Apps
Touchnote – Send actual, physical postcards from your phone. See my blog post about it here.
Flights
Accommodation
Hotels.com – Find hotels filtered by price/area/landmark/etc
Hostels.com – Find hostels arranged by country/city
Couchsurfing – I’ve had some great experiences with this community, both for places to crash or just to meet up for coffee etc.
Trusted Housesitters – House-sitting, accommodation for watching pets
Travel Insurance
World Nomads – I got this one back in 2017, but it seems that as of 2024 they have changed their policy to only cover a few EU countries. Very sad about this as they were reliable and helped me quickly and professionally when I was travelling. I was very happy with them so I am keeping the link up in case someone from a country they provide for sees this.
It used to go like this: Plot where you want to go, for how long etc, and they instantly give you a quote. Usually “Standard” or “Explorer”. Quite a bit cheaper than the Norwegian insurance companies I found and they will cover most of what you will need. You can also buy insurance from them during your trip (ie. even if you’ve already left your country of origin).
Community
TripAdvisor – Travellers review/rate hotels/restaurants/activities
Pause the Moment (Ryan)
Green Global Travel (Mary & Brett)
GQTrippin (Kieu & Gerard)
World Travel Market
