Tech tips that help you travel better!

Entry your maps offline and by no means get misplaced  

Your telephone’s battery and web in all probability turn out to be the 2 most valuable sources at hand whenever you’re in a brand new metropolis by your self.

In case you’re aiming to make use of each sparingly, it is likely to be a good suggestion to lookup the neighbourhoods, eating places, points of interest you goal to discover beforehand on Google Maps and put it aside to your ‘Offline Maps’.

Google Maps will inform you how a lot storage it will take up, (and a metropolis map often takes up fairly a bit) so ensure you have some storage freed up for this. 

Keep entertained, irrespective of the place

There’s nothing like plugging in to your favorite tune as you discover a brand new place and have some uplifting experiences. Streaming companies resembling Spotify (Premium – the paid model) and Amazon Music Prime (once more, a paid subscription) allow you to do precisely that though most of us use these on-line. There’s a obtain/offline mode in each that ensure you can hearken to all of your favorite tracks and entry them with out connecting to the online as you journey. Relying on town you’re in you could possibly even lookup the title of the nation you’re travelling to and choose playlists curated particularly for that nation. ‘Turkish Celebration’, ‘Asian TikTok’, ‘Indie India’ and ‘Finest Korean Drama OST’ are simply a few of the cool playlists Spotify threw our approach! 

And, in case you haven’t already, you’ll be able to obtain and save your favorite exhibits in your smartphone from Netflix, Hotstar and Prime Video, and watch these as you commute.

Discover distinctive, native experiences – 

Apps resembling Urbanaut – launched simply earlier than the pandemic hit – aid you discover a brand new metropolis by means of the eyes of somebody native. The app has well-curated classes of the place to eat, what to buy and the place to remain in a metropolis, however what actually stands out is that in addition they work along with native companies to curate experiences resembling personalised meals pairings by skilled cooks, swimming in secret quarries, kayaking, yachting and mountaineering by means of wildlife sanctuaries.

Nothing misplaced in translation

Politely ask locals to talk into the Google Translate app so it could actually translate info in real-time for you, in a language you simply perceive. You can even use it to scan menus and make a alternative, translate signage as you make your approach by means of a brand new metropolis and even discover the fitting treatment for you within the native pharmacy.

Fast ideas

– If you wish to cost your telephone tremendous rapidly, allow flight mode and cost it.

– Uninstall pointless apps and delete media you don’t want earlier than you journey, so that you don’t run out of area whereas recording a video or taking pictures. 

– Scan your passport, identification playing cards, lodge reserving and flight particulars and mail a duplicate to your self and a good friend/member of the family as nicely. In case you’re travelling solo, be certain that to share your itinerary with an in depth one as nicely.

Printed on

Might 17, 2022