Aided by Apps
This Insane Train will be aided by apps all the way. From
finding caches to allowing us to be seen on a live map. So here is a rundown of
some of the apps we will be using. Note we all have android phones so these
apps may not be available on iphones, windows phones or a Blackberry.
Neongeo
this app is my favorite geocaching app. I have used cache
sense, cgeo, geocaching.com app and Neongeo and found this one to be the best
for me, plus the paid version is only $4.26(free is a full use version limited
to 30 days). I use Neongeo when I want to grab some quick caches or have a few
minutes and want to look for caches all over the world. I love the how easy it is to use and the
compass on the map screen makes it the closest to my garmins for finding
caches. Then when I find the cache I can upload a pic I took or take one while
writing the log. Also I love the friend follow feature on Neongeo so my friends
all over can see where I’m caching and I can see them when they are caching.
GasBuddy
This app is AWESOME when you travel because it helps find
the lowest priced gas. I have adjusted what states we stop for gas in and will
save .30 a gallon just by stopping 20 miles early. This app only works if the
users are posting prices so we will be helping out as we drive since three of
us will be siting for hours without anything to do.
Google Latitude
I will be turning on public follow while on our trip so
anyone who goes to my blog can track our progress from the web just by going to
that post and viewing the map no registration is needed. This is included in Google maps so no special app
is needed. We hope you like this feature on the blog. We used it last year but
the cell service I had was not as good as it is now.
Kayak
This app searches web sites for the best price on hotels
flights and cars. I use it search for potential hotels and then try and get a
better price by calling direct or visiting the hotels web site. With Kayak you can tell it to search
for rooms for 4 adults or even multiple rooms, so this is why I don’t use priceline
or Hotwire because I need to know for a fact we have two beds. I also use them
on the web before or trip for planning flights. Try them you’ll like them.
Hotels.com
I never like to go with the first bit of information I get.
Plus I get a free nights stay after 10
nights and if I am going to stay at a hotel that uses Hotels.com I am going to
book it through this app. Sometimes you can get a better deal and you can tell
it 4 adults so no hassle at the front
desk.
Motel 6
Just in case we want to go super cheap and fast. With four
people it gives us the option of a deciding if we want the free breakfast from
a $100.00 a night hotel or some drive through breakfast after a $50.00 Motel 6
room.
Trip it
This website and app take all our reservations and confirmations
and keeps them in one nice and tidy spot. All I have to do is pull up this trip
and my itinerary with confirmation numbers, dates and times are all in one
handy app.
Southwest
I advise anyone who is traveling to use the app of the
company you are traveling with to help you know delays and any information you
can get without having to go up to the counter. I just traveled back from North
Dakota and used the Amtrak app and I was able to see that my train was late and
an estimated time of arrival. No phone calls no getting to the station an hour
to early.
Flight Aware
Okay this one is just because I am a airplane nerd. You can
see where the airplanes are headed to that fly over me. Also I can see John’s
flight in the air and know if he is on time or not. Really this one is just for
me to kill time.
These are the apps that I use and find that they come in
very handy at times, I would love to hear from you if you have a favorite
android app for caching/traveling.
