Accommodation Websites/Apps
- Hostelworld
- Airbnb
- Homeaway
- Kayak
- Jettsetter (i.e., nice hotels for cheap)
- Trivago (i.e., price point for hotels)
- Craziest Hostels
- Visa Luxury Hotel Collection
- Holiday swap
- Vomos (i.e., luxury services for rent, yachts, villas, car services, jets)
Organizer/Getting Around Websites/Apps
- Tripit (i.e., organizer for all reservations, plans, activities, and its FREE)
- https://www.polarsteps.com/
- Goodbudget (i.e., use to set categories, keep track of all expeneses, and its FREE)
- Pack point (i.e. helps design perfect packing list)
- Mapsme (i.e. offline maps)
- **GoogleTranslate (i.e., download your offline version for your city your in)
- **GoogleMaps (i.e, this is a must.. download offline google map for your area and use the pins feature)
- Google Keep (i.e., to organize your to do list, collaborate with other travels on what to see)
- Duolingo/Mango (i.e., app to learn languages)
- 50 Languages (i.e., interactive website and app to help you learn almost any language)
- ProtonVPN(use when connecting to wifi)
- WorldNomads Insurance (Compare website)
Transportation Websites/Apps
- Google Flights (i.e., booking app for plane tickets)
- Hopper (i.e,. benchmarks when to buy tickets, app only no web version)
- DB (i.e., trains in Germany)
- Seat61
- GTFO (i.e., app that searches from your home airport cheap flights to get away in 24 hours).
- TSA-Pre-check (i.e., skip the lines at security in U.S airports for $85 for five years)
- Clear (i.e., will allow you to skip security lines but cost is a little higher than tsa-precheck $179/yr)
- Turo (i.e. rental car for 30% less)
- Mobile passport app (i.e. skip customs)
What to See and Do:
- Foursquare (i.e., great for recommendations on where to eat with multiple filters and what to see as well)
- Podcast: epop
- Onetrip.com (great itinerary builder)
- Cowork/live: https://medium.com/@coworker.com/5-coworking-spaces-with-co-living-accomodation-in-asia-5c7a67a26ce0
- Pintpass send beer to friends
- America's Quietest Routes
- All National Parks in US in One Trip
- America Best Small Towns
- Best Places to be Expat
- European Places in U.S Cities
- 5 Unknown Countries
- 10 Trips thatll Change your Life
- 10 Best U.S Islands besides Hawaii
- 10 best solo us destinations
- Most Romantic Small cities in USA
- Short Road Trips
- 10 world's best hotels
Best Credit Cards
- AMEX Platinum (In 2021 I have recently switched to this due to the breakdown listed in this article)
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (i.e., 2x reward for dining and travel, 50,000 bonus points, and one for one swap to any airline)
- Chase Sapphire Reserved Card (i.e., 3x points for dining and travel, 50,000 bounus points, $450 annual fee but $300 travel credit, $100 TSA precheck, priority select airport lounge, 1x1 swap on reward programs)
- Analysis of both cards
Stay Connected:
- Postogram (i.e., ability to make postcards on phone and send to anywhere for $.99 with free shipping)
- Ink (i.e., ability to send a card from anywhere for cheap)
- Proton VPN
Gear:
- Tortuga Backpack (i.e., here is a detailed compare website and see below picture on amazon)
- Patagonia Backpack
- Anker Batterpack (i.e, see picture below)
- Water bottle foldable (i.e, see picture below)
- Microfiber towel (i.e, see picture below)
- Converter (i.e, see picture below)
- Travel/Passport Pouch (i.e, see picture below)
- Travel Cubes (i.e, see picture below)
- Travel Journal (i.e., barnes and noblce for $8.95)
- Roll clothes use rubber band
- Travel cubes
- Koozie
- First aid kit
- Converter
- Extra cables
- Micro towel
- Trash bag for dirty clothes
- Battery packs (solar chargeable)
- Headphones
- Hair tie phone to car vent
- Skyroam WiFi brick
General Tips
- Download Google offline maps to each location (i.e., you will not need to use any data or wifi service to know where you are)
- Download Google translate for every country going to
- Take out all currency at ATM in country rather than at an exchange station (i.e., saving 20% on fees)
- At hostel grab a map and ask the staff on what should do in time limit by priority. Then plan your trip for next day. Spend the nights with new friends you meet at the hostel and the day solo doing what you want to do.
- Battery pack for your phone
- Multipurpose phone adapter
- Pens
- Journal (i.e., write down who met, number transportations, culture differences, itinerary, stories, cost, etc.)
- Free Wi-Fi,
- AC adapter with USB
- Fly airserbia free food and checked bag
- Tums/advil (i.e., for thus hungover mornings)
- Purchase 10 packet metro and don't bend ticket
- ATM for cash to avoid commission at exchange,
- Free museums Sundays
- Suggested Packing List
- Lift your foot up on your luggage when being weighed
- Wait last seat and take what be paid seats on spirit and American (due to extra cost seats are at front)
- Drone AI recognition: https://picterra.ch/
- Places retire: https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-best-cities-for-expats/
- Kathmandu wheels
- Über Planes called blackbird: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2019/03/12/uber-for-planes-startup-blackbird-raises-10-million-to-replace-road-trips-with-flying-private/
- Signa insurance for expats in for countries
- Debit card to pull money out (cheaper then exchang rates)
- Expat Tax https://www.greenbacktaxservices.com/blog/us-expat-taxes-implications-for-military-contractors/
- Google FI phone plan: https://g.co/fi/r/MJT3UU
