From restaurant reviews to culture and history
The rising prominence of state-of-the-art mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has definitely enabled modern-day travelers to access a virtual treasure trove of information right in the palm of their hands. These days, it’s not too surprising to find out that there’s a mobile app for practically everything under the sun. Avid travelers to Southeast Asia certainly have no shortage of mobile apps to choose from.
With the number of smartphone users growing by the year, it only makes sense for enterprising Southeast Asian travel aficionados to connect with the global travel community through intuitively designed mobile apps from Google Play and iTunes. Online gaming giant Gaming Realms, the company behind innovative mobile slots hub pocket fruity, claims that smartphone users currently make up 17% of total mobile usage. Interestingly, the same company cites that there were already an estimated one billion smartphone users at the end of 2012.
With the abundance of smartphone users out there, here are just two of the many incredibly useful mobile apps for Southeast Asian travel enthusiasts.
BuUuk
From pad thai and pho to banh mi and balut, travelers will never run out of gastronomic curiosities to eat in Southeast Asia. Whether you’re in Laos, Singapore, or the Philippines, the constantly changing food and drink scene in Southeast Asia can be quite overwhelming for seasoned foodies and first-time visitors alike. Fortunately, the BuUuk mobile app doesn’t just stop with being a very reliable GPS-based restaurant/eatery finder. BuUuk lets you search by cuisine, location or rating, in addition to displaying discounted offers on food and drinks. As a bonus, iPhone 3GS users can view their surroundings using BuUuk’s augmented reality capabilities.
HarperCollins UNESCO World Heritage
Simply put, the HarperCollins UNESCO World Heritage mobile app is a fantastic resource for culture, architecture, and history buffs. Majestic photographs accompany detailed descriptions of all 981 World Heritage Sites to date. Southeast Asia currently boasts 33 World Heritage Sites across seven countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos. Some of the region’s most famous World Heritage Sites include the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty in Vietnam, the Komodo National Park in Indonesia, and the Baroque Churches of the Philippines.
