Travel Resource Websites & Apps
Trusted House Sitters for Petsitting/ Housing options 🔗 https://www.trustedhousesitters.com
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Couchsurfing for both Housing and Community Building while traveling 🔗 https://www.couchsurfing.com
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Translator App: 🔗 ​https://translate.google.com
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Download Maps Off-Line with 🔗 https://maps.me
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Tap Safe to Check Water Safety 🔗 https://www.tapsafe.org
Valuta Fx Currency Converter 🔗 https://www.valutafx.com/convert
My Life Elsewhere: Compares Living Costs between Cities 🔗 https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com​​​
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For Local Tipping Norms 🔗 https://doyoutip.site
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24 Time Zones 🔗 https://24timezones.com/time-zones
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For Local Emergency #s 🔗 https://www.adducation.info/general-knowledge-travel-and-transport/emergency-numbers
My Go To's:
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Rome 2 Rio 🔗 https://www.rome2rio.com & Omio 🔗 de.omio.com to find & book transportation method options.
Skyscanner 🔗 https://skyscanner.com & 🔗 Going.com : to compare flight costs
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Man in seat 61: for train routes 🔗 www.seat61.com
Eurail: if your traveling in Europe 🔗 https://www.eurail.com/en
BusBud: for Bus Tickets 🔗 https://www.busbud.com/
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Kayak: For travel restrictions (as well as booking planes, hotels, car rentals etc.) ​ 🔗 https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions?
Additional multi-booking & comparison sites: 🔗 booking.com, 🔗 priceline.com, 🔗 agoda.com & 🔗 cozycozy.com​​​​
​​​​Hostel Sites: Additional Housing Options:
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Hostel World - 🔗 http://hostelworld.com AirB'n'B - 🔗 https://www.airbnb.com
Hostel Pass - 🔗 https://hostelpass.co VRBO - 🔗 https://www.vrbo.com
Hostel Club - 🔗 https://www.hostelsclub.com/en Furnished Finder - 🔗 https://www.furnishedfinder.com
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Hostelz (a $ comparison site)​ - 🔗 https://www.hostelz.com Home Exchange - 🔗 https://www.homeexchange.com
Home Stay - 🔗 https://www.homestay.com​​
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For Local Emergency Phone Numbers: International SOS Assistance App & Trip Whistle Global SOS App ​​​​
​​​To check on ETIAS VISA Requirements: 🔗 http://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
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For Travel Insurance
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🔗 Insuremytrip.com & 🔗 Squaremouth.com both compare insurance options.
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🔗 World Nomads - offers trip specific plans
🔗 Safety Wing - also offers Monthly Plans & Full Health Coverage Options.
​ 🔗 Insured Nomads - also offers comprehensive International Healthcare.
For Medical Evacuation only Plans: 🔗 Global Rescue or 🔗 MedJet ​
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List of Operational Cities for Uber 🔗 www.uber.com/global/en/cities
& Lyft 🔗 https://www.lyft.com/rider/cities (At the moment Lyft is only in the US & Canada.)
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In Europe: BlaBlaCar 🔗 http://www.blablacar.com - Local & Between City Ride Sharing. Also in to Brazil, Mexico and India.
In Asia: DiDi 🔗 https://web.didiglobal.com (or DiDi Chuxing) - China centric but also in Australia, Mexico, Brazil & Taiwan.
GRAB 🔗 https://www.grab.com/ph/transport/car - SE Asia (Maylasia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar)
Middle East & Africa world: CAREEM 🔗 https://www.careem.com - Dubai UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Turkey, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan.
In India: OLA CABS 🔗 https://www.olacabs.com - also in UK Australia and New Zealand. They can even be used for Rickshaws & Motorbikes
In South & Central America: EasyTaxi 🔗 https://www.easytaxi.app - Brazil, Uraguay, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia Chile and Columbia.
In Israel: GETT 🔗 https://www.gett.com - also expanded to US, UK and Russia
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For Car Rental Overseas: Discover Cars 🔗 https://www.discovercars.com & for RV's & Campers: RV Share 🔗 http://rvshare.com​​​​​​​​​
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For International Drivers Permit, (for US citizens): International Drivers Association 🔗 https://e-ita.org
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Radical Storage 🔗 https://radicalstorage.com/luggage-storage & Bounce 🔗 https://usebounce.com
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About Cell Phones Internationally:
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🔗 https://mashable.com/article/make-sure-phone-works-international-travel & 🔗 https://www.howtocallabroad.com
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International Volunteer & Work Opportunities​:
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Craig's List - 🔗 https://craigslist.org Work Away - 🔗 https://www.workaway.info
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Gumtree - 🔗 https://www.gumtree.com World Packers - 🔗 https://www.worldpackers.com
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HelpX - 🔗 https://www.helpx.net WWOOF - 🔗 https://wwoof.net
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To get certified to Teach English:
TEFL Academy 🔗 https://www.theteflacademy.com/eu, i-to-i 🔗 https://www.i-to-i.com, or 🔗 my TEFL - http://mytefl.com
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For INSPIRATION about what to do and see:
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UNESCO's World Heritage Sites 🔗 https://whc.unesco.org/en/list
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​ Atlas Obscura 🔗 https://www.atlasobscura.com​
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​ CouchSurfing App Community Hangouts 🔗 https://www.couchsurfing.com/mobile-hangouts
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EatWith 🔗 https://www.eatwith.com/
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City Passes, like GoCity 🔗 https://gocity.com/en​
