Boy, do I have some exciting things to share with you!
I am planning my family’s European Holiday for August 2013. I started planning this more than a month ago, so I have the time to experiment and explore various options.
First, the “technical” part….which travel Apps should I use? Here are the (super) apps that I’ve settled on…you can check them out:
1. Tripit
Tripit will automatically (if you allow auto import) consolidate your flight and hotel reservations and prepare the complete itinerary for you, on your PC and on your smartphone. How cool is that?
2. Frommer’s
Frommer’s Travel Tools include currency converter, time translator, tip calculator, flashlight, packing list, postcards and guides. How convenient!
Arguably the best travel blog app for you to record your trip. Don’t trust your memory; record your trip details as you go along.
4. TripAdvisor and Expedia
I use these two in tandem… I use the Expedia map to view the cluster of hotels around the main train station. Then I use TripAdvisor to read the reviews of the hotels to shortlist them. Finally, book through Expedia.
5. TripAdvisorCityGuides and fotopedia
Both give excellent free travel guides for various cities.
6. Frommer’s, Lonely Planet and Rough Guides
Other excellent travel guides but only some samples are free…..mostly chargeable. But check them out.
You can easily find all those Apps by name in your iTunes Store or Google Play. Check them out!
5. For the budget airlines, I look at easyJet, RyanAir and Vueling. Due to time constraint, I am not taking the intercity trains (which can be more expensive than the budget airlines). The cities are London-Venice-Rome-Barcelona-London in 9-days. Of the three, easyJet is the most generous with the hand luggage (bigger size and no weight limit).
8. And a most useful tip…. Do NOT buy in advance your airport transfers (bus); buy only when on board your bus as the flight may be delayed. Duh! Perhaps that’s too obvious.
Here’s wishing you a safe, pleasant, happy Holiday..wherever you may go.