What to install on the smartphone before traveling to Thailand

On a trip to Thailand, as with any journey, you will come in handy universal offline map and translators. However, to better prepare thoroughly by downloading a smartphone detailed guides, manuals and other supporting applications that can help out in difficult times.

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Tailand: Guides and Guide

High-quality offline tour guide with a lot of articles about the regions of Thailand and their tourist attractions. The premium version is available for information on transport, the best recreational areas, markets, shopping centers and many other interesting establishments. Built-in scheduler is also present to create lists of thingsThat you should bring.

Thailand - Overview and Guide

An excellent guide for iOS, containing a wealth of information about the best hotels, beaches, promenades and islands that can be visited. Articles about sights Meet interesting facts from the history of the country, and a section with cautionary information will remind about the possible risks and dangers.

Thailand Travel Guide Offline

Handy reference, which includes a number of articles on urban and cultural sites, customs and nightlife, mobile communication in the country, purchases and more. Directly in the application has offline map of Thailand, which allows to navigate on the site in the absence of other means of navigation.

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MAPS.ME

detailed offline mapsAllowing to easily find a specific store, pharmacy or bank. The application supports the installation of the route for any mode of transport, allows you to save space on the map and share your location with your friends using SMS, instant messengers and social networks.

Bangkok Metro Guides

Interactive map of Bangkok Metro, allowing in a couple of clicks to find the best route, calculate travel times and even find out the fare. Driving subway lines can be displayed as the top city map, and without it. The same application will allow you to follow the departures from the local airport Suvarnabhumi.

Thailand Rail Map - Bangkok

Lovers of travel savages can be useful detailed map of the railway network in Thailand showing all stations, background information and even a photo. In the case of Bangkok are also displayed and branches underground, Including their aerial parts.

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Learn Thai - Speak Thai

Given the complexity of the Thai language, to communicate with the local will be much easier in broken English, or at least in the language gestures. However, if you do decide to surprise Thais, learn a few words and phrases, to begin acquaintance with the language better with this simple application.

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This translator is suitable for a quick search of the expression, or the number of words to ask a question, or, on the contrary, to respond to some of the locals. All words and phrases divided by subject and announced that you did not break the language and do not bother with the transcription.

Google Translate

This service in particular needs no introduction. This is the most popular option to translate words and whole sentences. There are offline mode support and the ability to recognize text via the smartphone camera, which is very helpful in translating the various signs and labels.

Transport

Car Hire - CARNGO.com

Appendix major service car rental, working with the most well-known suppliers, including Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt, Europcar and many others. Right in the app, you can compare all the prices and choose the most suitable option. This can be a small car for a day and a minibus for a month.

Grab - Cars, Bikes & Taxi Booking App

Asian analogue of the service "Yandex. Taxi ", which allows the car to order and track its entire route. The fare is usually displayed in advance in view of the selected vehicle. You can order as comfortable SUV and a simple motorbike.

Reviews

TripAdvisor

This application may well be used as a navigator for restaurants, clubs and bars. A huge database of reviews with pictures allows you to make a list in advance required to attend schools. Similarly, based on feedback from other users, you can pick up before the trip and hotel to stay.

Foursquare

An alternative service with a lot of ratings and reviews on a wide variety of institutions around the world. can be found not only in detail by way of Foursquare the kitchen and maintain, but also to obtain information on prices and schedules.

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Thailand Airports

Useful application that allows real-time monitor for information on departures and arrivals of the airports of Bangkok, Phuket or Koh Samui. For each of them provided detailed plan diagram that you will not get lost. Complement all these pictures, descriptions and diagrams of airplane cabin, allowing to get acquainted with the location of seats.

Thai Street Food

Completes the selection of high-quality guide to Thai cuisine, prepared with the support of the National Food Institute of Thailand. It contains descriptions, photos and recipes of different dishes. English-language application, but even so, it may well help to order in a restaurant, become your guide in the world of cuisine.

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