City Maps 2Go

City Maps 2Go

Many backpackkers have a trouble using their cell phone because high data roaming cost abroad.
And if they can use internet, the network connection is very slow.
So City Maps 2Go application is useful app to these backpackkers.
They can use this app any time and anywhere without network connection.

City Maps 2Go app provides Worldwide offline maps and Wikipedia content.
You can Search & browse maps offline.
The maps has highest zoom level and detail data.
You do not have to connect to network or WiFi.
Tourist spots has WiKipedia's explanation.

- search and find streets in the city
- no hassle with WiFi, Internet or Roaming
- easily spot your location with passive GPS
- find thousands of Points of Interest
- add or bookmark your favorite places
- find hotels and ratings from booking.com
- read full Wikipedia articles (texts and images)

(From Google Play site)

There are two versions of this app

▶ Included in this FREE app:
- download any 5 maps out of 7,800
- Wikipedia abstracts for all five maps
- “Wiki Plus” for one map

▶ Add “Unlimited Downloads” (in-app purchase)
- unlimited map download
- Wikipedia abstracts for all maps
- unlimited “Wiki Plus”for all maps

(From Google Play site)

Touriworld

Touriworld

http://www.touriworld.co.kr/

This is a useful site for backpackers.
Backpackers can find information about backpacking abroad.
Originally this information was published only in paper.
But now backpackers can use the information for free through internet.
This page basically offers a weather update, traffic site, time and exchange rate.
In the main page, there are eight taps.

1. Touriworld-introduction
2. Touriapp

3. Preparations for a trip

4. Recommended roots
5. Tourist information of the nations
6. Touriworld square
7. My blog
8. Partners

　
　
In the tap of 'Tourist information of the nations', you can find detailed information about each country.

This is highly specialized so you don't have to worried about wrong information.

 

Backpackers can interact and communicate with other backpackers in 'Touriworld square' tap.

They can write their own backpacking stories and also can see ohters stories.

The most useful tap is 'Looking for company'.

Each backpackers can find companies using this tap.

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There is also 'Touriapp'
Backpackker can find information about backpacking at any time and anywhere.

GLORY KORAIL

GLORY KORAIL

글로리 코레일

 

 GLORY(Green Life of Railway Yearning) is a KORAIL's ticket booking application.

If you have a backpacking plan using train, this application is very useful.

You do not worry about ticket loss and damage.

And mobile ticket is more convenient than paper ticket.

GLORY is made up six main facilities.

1. Train ticket reservation : train hour and seat checking, reservation, payment and note issuing.

2. Cut-price goods : reservation of business seats and economical seats.

3. Reservation breakdown : payment and note issuing after checking the advance tickets.

4. Ticket check : ticket verification and restitution.

5. My information : check a breakdown of one's train use, registeration of credit card and discount coupons.

6. Near station : Find near station function using GPS and mobile augmented reality techniques.

 

 

 

The picture on the left is main page of this application.

And the picture on the right shows Train ticket reservation tap. You can choose the type of trains, date, starting station, arrival station, type of seats and the number of people.

 

 

After reservation, you can check the tickets information.

There are train number, date, period of payment and important details.

 

 

 

The picture on the left is the cut-price goods tap.

You can buy the train tickets more cheaply and find special seats such as business seats and movie compartments.

 

 Near station and My information taps are most useful for packtripper.

GPS system in the cellphone find your location and check the near station. You can also read the map of the area.

My information tap has all your train use information. So you can check conveniently your history.

 

Korea Tour Guide

Korea Tour Guide

대한민국 구석구석

Korea Tour Guide mobile application was made by the Korea Tourist Service.

For ten years, many experts examined tourist attractions and culture.

All this information is available in this application.

And if you have a domestic backpacking plan, this app is very useful to you.

You can uproad your plan on Twitter and share information with your friends in real time.

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This application has thirty thousand of travel informations.

Korea Tour Guide mobile application is composed of three parts.

First, 'Recommendation'

Second, 'View all'

Third, 'Where shall we go?'

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'Recommendation' part
- Recommendation of the month! Worth visiting
- Flamboyant! Popular visiting
- Visit travel
- Video
- Regional recommendation

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'View All' part

There are sixteen detailed menus.

For example,

- Hotel

- Festival

- Traffic

- Experience

- Nature spot

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'Recommendation' part
- Recommendation of the month! Worth visiting
- Flamboyant! Popular visiting
- Visit travel
- Video
- Regional recommendation

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'View All' part

There are sixteen detailed menus.

For example,

- Hotel

- Festival

- Traffic

- Experience

- Nature spot

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'Where shall we go?' part

If you click this part, Korean map appears on the screen.

It is possible that to choose each region.

And region parts have a popular beauty spop such as waterfalls, mountains and museums.

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This is a video about the Korea Tour Guide Application
You can understand more easily from this video.