Every experienced traveler will tell you that planning your next trip is not difficult. But for a beginner, this task may seem not so much difficult as new and intimidating. After all, the success of the entire trip depends to a greater extent on preparation. Logistics, accommodation, on-site program, country specifics, local prices and the “right” places to shop are just a small part of what needs to be found and implemented. And for this, we have collected useful resources and services that can be useful at the initial stage of real travel.
I don’t know what will make me buy a ready-made ticket from a tour operator now (except for a super-unrealistic price that will cover the cost of flights and accommodation), because planning an independent trip is easy and simple. Often the trip comes out, if not cheaper, then much richer and more interesting. So let's get started!
What's the price
Numbeo- a convenient option to find out how much housing, food, transport, etc. cost in the country where you are going to go. Just select the criteria you need and estimate the budget for your trip.
How to get there
Kayak- looking for plane tickets. In my experience, he was the one who always gave me the cheapest airfare. And, of course, do not forget about flying out of Russia.
And if you do not know where to go on a trip, you have a direct road to Drungli. This site will tell you where you can fly the cheapest way from your city on a specific date, or it will give you a price table for the whole month.
What to pay attention to: which airport the plane arrives at (important for logistics or transfers), conditions for returning and exchanging a ticket, baggage rules, meals on board.
Where to live
Hotels Combined - decent metasearch engine for hotels in different countries, thanks to which you do not have to check all the booking sites you know. On the site Bed and Breakfast you can find a B&B hotel (I just adore them). In addition to finding hotels, there is also a good content section with travel ideas and tips.
But hotels are not the only possible option for a stopover while traveling. On service Airbnb you can find an apartment, and on the site Hostels- find a cheap hostel. Website useful for travelers with children [email protected] family oriented.
What to pay attention to A: Does the price include local taxes, food, and cancellation policy.
What to do on site
Personally, I love getting to know real life in every new country and the city where I visit, so I always look for local friends on Couchsurfing. After all, they can not only give practical advice, but also arrange a tour, show life from the inside, and even feed you lunch. In addition, you can always track the parties and other activities organized by the "surfers" in a particular city. It is always interesting and fun to meet fellow travelers in person.
Second option - organize an official tour with a local resident, for example, using the service tripster. By the way, here you can not only find an excursion from the locals, but also ask the participants of the service a question of interest.
Currant- a startup guide to Russia that will tell you where to go and what to do without leaving your native country. Also from travelers for travelers.
In addition to Couchsurfing and Tripster, there are a few other resources you can add to find tips and advice from travelers.
tripadvisor- reviews of hotels, restaurants, beaches, etc. - a huge database of various objects and activities around the world. By the way, here you can find reviews about the hotel that you liked, for example, by price or location.
gogobot - somewhat similar to TripAdvisor, but it also has a large community of travellers. On Gogobot, you can ask a question or make a recommendation to others.
Travelers for travelers– another community of travelers from different countries focused on budget travel and getting to know local life and culture.
Find an expert
No desire or time to do everything yourself? Increase your budget by 10 - 20 € and order the desired service from others.
GO2- on this platform there is a good section of services, where experienced travelers offer their help to beginners. For example, developing logistics, finding plane tickets or housing options. There is no fixed price for any service, so you can negotiate with each expert individually.
Skillflick - a resource for finding local services in London, from guided tours to clarinet lessons to professional wedding photography.
I think that most of these services are familiar to experienced travelers or have alternatives. However, they will certainly come in handy for those who are just taking the first steps in organizing independent trips.
The most useful sites and applications that we and our readers use. For route planning, finding accommodation, tickets, the best places for hitchhiking or searching for food in the trash. In a word, for all occasions.
👾Planning
- wikitravel.org- an encyclopedia of independent travel. All information about interesting places ah, travel by public transport and between cities. How to use? Search in the search for the city or country of interest.
Most of the information will be in English. But, for Spanish-speaking countries there is often more information in Spanish, for French-speaking countries in French. So switch the language of the article and use a translator, si tu ne comprends pas;
- hitchwiki.org- an encyclopedia of hitchhiking. Sea useful information not only for hitchhiking: for example, land border crossings, where it is better to obtain a visa in neighboring countries. There are also articles in Russian, but more information is usually in English;
- www.workaway.info is the most popular volunteer hosting site in 170 countries. Registration as a volunteer is paid ($36 for a year and $46 for two);
- internationalsos.com— a site with up-to-date information about dangerous regions (epidemic, Civil War etc)
- forum.awd.ru- the most popular Russian-language forum dedicated to independent travel. Advice: use search;
- turbina.ru— advice and notes of Russian-speaking travelers. Advice: use the country navigator;
- — the most profitable travel options for Russians. Often the reason for traveling is cheap tickets, for example Advice: subscribe and tell your neighbors and friends.
📚Guides
- Guides Lonely Planet— the most popular travel guides in the world;
- Guides Dorling Kindersley- can be found on the root tracker as much as 22GB,
- Hunter Travel Guides- another line of guides, link to rutracker;
- Even more useful texts can be found on the rutracker in the section "Travel and tourism;
- And here's another whole a bunch of guidebooks;
🛂 Visa rules
- traveldoc.aero is a service with a database used by airlines to check the current visa rules when boarding a flight. Most of the information is relevant for entry through international airports;
- Timatic- the good old timatic through which you can find out the visa rules for visiting countries through international airports.
- Visa requirements for Russian citizens on Wikipedia. The article is updated fairly quickly.
The same articles on Wikipedia can be found for citizens of other countries (for example, Belarus or Ukraine). You need to google "Visa requirements for ... [for example Belarus]"
- Other information and live experience should be sought on thematic forums. For example the ones listed above.
☔ Insurance
In order to obtain a Schengen visa, in any case, it will have to be done. And it's usually cheaper to apply online. Check where it is cheaper from these sites:
Advice: are you in Belarus?! Or go through - make insurance there. It can be 2 times cheaper than the same in Russia.
🎫 Find and buy tickets
✈ Flights
The ideal search engine for airline tickets probably does not exist. The best thing is a combination of several. Use whatever is more convenient.
Here's what our editors use:
- www.aviasales.ru— search engine for airline tickets by default.
- azair.eu- search of compound routes of low-cost airlines Worldwide. If it doesn't matter where, specify in the "To" field - xxx Anywhere. And remember, low-cost tickets always cheaper on the airline's website;
- momondo.com- Flight search engine. We know, we love, we use;
- skyscanner.net— search for air tickets. By specifying the city or country of departure, you can find out where it is cheapest to fly without filling in the "where" box. That's what all gurus do;
- Google Flights- search engine for flights from Google;
- Yandex Avia- domestic search engine for air tickets from Yandex;
- Ctrip- Chinese ticket aggregator, when you want a little 你好吗. Sometimes you can find prices cheaper than on popular aggregators;
- matrix.itasoftware.com- a search engine for geeks, but you won’t be able to buy through it;
⛺ Accommodation
- is the most popular site for booking accommodation. Works all over the world;
- hotelscombines.com— the service compares prices for different accommodation booking systems. Often you can find housing cheaper than on
- airbnb.com- renting apartments around the world. A great option for traveling with a group of 3-5 people. By the way, when registering, you can get 2000 rubles. for the first booking;
- hostelworld.com— search for hostels around the world. Hostels help not only to save money, but also to find a company or hear interesting stories from travelers;
- couchsurfing.com— an important site for the industry independent travelers, whose name has already become a household name. Community members exchange communication and a roof over their heads. Recently, you need to pass paid account verification (20$) . In the free version, you can send only 10 applications per month.
Advice: carefully read host accounts and reviews about them.
- trustroots.org– search for wonderful people who are ready to provide accommodation or show their city. Remember that platforms like this and couchsurfing exist not for free living, but for interesting communication and exchange of good mood.
- planet.squat.net- one of the official (if any) sites of squatters in Europe.
📌 Maps and search for interesting places
🗺 Cards
- maps.google.com — online maps all over the world. It also lays routes taking into account public transport in many cities. And in the app iOS, Android) you can download map fragments for offline use.
- maps.me is the best offline map app.
- Galileo- offline maps, someone finds it more convenient than maps.me.
- Google Translate– a translator that can also work offline, for this you need to download languages in advance.
How to decide on the first independent trip abroad. Which country to choose in order not to experience problems, have fun and save money. Which countries are the easiest to travel to on your own if this is your first time.
You are still studying travel agency announcements and listen on the phone to the revelations of the manager about paradise holiday in egypt And luxurious beaches of Pattaya. Perhaps you are ready to change hotel reservations Sharm El Sheikh And Antalya to the expanses of the central Turkey; and also, not the most best coast Pattaya with a walk along the evening Beach Road in the company of drunken compatriots to the deserted white beaches of small islands and the atmosphere of the northern provinces of Thailand. I don't know the language! I do not know how to drive! I'm afraid of the unknown in a foreign country! I'm afraid to be left without money! Where to start, in the end, which country is worth going to for the first time in the absence of independent travel experience. Approximately such questions are asked by novice travelers, who increasingly have thoughts of betrayal of the tour operator and independent organization trips abroad. It is no secret that often, together with a tour package, they have to look at the local garbage dump under the window and fall asleep not to the sound of the evening surf of the waves, but to the sound of a bulldozer under their window, accompanied by juicy expressions of local builders.
I analyzed about 50 countries that I could recommend to those who want to go arrange your own trip - from the moment of buying a ticket and booking accommodation to compiling an itinerary. I took 7 main criteria to make it clearer why these countries actually. A 5-point scale is closer to me, so I will evaluate the criteria according to it. Then, by mathematical addition of scores, I chose countries. Below is the result of my research.
One more moment. Why exactly 5 countries? And not, say, 7 or 10. Because after visiting these five countries, it will practically not matter where you go next. Before you will be only a matter of choosing a direction.
So, the criteria by which I studied the possibility independent travel novice traveler. The order in which these criteria are laid out is random without any hidden meaning.
- Visa regime
- The language and friendliness of the inhabitants.
- Transport accessibility and ease of movement within the country.
- The interest of the country for tourism in general.
- Price level.
- Safety.
- Infrastructure and service
Many seemingly easy countries to visit were not included by the same criteria. 
Türkiye
- Türkiye visa-free country for Ukrainians and Russians, so welcome ( 5 points)
- English and Russian are known here, though only in tourist places, but for the first time this is enough; ignorance of foreign languages in the Turkish outback is compensated by friendliness local residents and sign language - helps ( 5 points)
- high-quality roads and a developed bus network, airports at key tourist points, proximity to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus (5 points)
- tourism is Turkey's strong point and it is hardly necessary to convince anyone of this (5 points)
- Turkish prices do not amaze with their low level, but they do not make you think about the insignificance of your income (4 points)
- in Turkey it is dangerous, probably only for long-legged blondes, who, moreover, diligently show their other virtues to local hot guys; everyone else has nothing to worry about 4 points)
- tourist infrastructure and service are almost European and much higher than in South-East Asia; (5 points)
Total points - 33
How to find budget accommodation in Istanbul
Thailand
- visa on arrival 5 points)
- V Thailand everywhere they understand basic school English and are fluent in sign language - ( 4 points), since many at school learned French or German ...
- the organization of internal movements in Thailand is the dream of any traveler. Any place in the country can be reached by plane, bus, train, car or water. In addition, all this is fabulously cheap, and there is a lot of information about the traffic pattern on specialized forums or on the net. The only "but" is far from our region. That's why - ( 4 points)
- I personally don’t know a country more interesting for tourism than Thailand, who knows - please share. Beaches, history, exotic, local kitchen… (5 points)
- ailand still remains a very low prices for everything: transport, housing, food and services; a little problem for car enthusiasts - left-hand traffic, which you get used to in half an hour, the way to Thailand is also not close, so - ( 4 points)
- V Thailand there is a specially created tourist police, so if you behave decently - there will be no problems, even in case of indecent behavior - the probability of problems is equal to the probability of snowfall in the Sahara ( 5 points)
- everything here is the best - for tourists, the service as a whole will probably have a lot of problems for snobs and those who are used to Arab luxury, but in general for a solid four - 4 points.
Total points - 31
How to find budget accommodation in Thailand
Cyprus
- Ukrainians, Baltic countries, Israelis do not need a visa, the rest can easily get an e-visa visa on arrival (5 points)
- 100% of residents speak English, almost everywhere there is Russian-speaking staff (5 points)
- It is very easy to get to the island itself - there are a lot of flights from Western and Eastern Europe, as well as from the Middle East. It is even easier to rent a car; without it, a trip to Cyprus will be incomplete. However, buses also go to the main attractions and there is always the opportunity to buy a tour (5 points)
- local attractions are evenly distributed throughout the island, but the main thing in Cyprus is the beaches and the weather, 300 sunny days a year and hundreds of kilometers of beaches along the perimeter. (5 points)
- prices are slightly higher than in Turkey, but lower than in Greece, for example. (4 points)
- Cyprus is an absolutely safe island, unless of course you leave your wallet on a towel when you go swimming. But even in this case, it is highly likely that the wallet will remain in its place (personally verified) (5 points)
- excellent infrastructure, good service which is an order of magnitude higher than its cost (5 points)
Total points - 34
Hotels and apartments in Cyprus I search through the Booking.com search system, the service compares the prices of dozens of booking systems - we just have to choose Best offer. In each article or report, I provide links to hotels where I have stayed and which I liked.
How to buy a budget flight to Cyprus
Airfare I'm looking for and buying on airline sales. The service chooses the most profitable offer- it remains for us to choose the best in terms of price, departure time or airline.
Croatia
- visa-free country for citizens of Ukraine, Georgia, the Baltic countries, the rest need a Schengen visa - (4 points)
- English is no better known here than most Russians or Ukrainians, the situation is saved by the commonality of languages - even a traffic cop is able to learn a dozen necessary phrases. (4 points)
- the country is located along the sea, which is considered one of the cleanest in the world, mountains, lakes and a number of ancient monuments. (5 points)
- Croatian autobahns are among the best in Europe and there is nothing to do here without a car, although the bus network is decent ( 4 points)
- prices are quite high compared to neighboring Montenegro (3 points)
- V Croatia absolutely safe (5 points)
- it’s probably not worth going here for Hiltons and other hotel joys (with the exception of Dubrovnik), everything else is a solid four (4 points)
How to find budget accommodation in Croatia
B budget accommodation or hotels in Split , from airline sales- an aggregator that I use myself. The service selects the most profitable offers - you just have to choose the best one by price, departure time or airline.
How to travel cheap on your own? Where to start, where to rent a house, how to buy cheap tickets? I will try to answer these and other questions below, based on my own experience.
Remember that for the organization of good independent travel it takes a lot of time, but such a trip gives you complete freedom of action and can make your dreams come true.
Is it cheaper to travel alone?
An independent trip will not always be cheaper (but in 60% -70% of cases it will be much cheaper) than to go on a package tour, where you don’t have to think and everything has long been invented. But the impressions of a "package vacation" will never be compared with the impressions and emotions received from a trip planned by you personally. And this is the first and main plus of independent travel.
If you're planning your first solo trip, be sure to read on!
How to travel cheap on your own and how to organize an unforgettable trip?
Airplane tickets
For me, organizing a solo trip usually starts with finding tickets to the desired destination. Moreover, it is not necessary that the plane tickets were to this particular country/city.
For example, if we talk about Europe, then there the distances between cities and even countries are relatively small. And the difference in ticket prices between them can be a substantial amount.
It often happens that for the “won” difference in the cost of a plane ticket, you can not only get from one city to another, but also live there for several days. And by the way, flights in Europe are very cheap (often cheaper than other transport), flying for 2.5 hours for 1000 rubles is the norm there.
Thus, open the map, see what cities are nearby and build a route. Of course, there are people who do not need all these troubles.
If the final price of the intermediary and the airline is the same or differs slightly, then it is better to buy tickets on the airline's website in order to avoid trouble. By the way, when buying tickets from S7 through the application, the promotional code S7APP (2-3% of the fare) is valid, a trifle, but nice.
- are looking for the best prices for a flight;
- check ticket prices from/to neighboring cities;
- compare the cost of tickets on the search engine website and on the official website of the selected airline;
- do not forget to look for a promotional code for the purchase;
- let's use imagination in the development of the route!
Check ticket prices for neighboring cities and countries. Check prices on airline websites and multi-search. Try to circle the route.
Planning an independent travel itinerary
When the starting and ending points become known, it's time to start working out the travel route. You should not gallop and change cities every day, but I personally do not like to stay too long in one place. Study information on the Internet, forums, blogs - a sea of \u200b\u200binformation and ideas.
I always use the forums on Otzyv.ru and Vinsky's forum. Various blogs are found by search.
Forums and blogs are a great source for planning routes.
Tickets for transport between cities and / or countries should be searched on the websites of local carriers. If you really want to save money, you will have to work hard to find the best deals. Or you can just take advantage of the growing popularity of the project, which itself will look for affordable tickets for buses, trains and planes, compare prices and duration of the trip (works in Europe)!
- we are looking for information on the Internet, I advise Otzyv.ru, Vinsky's forum, tripavisor;
- you can buy or download a guide with ready-made routes;
- find best options moving between cities.
Selection of sights and interesting places for independent travel
In order to get around the city at least a little, it is enough to make a list of the main attractions and other places of interest to you (you can also pre-mark them in Google maps or print / buy a map). In this list, you need to mark in advance the places that you want to see and plan to visit them in the first days of your stay in the city. You should first find out the opening hours, weekends, days when admission is free (and this happens).
Again, use your imagination. You no longer have to blindly follow the tour program and run out sightseeing with your tongue hanging out because you're already meeting at the bus in an hour. Independence and managing your own time is the fourth plus of independent travel.
Again, I get information about sights mainly from the Internet. In addition, for major cities you can download/buy a guidebook (I usually download and look for “missed” places on the Internet).
Sometimes the choice of hotels can be quite difficult (for small towns). Then you can search the city's official website, where you can usually find a list of hotels - and search directly.
Can return 1000 rubles by booking accommodation on Booking using my link.
If you are going to rent a car, check out the parking information. In some cities in Europe, entry into the city center by car is prohibited, in many there are problems with parking (not to mention the fact that they are paid). For example, in the center of Amsterdam, just a day parking pass will cost 30 euros!
The ability to go anywhere and at any time using public transport, and even better, a rented car is the sixth plus of independent travel!
- we study fare prices, possible travel options;
- Thinking about whether to buy a tourist card?
- For those who have a car - be sure to find out the situation with parking!
Study in advance the types of transport and tickets, discount cards. This will allow you not to waste time on the proceedings on the spot.
Visa for travel in Europe
Many are afraid of the word visa and pay two or three times more money to visa processing firms. In fact, applying for a visa to Europe is not at all scary. IN major cities For a long time there have been multi-visa centers where you can consult and submit documents on your own (first of all, we are talking about Schengen).
The main rule when choosing a country for obtaining a visa is that documents are submitted to the country in which you will stay the longest. If the number of days in several countries is the same, the country of first entry is preferred.
When you have decided on the country of submission, study the list of documents (for a tourist visa, usually these are plane tickets and other transport; hotel / apartment reservations; proof of solvency - a bank statement, a letter from a sponsor, a certificate of currency purchase; medical insurance; employment certificate; photos).
Insurance without unnecessary running around can be issued on the site comparison and selection of insurance. All options are available laid out, you can compare several insurance. In my experience, buying through this site is even cheaper (I made out in the office for 10 days - it turned out 1010 rubles, another time I bought through the site for 15 days for 740 rubles and with big amount options)!
Well, then you collect it all and serve it, better in advance. In my experience, it takes an average of 2 weeks from submitting documents to receiving a passport. If you are not getting the first Schengen, then it is better to request a multivisa, and then the consul will figure it out.
The seventh plus of independent travel is the issuance of a visa at an “honest” price, the ability to choose insurance with the options you need from any insurance company, and even at a discount.
- find out if there is a visa / consular center in your city;
- choose a country for obtaining a visa;
- find out the list of required documents;
- download the questionnaire on the website of the consulate, print it out according to the specified rules (both sides) and fill it out;
- we print out plane tickets, if any - for a train, bus or car reservation confirmation;
- print out hotel or apartment booking confirmations;
- we take a certificate of employment at work;
- in the bank we get a certificate of account status (sometimes an extract from an ATM + a photocopy of the front side of the card is enough) or we leave a certificate of currency purchase;
- select and draw up insurance, print;
- we take pictures for a visa (sometimes you can do it right at the visa center);
- we take it all, the necessary amount of money to pay the fee and go to submit documents!
If your city or the nearest city has Visa Center- do not overpay intermediaries, submit documents yourself! It's not difficult at all. And it’s better to immediately ask for a multivisa.
What to take on an independent trip, more precisely, what should not be taken on a trip
No need to take 3 suitcases of things with you. Think about how many clothes you will need for 2-3 weeks? Given that everything and everywhere you can buy if necessary.
For many years I traveled with a small backpack - and there were always extra things! Remember that now the trend is that you often have to pay for extra pounds and extra bags. Usually the size of a suitcase (backpack) that can be carried as hand luggage is 55x40x20 cm, up to 10 kg.
It is also worth considering that liquids (including creams) in containers over 100 ml with a total volume of more than 1 liter cannot be carried in hand luggage. And it’s better to put all the liquids in one bag / cosmetic bag and not take it far away - they may be asked to show it. I just pour everything into small bottles left over from hotels. :) Similar bottles can also be purchased at the store.
- think of a reasonable list of things;
- we buy medicines on the road (just in case, of course);
- Necessarily!!! we study the rules of the airline (at least we read what is written on the ticket);
- we remove all liquids more than 100 ml from hand luggage(including creams) or pour into small bottles;
- we collect the suitcase, it is advisable to check the weight before leaving for the airport.
Take a reasonable minimum of things. So you will be more mobile and save on flights.
That's all the main points when planning an independent trip. Believe me, following these simple tips, you can travel independently and cheaply!
Just think about how much money you overpay travel agencies just for the fact that some uncle / aunt will “lead you by the hand” from the bus to the next attraction. And often you won’t even be able to really consider the attraction, because it’s time to go to another one!
By planning a trip yourself, you can do everything the way you want!
And profitable buy tickets a special search engine can help.
And don't forget to arrange insurance every time you travel! I always draw up a policy directly via the Internet, and I recommend choosing the best options on a special website.
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Bright travel!
If you are tired of package tours and your soul requires freedom and new places, you can join the ranks of independent travelers. All you need is a basic English language, a craving for travel and the knowledge of some tricks, like save on airfare, housing, calls and much more:
Air travel
1. Search Engines cheap tickets and hotels on Aviasales you can catch super-profitable special offers from airlines and view a calendar of low prices for your chosen dates and destinations. This company has an office in Phuket and regularly orders logo sweatshirts from UniFashion.
2. AzAir - a search engine for low-cost airlines, which usually do not fall into standard search engines.
3. The Kayak resource is looking for tickets for given directions simultaneously on more than two hundred sites and will definitely find the best offer. There is also a trick: the site has an interesting weekend flight button, by clicking on which you will see offers of flights to the desired city and price analysis for the next 4-5 weekend dates.
3. Momondo is a great site for finding low-cost flights. Compares prices from over 600 sites.
4. Skyscanner has an interesting feature that allows you to select dates that are convenient for you, and then use the “show me all” option to look for places that will be the cheapest to get to. This is my favorite site 🙂
Housing
5. Couchsurfing is not a site with free accommodation, it is a community of people around the world who are ready to host guests from other countries for free in their home for the purpose of communication and cultural exchange. You can not only learn more about the non-tourist life of the country and the city you visit, but also make good friends around the world! The site has a system of reviews about guests and hosts.
6. is the largest homeowner rental site in 192 countries. You can find very colorful inexpensive apartments and rooms, as well as live in completely non-standard dwellings, for example, in a “house for gnomes”, a yacht or a castle moored in the port.
7. HostelWorld - the largest resource for finding hostels around the world. The system of ratings and reviews of travelers will allow you to choose the best option.
9. Booking is one of the most popular hotel booking services. Lots of reviews, handy phone app. Most of the time I use it.
10. TripAdvisor - a site where, in addition to the standard flight and accommodation search functions, you can find a large number of reviews and real photos of hotels from users from all over the world.
Cheap tours and special offers
11. Piratesru, TripToDream, Vandrouki, BudgetWorld - 4 best sites with ready-made special offers from all over the Internet. In Europe for 1 euro, in China for 15,000 rubles - all this can be found on these sites.
Internal transfers
12. AutoEurope - a resource that allows you to compare car rental prices of different companies in Europe.
13. On the Seat61 website, you can find out how you can get from one point to another by train, as well as see which company serves this section, so that you can then go to the company's website and book or buy a ticket.
14. On the Thalys website, you can view the timetable and buy tickets for trains that run between Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany. The earlier you take care of the issue of buying a ticket, the cheaper it will cost.
15. Viamichelin is an indispensable service for anyone planning a road trip around Europe. Here you can download a map of the country or region of interest, as well as not just plan a route between two points. There are also interesting options - the shortest route, the most economical one, passing through the largest number of attractions, and so on.
16. MyWorldMap and World66 - services for compiling your common card travel. You can mark the countries and cities that you have visited, and the site will automatically draw your world map and show how detailed you have been around this or that country.
17. Jetseller is a community of travelers who provide access to very relevant information and talk about exclusive offers on how to spend holidays around the world!
18. Evaphone - a resource that allows you to call 2 times a day for free anywhere in the world (1 minute of conversation).
19. Dropbox - can store files up to 2GB for free. You can download all the necessary travel materials, and then retrieve them using any computer connected to the World Wide Web.
I use Google.Drive and Cloud.Mail.ru. Google is good because it is compatible with everything else and services of the company, and the Mail cloud gave away 1 Terabyte for free for the new year.
20. Travelpost and Atlarge (English) - they will tell you what the quality of WiFi Internet is, whether it is free and whether it is available at various airports around the world