Questions regarding various tools, electronic gadgets, and applications that help during ones travels.
Questions tagged [travel-tools]
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How to generate a travel map?
For various reasons I have to present ~100 pictures of my last trip through Europe. To make this presentation more informative, I'd like to include an animated travel map that shows the route I traveled. It should be possible to enter various…
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Online tool to find points of interest along a route
Sometimes, when travelling between places, (particulary driving) I would like to get/see/do something else on my way. Most map tools (eg Google Maps) provide a way to search for points of interest of a particular type (eg Supermarket, Swimming Pool,…
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Is there an app that will calculate a route off main roads for cycling?
I want to go for a short cycle tour but I want to avoid main roads. Is there an app for that?
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Portable Iron without ironing board
I'm moving around quite frequently and I adore classic suits. I can't be sure that my suit will be ironed correctly when i'm giving it to the hotel service workers or something. Also, when i'm moving to another apartments long term I'm not carrying…
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What tools could help you plan a trip to attend concerts of major European symphonies?
I am curious if there exists a travel planning tool which can help organize a trip around concerts of the major European symphonies.
As an example, let's say I really want to see the Berlin Philharmonic play one of my favorite works. How could I…
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What are my options for getting a digital vaccine passport in the USA?
Related: Can I convert the CDC vaccination card issued for COVID into an International Certificate of Vaccination?
I finally got my second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the USA. I received my white CDC "COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card", but I've…
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Japan public transport directions
Google Maps seems not complete enough for finding transit directions in Japan. Any better or official website or app for this?
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Is there any website or app to lookup flight paths?
Is there any website or mobile phone app that allows me to look up the flight path, given a specific flight number? (I'm thinking 'SeatGuru for flight paths' here.)
PS - I do know flight paths can change due to weather and traffic conditions. I…
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Where can I get alerts for earthquakes in California?
Similar to how you can simply check the weather forecast to get a good sense of upcoming weather, is there a tool I can use online to alert me of an impending earthquake?
I am travelling in California right now and all these news reports on the TV…
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How can you quickly get accustomed to foreign coins?
On every trip I end up with piles of small coins. The reason, I find it quite difficult to identify foreign coins quickly. It is quite annoying to to read every value of a coin, especially in those countries where you need a magnifying glass to read…
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Is there a website for figuring out who secret carriers / super saver fares are with?
I've seen both on onetravel and kayak now, where it describes flights as:
"Secret Carrier"
or "Super saver fare"
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Seven months ago, I asked on this site what that meant, as it was new to me. Now I'm used to knowing, and then got asked what a…
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How can I calculate the sun rising time for a specific point on earth?
I'm looking for a tool, application, etc. that allows me to calculate the sun rising time for any specific point on the earth. I've found a lot of such tools, but all of them do not take mountains, etc. into account that will block the sun. To…
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Tool to capture all my travels?
Is there a tool available where all my travel can be added to a map?
I'd like to find one so that I can track the time I spent on wheels or in the air and also see a nice display on a map of all the places that I have visited.
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Are there any tools that helps to plan schedules and costs of a travel?
I already planned some travels before using Microsoft Excel to plan paths, schedule, costs, transports, hotels and all things related to a long travel... Now, I'm intending to plan another one to 2013 that would be very complex to plan(a lot of…
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How many roads lead to Rome?
The phrase
All roads lead to Rome
is an idiom meaning that several paths can lead to the same goal. It originates from the Roman road system, whose main arteries all met and merged in a single point: the Milliarum Aureum, which was placed right…
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