I had a conversation with an American friend recently who was curious about the price of various items in Sydney Australia. She had read in the paper that Sydney is now considered one of the most expensive cities in the world and wondered if it were true. Rather than relying on trying to remember how much I paid for a can of coke from a supermarket or how much a movie ticket costs I should have just put her onto Eardex where she could compare prices on all sorts of everyday items. This free travel guide application gives you a ... Read more
First up, let me say that I love travel guides and Know What looks to me like a great one. This handsome looking travel application for iPhone gathers together some of the US's most creative and cleverest people along with some of the best travel websites to present some of the things that make our cities so unique and loved. It serves as a virtual insider's guide to San Francisco and Los Angeles (with New York, Chicago, Boston, Portland and Seattle coming soon) showing you all the things you might not get in your regular travel guide as well as ... Read more
You must all have seen that Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman movie called "The Bucket List" where a couple of guys decide to fulfill a whole bunch of things they've always wanted to do before they shuffle off this mortal coil? My Bucket List is a free social and travel application that gives you the opportunity to list up all of your wishes and desires before you fritter your life away and end up with a whole load of unfulfilled dreams at the end of it. With My Bucket List you can create your own list of life goals ... Read more
It's more important than ever now to be totally up to date on what's going on in the countries you visit when holiday planning. There are many things you need to look at to protect yourselves as well as your wallets. In so many cases an overseas holiday is a major investment of time as well as money. Is the place you are visiting safe from terrorist or criminal activity? Does it have any imminent health warnings? Is there a possibility of transport delays? These are all things you need to know and TripSentry provides all the up-to-date information that ... Read more
The way we choose the hotels we stay in around the world is definitely changing with the technology that's available these days. Up until now it's been a case of trawling through sites and comparing prices and locations for your given destination. HotelMaps is a simple to use travel and map app that changes things somewhat by delivering an informative overview of the best accommodation available in your desired location and with room prices at your fingertips. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure this year, location will be a key factor in choosing a hotel. Is the ... Read more
If you are in the travel business you have a lot of responsibility in handling people's holiday needs. For a start you are dealing with many of your customers' one holiday of the year and I can guarantee if you mess it up they will never use your services again. And you know what they say...for every person that complains there are six others that don't complain to you - they just tell their friends. It's also important for you to be able to access the best and most reliable information and deals from your holiday suppliers. Dataswell is a ... Read more
It's fairly easy to get access to information about pretty well any city you'd like to know about. The restaurants! The nightlife! The sights! They are all easy to discover whether it be with a tourist guide or an Internet site. But how do you discover the REAL heart of the place? SideTour is full of interesting and exciting people extolling the virtues of their neighborhood through the many different areas of expertise that they have a passion for. The world is full of vibrant and creative people – artists, actors, chefs, sommeliers, educators, students, explorers, philosophers, shoppers, collectors, ... Read more
There are lots of travel guides and tourist books around but they’re generally written by expert writers or a country’s own tourist board so to get the views of ordinary people who have been there as well as people who live there gives a great personal insight. Read more
I must be one of the luckiest people around. I’ve travelled a bit both for business and pleasure purposes but I’ve never had the misfortune to be eaten alive by bedbugs! I’m not quite sure what the people behind this site hope to achieve but I suppose they are providing a public service of some kind. Having said that I do think their mission to "report and follow bedbug information around the world" could be just slightly bordering on the over ambitious. There are a number of ways of interpreting the activity (or lack of it) on the site and some are ... Read more
If you love travelling but don’t want to join the usual crowds jostling to see the famous landmarks and attractions of the world then this site can provide a whole host of places you won’t find in the brochures. Read more