- As Business Insider's International Correspondent, I've spent the last six months traveling through Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Greece, Israel, and Russia, among other places.
- I use a ton of different apps to make travel as efficient and seamless as possible. I decided it would be fun to reveal my most-used apps and why I use them.
- Among the apps I use all the time: WhatsApp, Adobe Lightroom CC, CouchSurfing, Triposo, The Culture Trip, GooglePhotos, and many, many more.
As Business Insider's International Correspondent, I've spent the last six months traveling through Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Greece, Israel, and Russia, among other places.
Traveling for a living is a fun, exhilarating, and, quite frankly, exhausting experience. But the best way to make it more fun and less exhausting is to have a digital toolkit (i.e. smartphone) loaded up with every app I need to get things done as efficiently as possible.
When I get off a plane, I want to know how much money to take out of the ATM, how to hail a cab, where the best hole-in-the-wall restaurant is for dinner, and how to say "I'd like to order 10 of those, please."
With 12 countries checked off on the trip so far — and who knows how many to go — I decided it was time to reveal my most-used apps. They aren't all revelations (who hasn't heard of GoogleMaps?), but I can guarantee there's at least one in there you haven't thought of yet.
Perhaps you'll find some inspiration for your next trip abroad:
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1. WhatsApp — Free
By far, my most used app. So long as you are outside of China, WhatsApp is likely the most common messaging for Americans and everyone else.
2. Facebook Messenger — Free
Like everyone else these days, I hate using Facebook, but a huge part of my social network is there. In addition, Facebook is the app that just about every person you meet also has. Thankfully, Messenger is an aesthetically pleasing and pared-down messaging app that lets you tap into that network without having to be bombarded with your high school ex's political arguments.
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3. Telegram — Free
Telegram has turned into my go-to for talking to sources in countries where the government might be watching what you say (cough China, Russia cough).
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