A Great App to Have With You in an Emergency
Rescuer is a revolutionary and hands-free safety alert app that allows smartphone users to text their location pictures and audio of the scene in…
Travel Apps
A Great, Free, Offline-Ready Navigation App
I received a great app recommendation (iOS and Android) from a listener of Leo Laporte’s The Tech Guy show: “Hi Johnny, I enjoy listening to you…
The App That Automatically Checks You in for Your Flight
I wrote about AirlineCheckins.com when the site first launched. Well, this week the team is releasing an iOS and Android app! Reservations with more than…
A Great Free App for Travelers With Food Allergies
Living with a food allergy, even a minor one, can be difficult. Traveling with a food allergy can feel nearly impossible. Luckily, there are a…
How to Add a Watermark to Protect Your Photos
One of my favorite things about traveling professionally is that I get to share my experiences with others. It’s a real passion of mine, particularly…
This MTA App Lets You Skip Metro-North and LIRR Ticketing Lines
If you’ve spent any time in New York City, you probably know that Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains connect the city to the…
A Great, Free App to Help You Get Around on the NYC Subway
I just returned from New York City, where I took the subway a couple of times from Manhattan to Brooklyn. One of my local friends…
Download This App in Honor of Cinco de Mayo
Growing up in Connecticut, I didn’t know what Cinco De Mayo was or meant for many years. But when I moved to California to go…
A Guidebook Created by Locals
For some reason when I hear it’s going to cost me $3.99 to download a guidebook on my phone, I think “pass.” But that’s silly,…
The Impressive Translation App to Take on Your Next Trip
Thanks to technology, you don’t have to worry much about not being able to communicate anymore. That wasn’t the case just a few years ago….
QuakeFeed: The Earthquake App That Tells You What You Need to Know
As I wrote in this week’s Travel Website of the Week post, I was at lunch in Manhattan Beach when last week’s 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck…
Turbcast: The App That Helps You Deal With Turbulence
Turbcast is an iOS-only app ($1.99) designed for people with mild cases of fear of flying as well as anyone looking for a better understanding…
How to Get Around Southeast Asia Using a Ride-Sharing App
I was almost in Southeast Asia this week to take a ride on Singapore Airlines’s new 787-10 (here’s my review of the plane). You can…
A Great App for Travelers to Japan
Hundredbacklinks.com has been in Japan several times in the past few months (see our stories at the bottom). Japan is an incredible travel destination, with…