The best applications if you are going to travel abroad

Are you planning to travel abroad for your vacation? A few years ago going on a trip outside of Spain became quite an odyssey. You had to go very prepared with books, guides, pocket translators, notebooks with notes so as not to miss anything interesting during those days. Now, thanks to mobile applications, we have hundreds of tools at our fingertips with infinite possibilities. And, best of all, all of them on a single mobile device.

We recommend that you plan your routes well before traveling abroad. It's all about resting, but also visiting well those places where you go. Don't forget a trip planner, we'll recommend one later. Also, do not forget to install a specific application for a translator and a mapping app that allows you to move easily through all corners. There are many options. Take note because these are some of the best applications if you are going to travel abroad.

Tripit

Can you imagine having an organizer to plan your entire trip? From the purchase of plane tickets, to hotel reservations, restaurants... Tripit is your solution. It is a free application that is intuitive and easy to use, whose function is precisely that: to do everything for you so that you have to worry as little as possible about organizing your trip.At Tripit you can find flights to the exact place where you want to travel and at the best price. The best hotel and restaurant reservations, as well as car rentals and everything you need to know before setting off, wherever it is.

Another advantage of Tripit is that it offers an option for you to share your trip with your friends or family. In this way, they will be informed of all the details of your trip, as well as the exact location where you are. Something that will leave them very calm if you travel to a dangerous place. Likewise, you will be able to see the daily weather forecast or maps of the chosen destinations. The app will also give you the possibility of synchronizing your trip with the calendar or sharing photos through social networks such as Facebook or Instagram. As we say, it is free, but it has a Pro edition (with a free month of trial) for about 50 euros per year.This paid version has other extra features, such as real-time alerts about flight cancellations or delays or the search for alternative transport.

iTranslate

If languages ​​aren't your thing, feel free to download a translator like iTranslate. Basically, it is responsible for translating specific phrases into more than 90 different languages. Specifically, it translates words, phrases or entire sentences, also combining machine translation and speech recognition. What we like most about this translator is that it's especially fast .

It has a quick text insertion function and a copy-paste function that starts with a simple slide of your finger. iTranslate also allows you to store your preferred translations, which can come in very handy on more than one occasion. For its part, offers the reading of texts translated into different dialects at different speeds.All with a female or male voice (to be chosen by the user).

Currency Converter Plus

All currency lists have their exchange rate initially set to euros, although you can easily change to your preferred currency And, attention, you can save your favorites and load them at any time you choose. It is undoubtedly an easy-to-use and very practical application that you cannot miss during your stay outside of Spain.

CityMapper

Like any self-respecting good traveler, an application similar to CityMapper cannot be missing from your mobile. It is a free app that will show you the best routes to move around your destination, allowing to take fixed routes and organize yourself in specific places Its handling is very intuitive with an option to show you the best way to go from one point to another in the city. It also has very useful shortcuts such as "Take me to the hotel", "Take me to X restaurant"... and a function with which you can select your recurring places so that the application shows the best route to get to them from wherever you are.

And if you don't have an Internet connection at times, don't worry. Citymapper has offline maps that won't let you down. Of course, for some functionalities it is necessary to activate the connection.

Car2go

You go to a new city and find yourself with the position of how to move around it. Car2go can be your fairy godmother of mobility. You will have a car whenever you want, whether you are in Berlin, Dublin, Rome or Milan. This app offers car sharing services without fixed stations. This means that you can take a car from one place and then leave it at a destination, but, yes, it must be inside a specific point in the city. This will allow you to be flexible and travel comfortably.