{"id":567,"date":"2012-03-09T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/09\/spring-break-and-8-top-ipad-travel-apps\/"},"modified":"2012-03-09T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:36:00","slug":"spring-break-and-8-top-ipad-travel-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/09\/spring-break-and-8-top-ipad-travel-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break and 8 Top iPad Travel Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Have iPad Will Travel! Just in time for Spring Break timeshare vacations and the start of the 2012 travel season comes this list of Top 8 iPad travel apps (so far) for 2012, as compiled by the web sites Market Watch and PhoneReview.<\/p>\n

1. XE Currency Converter<\/span> – a currency converter will obviously come in very handy when working out how much things cost when abroad.<\/p>\n

2. Google Translate<\/span> – translates differing languages so you don\u2019t have to struggle to find that word you are looking for when conversing in a foreign country, and it does have the ability to translate from speech.<\/p>\n

3. HG2 app<\/span> – packed full of local knowledge of hot spots, nightclubs, pubs and bars in numerous cities, it\u2019s an essential guide that covers 41 cities.<\/p>\n

4. Kindle app<\/span> – for those long flights or airport layovers when you just might like something to read; basically turns your iOS slate into an ereader so you can access the Amazon Strorefront and grab some reading material for your journey. <\/p>\n

5. Packing Pro<\/span> – a handy check list of what things you want to pack for your trip; also, put in the type of trip you are going on and this app will offer suggestions on what you should pack.<\/p>\n

6. Urbanspoon <\/span>(see photo) – can suggest a restaurant for you based on price range, cuisine, and neighborhood, or you can simply opt to give your iPad a shake and you\u2019ll get a random suggestion.<\/p>\n

7. TourWrist<\/span> – makes it possible for the you to create a 360-degree panorama of your travels, capturing views from wherever you visit. You can also get inspiration by viewing other travelers\u2019 tours.<\/p>\n

8. Twitter app<\/span> – to keep up with your Twitter updates while on your travels. You can also use Twitter to find out what a place is really like from people who have already been there, and from bloggers and businesses in that area.<\/p>\n

There are many more travel apps out there for the iPad. Have a favorite not listed here? Share it in the comments below!<\/p>\n

Armed with your handy travel apps, you\u2019re ready to see the world. Budget-friendly timeshare rentals<\/a> are available across the globe for great savings.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: urbanspoon.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have iPad Will Travel! Just in time for Spring Break timeshare vacations and the start of the 2012 travel season comes this list of Top 8 iPad travel apps (so far) for 2012, as compiled by the web sites Market Watch and PhoneReview. 1. XE Currency Converter – a currency converter will obviously come in…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}