The 10 essential apps for summer trips
Summer has arrived, and with it the long-awaited and deserved vacations In TuexpertoAPPS We know how to get even more out of these dates thanks to applications and smartphones That's why we've made a compilation with the ten essential applications to plan, do and enjoyyour vacations. All of them are free and available for the current main mobile platforms, so that any user can use them .
Before leaving:
Tripadvisor
Tripadvisor is one of the best search engines, and of the most complete. With its application it is possible to find, compare and book cheap flights to any destination and with any company. But not only that. It also allows you to make online reservations and send all the information to our email to avoid losing any detail. It also has information on hotels and restaurants Tripadvisor is available, completely free, for mobile Android,iPhone, Nokia and Windows Phone 7 , so it can be downloaded from Google Play, iTunes,Nokia Store and Windows Phone Marketplace
Booking.com
It is also good to have a accommodation in advance where you can leave your suitcases and be able to rest from the trip. To search for places in anywhere in the world from a mobile phone comfortably and quickly it is possible use Booking.com Just enter the place where you want to find a hotel, the arrival date and the number of guests for a complete list of places. In addition, it is possible to filter the results by price, recommendations or quality And it has a large number of offers and discounts But the best thing is that you can also download free for Android, iPhone and iPad from Google Play and iTunes
AccuWeather
Indispensable information before leaving on your trip: Know the weather you are going to do There are many applications for each platform with forecasts and interesting data , being one of the most complete and well-known AccuWeather Allows you to automatically know the situation of the time in the current place or anywhere of the world It also has forecasts for the next ten days All this with clear and concise data about the temperature, the state of the sky, the humidity, the wind, the risk of precipitation, etc In addition, AccuWeather can be downloaded on all current platforms completely free , so it is available through Google Play, iTunes, Nokia Store andWindows Phone Marketplace
Waze
Having a GPS navigator in the car is never a bad idea for any type of journey. The Waze app offers something more complete than a browser In addition to directing you step by step to your destination allows you to know, in real time, the position of radares, traffic jams, accidents or any type of incidence. All this free, thanks to the community of users who report these issues to improve the system. A community accessed with an application completely free for Android, iPhone and Nokia Can be obtained from Google Play , iTunes and the Nokia Store
During the trip:
Foursquare
The social network created to discover the user environment It can be very useful when traveling. And it is that, it not only serves to register your visits, but also has a complete database where to consult places to eat, bars, tourist sites, etc near the current position of the user Therefore, it allows you to get to know a new place effortlessly, being able to know which areas stand out through the ratings of friends or other users. In addition, since its last update it is a much more more comfortable tool to use. The social network Foursquare is available for all current platforms, so you can download freefrom Google Play, iTunes, Nokia Storeand Windows Phone Marketplace
Yelp
gastronomy is always a key point to discover in the different tourist destinations But how do you know the best restaurants? And the most cheap? For this you can use Yelp An application that indicates different food establishments supported by therating from other users, also indicating the price and a brief review In addition, it is possible to search for those that are closer to the user Again, Yelp is a free application developed for both Android, as for iPhone and mobiles with Windows Phone 7 It can therefore be obtained fromGoogle Play, iTunes and Windows Phone MarketplaceWe remind you that these are the applications chosen by Apple to complete its mapping tool and offer its content, reviews and ratings through it.
Skype
Always being in contact is important, even more so if the journeys are long. That's why it's a good idea to have a good communication tool that allows us to communicate from anywhere in the worldSomething you've been doing for a long time Skype, either with free calls and messages via Internet, using Skype Payment Credit or video calls to see the other party's face. Something that can make us feel a little more closer to home or avoid spending too much money with the international ratesof telephone companies.Skype can be found on all current platforms completely Free Downloadable via Google Play, iTunes , Nokia Store and Windows Phone Marketplace
Another of the essential social networks So much for its universality As for its functions, it is a great option to be in contact and share any type of file on the go. Videos, photos, sounds or, very useful, the exact location of the user, are possibilities that can get us out of trouble or let our contacts know that we are well and enjoying the holidays The best thing about WhatsApp is that you can put us in touch with anyone with smartphone , as it is developed for all current platformsThus, you can download free for Android, Nokia and Windows Phone during the first year of use By For its part, the version for iPhone involves an outlay of just under one euro from the principle. Google Play, Nokia Store, Marketplace or iTunes are the markets from which you can download.
It is clear that a smartphone is a complete tool for any type of trip. Either by its applications or by its functions, such as the photo camera However, with tools like Instagram you can record snapshots of what eye-catching and spectacular thanks to its photographic filtersA good option to give a different touch to images and summer portraits and show off your vacations . And don't forget the blur effect and its frames, which help to retouch the image. Instagram can be downloaded free for Android and iPhone from Google Play andiTunes
After the trip
Dropbox
The cloud, or the online storage, is a Great utility to avoid losing our travel photos, and to be able to store them in an orderly manner. But, in addition, some of them, like Dropbox, have the possibility to share this content of safe and easy with other people.Therefore, it may be interesting to have this application and send, through a link, the folder with the images of our vacations, without the need for pen drives, CDs, or cables In addition , if you have this application, you can view the images on your own mobile, without having to download them to the device. The Dropbox service is completely free through its application for Android, iPhone and iPad. The which can be downloaded from Google Play and iTunes
