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Travel Resource Websites & Apps

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Trusted House Sitters for Petsitting/ Housing options     🔗 https://www.trustedhousesitters.com

Couchsurfing for both Housing and Community Building while traveling    🔗 https://www.couchsurfing.com

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Translator App:   🔗 ​https://translate.google.com

Download Maps Off-Line with   🔗 https://maps.me 

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

For Local Tipping Norms  🔗 https://doyoutip.site

24 Time Zones   🔗 https://24timezones.com/time-zones 

For Local Emergency #s  🔗 https://www.adducation.info/general-knowledge-travel-and-transport/emergency-numbers

My Go To's:

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Transportation Resources:

       Rome 2 Rio 🔗 https://www.rome2rio.com  &  Omio 🔗 omio.com to find & book transportation method options.

 

       Skyscanner 🔗 https://skyscanner.com    &   🔗 Going.com : to compare flight costs           

       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/

      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

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Hostel Sites:                                                                                                                          Additional Housing Options:

       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

       Hostelz  (a $ comparison site)​ -  🔗 https://www.hostelz.com                                        Home Exchange -   🔗 https://www.homeexchange.com

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                      Home Stay -  🔗 https://www.homestay.com

                          For Local Emergency Phone Numbers: International SOS Assistance App & Trip Whistle Global SOS App 

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For ETIAS VISA Requirements:  🔗 http://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

For Travel Insurance

     🔗 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   

       

​     🔗 Insured Nomads - also offers comprehensive International Healthcare    

       

      For Medical Evacuation only Plans:  🔗 Global Rescue   or   🔗 MedJet 

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 International Ride Share Services:

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.)

      In Europe: BlaBlaCar  🔗 http://www.blablacar.com  - Local & Between City Ride Sharing.  Also in to Brazil, Mexico &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 & Columbia.  

      In Israel: GETT  🔗 https://www.gett.com - also expanded to US, UK & 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

For Luggage Storage

      Radical Storage  🔗  https://radicalstorage.com/luggage-storage   &   Bounce  🔗 https://usebounce.com

About Cell Phones Internationally:   

       🔗 https://mashable.com/article/make-sure-phone-works-international-travel     &    🔗 https://www.howtocallabroad.com

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International Volunteer & Work Opportunities​:

      Craig's List - 🔗 https://craigslist.org                                                                               Work Away -  🔗 https://www.workaway.info

      Gumtree -  🔗 https://www.gumtree.com                                                                        World Packers -  🔗 https://www.worldpackers.com

      HelpX -  🔗 https://www.helpx.net                                                                                   WWOOF -  🔗 https://wwoof.net

     

      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:

      UNESCO's World Heritage Sites  🔗  https://whc.unesco.org/en/list

​       🌐 Atlas Obscura  🔗   https://www.atlasobscura.com

​     CouchSurfing App Community Hangouts  🔗 https://www.couchsurfing.com/mobile-hangouts

      🍽️ EatWith 🔗 https://www.eatwith.com/    &     Devour Tours 🔗 https://devourtours.com     

      City Passes, like GoCity  🔗 https://gocity.com/en

      Hiking 🥾 & Biking 🚲 Trails  🔗 https://alltrails.com

      Walking Tours:  Take Walks  🔗https://www.takewalks.com   & Get Your Guide  🔗 https://www.getyourguide.com

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