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          MODERN-DAY POSTCARDS                                reviews which makes booking restaurants around the world a whole
          Share the memories you’ve stored by sending custom picture-  lot easier. You can even send booking invitations to friends and add
          postcards – reminiscent of the good old traditional postcard – to   bookings to your phone’s calendar.
          family and friends while you’re on holiday. Pick your favourite   UNTAPPD
          holiday pics and design your own postcard right on your iPhone,   An app for beer lovers the world over, Untappd lets you create your
          iPad, iPod or Android device with SnapShot Postcard, and then send
          it back home. Sending a SnapShot Postcard is also a great thing for   own profile and discover the best beer in town. You can check in
                                                              at various watering holes and post opinions on local tipples and
          people who don’t use email, and it only takes four simple steps.
                                                              talk to others who have been to the same places. Untappd is great
          For more information and to download the app, visit   for travelling as you can search for popular pubs or simply those
          snapshotpostcard.com                                closest to where you are, and hopefully get an idea of what’s on.
                                                              You can also search for individual beers to see where they are being
          XE                                                  served near to you – very handy, especially in a new city.
          Having an easy to use currency converter app on your phone
          when travelling is a must. XE is a reliable currency converter that   GOOGLE TRANSLATE
          is worth using instead of a pre-installed smart phone function   Never fear getting “lost in translation” again wherever you are
          as it is updated with live rates and has around 180 currencies   around the globe, thanks to Google Translate. The app has been
          listed. XE also has a simple conversion calculator for when you’re   helping travellers to interact in just about every language for years,
          out shopping up a storm or can’t resist the allure of duty-free   enabling users to speak to anyone, anywhere in the world.
          goodies. XE will help you check if the savings are truly worth it.
                                                              Activate Google Translate simply by speaking into your phone and
          OPENTABLE                                           your words will be translated instantly into the language of your
          OpenTable is a great research and booking app for locating the best   choice. Google Translate is now also available “offline”, allowing you
          restaurants while you’re away in the United States, Canada, Mexico,   to use it without phone service or roaming charges.
          England, Ireland, Germany, Australia and Japan. You can search
          by location, cuisine, price and more and book tables instantly – a
          boon in unfamiliar cities. OpenTable is made even better by its diner


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