Flight, train and bus search sites

Flight, train and bus search sites

1. United low-cost airline search site

http://www.whichbudget.com/

This site is easy to use than other airline search sites.

You can check a connecting flight between two cities without commission.

You don' have to search each flight information.

It is possible that check the connecting flight and charge the tickets what you choose.

Also you can see the map of the city which is located the airport.

2. United train search site

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

You can check the all Europe train lines and book the tickets.

This is the order to buy train tickets.

Search > Select > Ticket & options > Payment > Check & book > Confirmation

In Offers menu, you can get the information about backpacking using train like rail pass.

3. Bus reservation site - Eurolines

http://www.eurolines.com/

Maybe many backpackers already know about Eurolines website.

There are good package, 'Eurolines pass'.

You can enjoy unlimited travel between 15 or 30 days across Europe.

But the pass prices is different in each period of time so you have to check the prices. 

This is the chart of pass prices in this season.

Pass Prices

Take your time. Choose from 15 or 30 day passes.

15 Day	Youth	Adult
Low	€180	€210
Mid	€210	€245
High	€295	€350

30 Day	Youth	Adult
Low	€245	€315
Mid	€275	€335
High	€380	€460

• Valid from 1 April 2012 till 31 March 2013
• • Low season:
  • 26 October - 6 December, 4 Jan 2013 - 28 March
• • Mid season:
  • 30 March - 23 June, 4 Sept - 25 October
• • High season:
  • 24 June - 3 Sept, 7 December - 3 January 2013

Backpacking using various maps

 

Backpacking using various maps

http://map.baenang114.com/

This site is only for the backpacker and the youth hosteler.

Backpacking using various maps basically provides youth hostel information.
: Pictures, basic information, Facilities, Environment, Traffic and reservation.

Backpackers can reservation through the internet because there are many pictures and comments about each youth hostels.

Also provides a subway linemaps and multi-maps.

Most useful data is the information of bed and breakfast (B&B) which is run by Korean.

There are six big taps.

- Main

- Backpacking Europe using Europe maps

- Backpacking USA using USA maps       

- Youth hosteler's USA backpacking

- Youth hosteler's Japan backpacking

- Youth hosteler's Canada backpacking

Backpacking Europe using Europe maps.

You can see many sub-taps on the left side of this page.

Greece, Norway, Germany, Russia, Luxembourg and so on.

If you click one of the taps, you can download maps related to the country,

 including youth hostel's maps.

Backpacking USA using USA maps tap.

You can download only famous airport maps in USA,

subway maps and busway maps.

This is a Youth hosteler's USA backpacking tap.

This page provides youth hostel information around the USA

and primary tourist spots like The Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park.

There are more various sub-taps in Youth hosteler's Japan backpacking tap.

: VISA

Traffic

Rail pass

Lodge

Hot spring

Theme backpacking

Famous restaurant

etc.

And there are only Youth hostel data in Youth hosteler's Canada backpacking tap.

Blog 'Go Backpacking'

Go Backpacking

(best blog about backpacking)

 

http://noas.tistory.com/notice/698

 

Most important and useful way to get ready for backpacking is seeing other packtripper's plan.

 

Recently, there are many bloggers calld power blogger.

 

I will introduce one blog related to backpacking.

 

He writes down about his backpacking from plan to remembrance.

 

Reading his posts you can check your plan.

 

Is it possible schedule?

 

Are there enough time?

 

Which transportation is right for me?

 

Moreover all packtrippers have some trouble during backpacking.

 

Almost every country have diffiernt culture and values.

 

In this blog, you can find the data and matters that require attention to solve these problems.

 

 

 

This is a his profile.

 

He is a backpacking expert and editor of travellerroad.

 

 

 

This is a posting list.

 

Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Europe, South America, the US, Africa and so on.

 

Because he traveled almost around the world, packtrippers can get the information

 

about their backpacking by regional groups.

 

 

 

And there are also basic backpacking tips.

 

-  Exchange know-how

- Network of emergency contacts

- Usage of credit cards aboard

- Various transportation all over the world

- Accommodations

- Noteworthy culture

 

 

Tips of flight.

- A low-cost airline

- Jet lag syndrome
- Limited luggage

 

 

Utilizing hotel tips.

- Lowest price hotel

- Effective utilization of hotel facilities

 

 

Naver travel Wingbus

Wingbus

 

http://wingbus.naver.com/main.nhn

 

I will introduce all in one site 'wingbus'.

 

Naver travel wingbus has all information about  travel.

 

You can make your backpaking plan in this site

 

without your effort to search other websites or applications.

 

 

This is a wingbus's main page and there are four big taps.

 

[Theme travel]    /    [Find travel place]    /    [Reservation]    /    [World festival]

 

 

First, Theme travel.

 

Wingbus recommends travel place to you.

There are many theme for special purpose.

 

- Mountain     /     - Hot spring

- Ski        /     - Photo

- Train        /     - Walking

 - Nature    /     - Dating

etc.

  

 

 

Second, Find travel place.

 

In this page, you can choose the country and areas.

 

 

For example, click New York in the map.

 

then this page has all about New York

 

such as language, area, weather, time, exchange rate.

 

 

 

Also you can see the map of New York.

 

There are pictures, basic information and good place to go about evrey town in New York.

 

(Downtown, Midtown, Upper Manhattan, Lower Manhattan....)

 

 

 

 

 And the information of best place in New York, tourist attractions,

 

famous restaurants and accommodations is provided.

 

 

 

Third, Reservation.

 

There are taps of  airline ticket, pass ticket, local tour, stay(foreign country / Korea)

 

If you choose a point of departure and destination, days and the number of people,

 

wingbus suggests suitable tickets.

 

 

 

Because wingbus has me2day account, it is available to check the information in real time.

 

 

 

In addition, wingbus provides PDF files about cities from Korea to overseas.

 

Anybody can download this documents freely in this page.

 

There are general version, only map version, subway version and taxi version.

 

Google street view

Google street view

 

 

http://maps.google.com/intl/en/help/maps/streetview/#utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=van&utm_source=en-van-na-us-gns-svn

 

 

There is another google's useful site, google street view.

Many Koreans are used Daum street view for preview some place.

But this is limited in scope, only Korea.

So some people who want to see view of a foreign country are used google maps. 

Google maps is popular but users can't see real view.

Because goolg maps provides simple map and satellite picture.

People need to search each picture for themselves searching other people's blog, book and so on.

But this is very inconvenient.

 

Google street view is out of this problems.

You don't have to spend time and evergy for searching.

In google street view, you can see real pictures of place and feel the atmosphere.

Even google street view provides real and high-definition images from the ocean to polar regions.

 

 

 

 

This is a main page of google street view.

The picture is really high-definition.

Basically, you can move the picture using your mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

There are street view collections in gallery tap.

 

- Seven continents of street view

- Historic Italy

- UNESCO world heritage

- US highlights

- Business highlightes

- Parks of the world

- Ski resorts and slopes

- World landmarks

- University campuses

- Amazon

- Russian highlights

- Thailand highlights

- Swiss Alps

- Art project

- Discover Israel

and so on.

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery > Collections >  Seven continents of street view > Notre Dame Cathedral

 

You can walk the street using your mouse.

Right side, left side, up and down, go back etc.

And the screen shows the street name or direction of near attractions.

 

 

 

 

 

Contribute > Explore > Share your panoramas on google maps

 

You can also participate in production of street view.
Anyone can send their pictures to google.
These pictures are more realistic because all these pictures was filmed by the general public.
We can see daily life picures of the place.





But there are some problems about pricacy.
You can see every people, cars, restaurants, shops and so on.
Because all pictures are actuality.
So google basically protects individuals privacy by blurring.
You can also request your right, if your privacy was infringed.

 

Google Maps

Google Maps

https://maps.google.com/

Google site provides maps and the maps show each place's view across the world.
Many people already know about google maps but I want to introduce this maps to every backpackers. There are many other sites which is provide maps but the view is not detail than google maps.  Daum maps also detail but they provides only maps of Korea. Unlike daum maps, users can see maps of every part of earth. So you can search the maps at any time and enywhere.

 

 

 ◀ This is a main page of google maps.

You can establish your location and seach other place.

If you stored your location such as home and company, google maps search the maps related the information automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

▲ Click the place, Incheon.

There are also zoom out function.

To zoom, simply double click the place what you want to see more closely.

 

 

 

 

 

▲ Map of Inha university.

You can see every buildings in campus. 

And it is fairly accurate.

 

 

 

 

▲If you click the satellite button on the upper right side,

the map changed satellite photograph.

This is more realistic and easy to understand the place.

 

 

 

 

▲ And if you click the photo button, you can see real photo of some places.

There are many added option like traffic, video, weather and wiki.

 

Stubby Planner

Stubby Planner

http://www.stubbytour.com/

Many people have a difficult time planning their travel route.
It is very complicated work because we don't know about the country or the region.
This website will help you to plan travel route.
This website have a various information about trip.
For example, lodging, traffic, airline ticket, tourist spot and restaurants.
If you write the cities which you will go, the page make your route based on the information.

In the plan, you can find the transportation and the time required.

It is possible that change the transportation and route as you want.

▲ This is a main page and

You can click the start button.

▲ If you write the cities that you want to go,

the line is painted in the map.

You can also change the sequence.

▲ In this page, there are more specific information

like predicting time and various transportation.

 ▲ After making your own backpacking route,

this site recommends other 's routes

which are same or similar to your route.

You can see other's routes and consult your route using them.

▲ This is a best function in Stubby Planner.

Stubby Planner provides personalized guide book print system.

You can see all the infromation related your backpacking plan.

There are maps, tourist attractions's basic data,

your own route and everything.

You don't need to bring thick and several guide books any more.

▲ Stubby Planner Application is coming soon!

Safe Backpacking

Website

http://www.0404.go.kr/

There are many websites and applications for backtrippers.

But the things made by individual or private enterprise.

So there are many worng and unneeded infromations.

This is a essential website for backtrippers.

Because this is a government home page.

 ▲

This is a main page. You can choose various taps on the top.

 ▲

This page is most important.

You can see the travel alert country or location.

There are four steps in the alert system from attention to forbid.

This is a essential check list before planning.

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You can download the guide book for safe travel, manual book for crime prevention, Olympic book and overseas trip secret note.

Also there are video and broadcasting and cartoons for safe travel.

It is more easy to understnad the importance of intensive preparation.

Application

This application also made by Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade.

-Contents-

 1. Traval alert system

 2. Overseas travel internet resistration system 'Companion' (contains cartoon)

 3. Quicky overseas remittance support system (contains cartoon)

 4. Overseas safe travel oath

 5. Overseas travel TIP

 6. Visa and passport information

 7. Manual by dangerous situations

     (about accident, natural disaster, terror, demo and loss)

 8. Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade's m website

 9. Overseas Koreans Nationals Protection and Crisis Management Division's SNS

     (Facebook and Twitter)

10.Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade's home page and SNS

     (Facebook, Twitter and me2day) 

  

 -Function support-

1. Emergency call

2. Card company and insurance company call

3. Airline call

4. Find my location, confirmation of photo and tape-recording

This is a Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade's advertising video for safe travel

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