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The 29 Best Travel Apps in 2020 for iPhone and Android Updated: February 2020 Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links Whether you are heading off on a gap year, packing light for a couple of weeks summer break or getting stuck into the culture of a country for the foreseeable, there is one thing we all have in common: the smartphone. Here’s what you won’t find my phone without and some of my favourite travel apps, covering everything from flights to money exchange and even stargazing. Jess and I muddling our way through Indonesia Best travel apps for languages Learning the local lingo in some places is a godsend, and in others just polite. Here are some great apps to help you communicate with new friends abroad. 1. Duolingo iPhone | Android I have been hooked on this app for a long time, and no surprises it won the ‘Apple iPhone App of the Year’. Why so good? I like the fact it is more like a course in the palm of your hand than a list of jumbled w...

Cremations and celebrations: A journey through Varanasi, India’s holiest city India | Asia Travel Guide Published: February 2019 | Disclosure: I was hosted by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Board and this post contains affiliate links The alarm rings out loudly, piercing the pitch black silence of the morning. It’s 4.30 am, and I jump up eager for the day that lies ahead. I’m in Varanasi, one of the holiest Hindu cities in the world, where countless pilgrims have ventured to bathe in the sacred waters of the Ganges, the revered rivers which flow through the country but are at their most celebrated here. A dip in the shallows is said to wash away all your sins, and for many, it is a once in a lifetime event. There’s still a chill to the air as we drive through the colourful roads, dotted with rickshaw drivers waking from their slumber and lazy cattle hunting for their morning feed. At this hour the streets seem quiet, almost serene, a far cry from the throngs of people I’ll experie...