By Matt McDaniel, Editor

Unless you’re the type of person who believes a vacation is not truly a vacation unless the fetters of technology have been severed, the travel applications detailed in this article are a must-have for your next out-of-town excursion. So, get out your smartphone and get ready to dial up my Top 5 Travel Apps.

I have to admit that while I love hiking in the mountains, exploring an undeveloped forest and generally being outdoors while on vacation, I have to have my gadgets with me (not that I always can get service there, though).

Whether I’m out traversing in the wilderness or browsing for a tee shirt in Disney World, I need my smartphone apps. They make life easier and help me plan out my time: I can find restaurants and their menus, check show times for movies and concerts, check the news (work-related or current events) and keep up with e-mails from clients and colleagues. I’m lost without my smartphone. And, oh yeah, it lets me receive and make telephone calls.

There are countless smartphone apps available in scores of categories: finance, health, productivity, games and others. The first app many people think of for travel is, of course, one that will tell them about their destination. There are many decent apps for this; I like the Travel Channel’s free Go app, with it’s familiar hosts, and video and audio guides. (While I’m sure there are many paid apps that are well worth their price, I should explain at this point that I favor free apps. So, all my top five apps were all no-charge apps at the time of publication.)


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