Stay.com Brings Its Social Travel Guides To Mobile, With Full Offline Maps Stay.com says it can now put a city in your pocket, and in fact, it kind of can. The Oslo, Norway-based company is launching mobile apps so users can access its social travel guides on their phones. And you won’t have to worry about getting a huge data roaming bill or having to stand around an unfamiliar city while waiting for a map to load — before you leave for your trip, you can download the guide (including a full map) for any of the cities to your phone, then it’s stored on your phone for whenever you need it. The idea of downloadable travel guides isn’t exactly new. For example, NileGuide’s Guide to Go app includes offline access. What’s cool, however, is that Stay.com isn’t just giving you a document, but an interactive map that’s full of recommendations.
Vayable.com – LE site pour les voyageurs qui veulent faire comme les locaux Vous avez déjà voyagé et demandé à quelqu’un où manger, quoi faire, et quoi voir? Si vous lisez ce blog, c’est obligé. Dimanche j’ai pu rencontré la fondateuse Jamie Wong (@JamieJWong) de Vayable.com, un site qui lance à Paris ce soir et que vous allez sûrement adorer : Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora
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GuideHop and iStopOver Team Up To Fuse Local Activity And Rental Discovery (P2P Style) SXSW 2012 is sneaking up on us; believe it or not, it’s just around the corner. As you may know, Austin’s music/film/tech conference attracts big names, tons of press, and notable companies each year — geeks flock to the event just as they do for CES. On the tech or “Interactive” side, there’s a lot of hoopla and way too much media coverage, but some interesting startups do still manage to emerge (or at least solidify their reputations) at the festi-conference each year.
Nine Strange Natural Phenomena You Have To See To Believe People travel all over the world to see strange natural wonders and unusual landscapes. But what about traveling to places where you can witness some of the weirdest natural phenomena on earth? Like this… No, it’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, and it’s definitely not an alien invasion; that strange glowing green light in the sky is an atmospheric phenomenon called an aurora. Everplaces - Find the best places to sleep, eat and play Because it's not a lonely planet Everplaces is a community where people who lovetravel, food and design share recommendations or use your Email Love from people around the world Beautiful design, you can tell the Everplaces team really wanted to make recommendations easy on the eyes. Done and done.
20 Essential Apps And Websites For Digital Nomads Living a life of perpetual travel is pretty exciting – new destinations, new cultures and new incredible people to meet and hang out with! However, working on the road can get pretty hectic at times. As a digital nomad I have found myself in rather awkward situations a lot – from missed deadlines due to incorrect time zone conversion to a nearly missed plane when I forgot to print out my booking and confused the time (I did catch that plane though!). Being your own boss is equally awesome and hellish. Juggling numerous tasks at once and getting things done super-fast with a terrible wi-fi connection requirea killer organizational skills and zen-like concentration. Try using the next 20 websites and apps to make your life as a digital nomad easier, less stressful and even more exciting!