I just returned from a road trip of 10 days from Ohio to Idaho with my family. What was unique about this trip is that he was thrown with almost no planning. There was a death in the family and the schedule was tight for the funeral. We barely had time to pack! You might say that both parents and five young children in a van without a plan is crazy, and there were certainly moments of madness. I am happy to say that we got through despite everything on the fly, all with the help of our smartphones.
Based on my experience, I have some recommendations on mobile applications for your next trip :.
- Hotels Any national chain should have an application, such as Holiday Inn or Hilton. We need a very special accommodation, which limited our options. Sometimes we wanted a pool for children, and other times we just wanted something close because everyone was asleep. Most of our reservations were made within an hour of arrival.
- Entertainment. Redbox is great because it allows you to return movies everywhere. We rent a movie for children in one state and then come back later that day in another state. In addition to looking for the nearest location, it is convenient to decide on a movie and book on the road.
- Maps. We had endless questions answered and Google Maps. What restaurants are nearby future cities? Which restaurants will be at the output? If we stop in an hour, what city would it be? We even had to search "where is the nearest hospital" along the way.
- Mobile Banking. We need money at some points on the trip, and the application of our bank has an ATM locater. We used 7-Eleven for gas and an automatic gratuity distributor, saving us an extra stop.
- Weather. We had a range of temperatures, and wanted to know what the weather was when we came to a stop. Wyoming our phone alerted us to a Blizzard warning, so we took an early decision to pack up and leave the hotel early to avoid the storm. Both the Weather Channel and Weather Bug applications are popular choices.
- Gas. Gaz friends can really be your friend when you travel! When you're in the middle of nowhere, it's good to know where it is gas. When you have the choice, it is good to know where the cheapest gas is!
- Google. Although this is not an application, your web browser can be very handy during road trips for all other answers you need. Nebraska How did his name? What is with these wooden structures randomly by road in Wyoming? What is the history of Council Bluffs? These are some of the curious questions we had on the road, and it was great to learn as we traveled.
This is not our first trip highway and it certainly will not be the last, but I learned a bit about the smartest trips using our smartphones. And yet I feel that I have not scratched the surface of what is possible. I'd love to hear your experiences with advice for long trips, and your favorite apps for travel.
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