From travel maps to GPS gadgets, travel guides and conversion tools, these days, my love for travel has me downloading nifty programs which will turn my iPod Touch (read my post here) into a Swiss Army utility. I spend hours going through them, uploading and deleting, with the ultimate test– to travel with them. On my latest bout of long-term travel, here are 8 travel-worthy iPhone travel apps I found successful, downright useful and which won’t waste your time!
4 Essential iPhone Apps for Korea
- iPod Touch & Apple iPhone
4 Essential Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Apps for getting around Korea:
I love my Apple products and these days, I find, I can’t live without my iPod Touch (read my post here). Living in Korea, I’ll tell you why… I want easy and convenient access to Korean information and I want it in English.
Subway in Korea Lite (aka KorSubway)
* Free*
What’s more frustrating than having to spend time searching for your station on a map when you’re in a rush? With KorSubway, my eyes don’t get crazed out with b.s. visuals, while searching for my stops. KorSubway‘s butt-simple visuals makes finding metro connections fast, easy… a snap!
This handy map has been my #1 tool for getting around (though Jihachul may eventually replace it). It has the metros lines for major Korean cities and a finger swipe navigates you through them, allowing you to zoom in and out for an easy read. Settings are in both, Korean and English.
That said, here’s my second fave mapping tool…
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