One of the greatest fears among travelers is getting lost in a foreign country and not knowing what to do. Before getting on a plane to fly to a foreign country it very important to familiarize yourself with the country. Taking some time to make travel preparation can help you find your way faster and easier once you have reached your final destination. The plan involves finding a convenient hotel, familiarizing yourself with the map of your travel destination and studying the transportation system or plan of your travel location. Booking a conveniently located hotel can help you located various places of interest. Public transportation maps for different cities and areas of interest …show more content…
The guide usually covers critical transportation corridors and stops of most major destinations. Travel supplies, luggage and maps are a common feature in travel stores in Singapore. Purchasing some of your travel items at your final destination. In spite of great strides that have been made technologically in mapping directions through devices and platforms such as the internet and GPS, you can still find your way whenever you are lost using the good old map. A paper map is an essential travel item to keep in your backpack or car whenever you are travelling, and more so when you lose your internet connection. In case you are worried about getting an internet connection during your travel, there are a couple of maps that can be downloaded offline. The maps are available in all the major international languages including English, German Chinese and …show more content…
These apps have been enhanced with fully supported offline features. You can save the maps for offline use in order to enjoy and enhance your user experience. However, the cache maps are deleted automatically after 30 days. The Galileo Offline Maps, offers user’s an option of downloading the entire map of a country on a single tapping. This OpenStreeMap based app is updated monthly and is available free on Apple App Store. If you choose to take the Pro version that costs $3.99, you will get to enjoys features such as GPS tracking, and mapping bookmarks. Galileo Offline Maps is compatible with iPhone 3GS and iPad 1. The benefits of using offline maps while traveling away are numerous, they include; better battery life, faster loading times, no monthly charges on maps and cutting down on roaming cost while