Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor Advertiser, January 2020
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10 JANUARY <strong>2020</strong><br />
Some h<strong>and</strong>y travel apps<br />
Dear Readers.<br />
Welcome to <strong>2020</strong>! I hope you had an exciting Christmas with lots of techy items.<br />
Having been away over Christmas I thought it might be a good time to look at my top<br />
four free <strong>and</strong> paid for travel apps.<br />
SkyScanner First we have to find some flights. This fab app can locate not only the<br />
flight times <strong>and</strong> prices but can also with a little filtering, show you the cheapest<br />
flights for the whole month. This is useful if you have holiday to take <strong>and</strong> aren't sure<br />
when would be best.<br />
Kayak Similar to booking.com <strong>and</strong> hotels.com but combined power. Great for<br />
searching for last minutes breaks as well as looking for train prices. All in one<br />
please!<br />
FlightRadar24 There are two versions. One is free <strong>and</strong> limited <strong>and</strong> the other for just<br />
a few pounds is an upgrade to the all singing, all dancing app. The full version will<br />
allow you to point your camera at a plane in the sky for it to be identified (useful if<br />
you want to see which plane is coming in to l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> if it’s time to go to the airport),<br />
live arrivals <strong>and</strong> departure boards, plane type, <strong>and</strong> my favourite is where the aircraft<br />
is <strong>and</strong> how fast it is going!<br />
Google Translate I know this seems obvious but did you know the translate app can<br />
also translate signs on the fly? I was in Madrid a few months back <strong>and</strong> although my<br />
Spanish is reasonable I could not for the life of me underst<strong>and</strong> a sign at the station.<br />
Point the camera <strong>and</strong> instantly you know what the sign is about. The added ‘bonus’<br />
for Google Translate is firstly you can download a dictionary for offline translations<br />
(if you don’t mind typing things in) <strong>and</strong> secondly with a data connection you can also<br />
voice translate. It will not only translate <strong>and</strong> dictate in the required language but will<br />
also reverse translate to you into English. That’s very h<strong>and</strong>y!<br />
As always, if you have any queries or questions, please do get in touch at<br />
ICT@lyntonadvertiser.com<br />
advertise@lyntonadvertiser.com 01598 752788
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