iPod Touch as Travel Guide
Posted in Travel, iPod | By AhTim @ October 13th, 2009
With cheap ticket from AirAsia, we are travelling more especially young ones. Self tour or backpackers are so common nowadays. I wish to have my own self tour experience too.
Am targeting ShenZhen, ZhuHai and Hong Kong self tour on next year. Yes, self tour for more adventure, more flexible time and less product selling shop. My experience in Shanghai and Seoul told me group tour want us spend more money on their affiliated shop so they get better commissions.
Electronic Travel Guide
Since self tour don’t have tour guide, we need to plan trip by ourself. Travel guide book in bookstore could provide more ideas on attractions, things to do, transport and food.
I think transport info is the most important among others during your trip. Instead of travel book, I prefer electronic form. iPod Touch can be your travel guide as a map, train, bus information even food, hotel with good traveller app.
I have setup 3 Apps in iPod as travel guide for Hong Kong trip:
- HK MTR Lite (free @ iTunes Store~2.6mb)
- Lonely Planet Travel Guides ($0.99 @ iTunes Store ~65mb)
- Hong Kong 720
Of course there are a lot more on the Net, get what you pay. Personally, I think Hong Kong 720 is a must have App for the trip. It has all famous attractions’ introduction and information to get there.
PS: There are apps for ShenZhen and Malaysia travel too. No harm to download because it is FREE!
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Tags: bus info, Ipod Touch, lonely planet, mtr line, travel guide, travel hong kong, travel map, travel shenzhen, travel zhuhai
October 15th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Hi,
I’m about to move to New York and am looking for a good guide to go clubbing (preferably electronic music) and general good guides for New York City, i.e. the best restaurants, travel and transport or anything useful!