurant inside is sanitary, and the food is high quality.
Travel Information and Booking Tours
GetYourGuide
Trip Advisor
Viator
GetYourGuide is especially great if you want to book a tour in advance and pay later. Trip Advisor provides you with worldwide information on hotels, activities and restaurants.
Transportation Information
Eurostar
Bolt
Uber
MyShipTracking
OpenFerry
FlightAware
Rail Planner
Wanderu
Via Rail Canada
Book your train and download your ticket with Eurostar. Once you reach your destination, book your transfer using Bolt or Uber. Feed your adventurous heart by planning your island-hopping adventure. Plan your ferry trip with Open Ferry. Never be late! Keep abreast of arrival and departure times with MyShipTracking and FlightAware. Rail Planner allows you to save everything all in one place and work offline.
There are many good airport apps, what makes them so good is they provide you with information about lounges, lockers, the fast lane through security, reliable transfers, reserve parking, and an interactive airport map. You can pay for these services through the app.
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