The 15 Best Apps For Any Road Trip

I love a good road trip. I have never enjoyed long car rides but to me a road trip is something totally different. A road trip is a chance to see places you have never been, a time to have expected and unplanned experiences, and an opportunity to bond with some of your favorite people. Some of my best stories and adventures have happened during road trips.

Due to my love road trips over the last few years I have tried numerous apps to make the trip more enjoyable. Below is my list for the 15 best apps for any road trip.

ONE // Roadside America. So you will never miss another quirky attraction on your drive.

TWO // Greatest Drive. Helps you find the most fun and beautiful roads to take. Great for those times when you looking to take the scenic route.

THREE // Waze. A navigation app that offers multiple routes, notifications about speed traps, and real-time traffic updates.

FOUR // Glympse. Updates your preselected friends and family as to your GPS location.

FIVE // Scout. A great multi-purpose app. It helps you find the cheapest gas stations, makes personalized suggestions for restaurants and hotels, and it can provide turn-by-turn directions.

SIX // Along The Way. Searches along your current route so you can find food, attractions, shops, and landmarks without having to detour.

SEVEN // Hotel Tonight. Helps you find last minute deals on places to crash for the night.

EIGHT // Spotify. For the obvious reason.

NINE // Songza. For when you need to switch it up from Spotify. Songza has some incredibly specific playlists.

TEN // Audible. More than 150,000 audiobooks.

ELEVEN // GasBuddy. A community app where everyone's goal is too find the cheapest gas.

TWELVE // Finery. Allows you to leave and view other travelers comments about the best local spots.

THIRTEEN // Open Table. Make out of town reservations at many restaurants during your road trip in a snap.

FOURTEEN // iExit Interest Exit Guide. Fills you in on what is available at upcoming exits along your drive.

FIFTEEN // RepairPal. A great app because no one wants to be stranded by the side of the road. You input info like the make and model of your vehicle and what you think may be wrong. The app then gives ou a list of mechanics in the area with estimates for the cost of the repair.

P.S. Planning an upcoming road trip? You might also find these posts helpful:
Road Trip Essentials
Our Summer Road Trip Playlist
Road Trip Playlist

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10 Amazing Apps to Help You Be Healthy

When we make our resolutions for the new year, most of us will include to be healthier. Whether you are looking to eat better, exercise more, track your calories, or to motivate yourself to workout more often there are a lot of things that we could be doing to be healthy. There are also a ton of apps out there to make things easier. After doing some research I have picked out my favorites and they are all free.

STEP 1 // Spring or Spring Moves: Who doesn't love music when they exercise? This app picks songs from your playlist to play that match the rhythm of your movements.

STEP 2 // Fooducate: Using this app you can scan the bar code of a product and learn all about it's nutritional value. Plus this app offers healthier choices for the item you have scanned.

STEP 3 // GAIN Fitness: This personal trainer app offers over a thousand exercises with images and voice commands. What I love about this app is you can tell it what equipment you have on hand and it will customize the workout for you.

STEP 4 // EveryMove: Do you find yourself needing motivation to work out? This app tracks your activity and you earn points for working out. Points that you can redeem for things you love.

STEP 5 // Nexercise: This app is similar to EveryMove in that you can earn points that you can redeem for rewards. This app also lets you challenge your friends and family and compete against them to see who is exercising the most.

STEP 6 // Headspace: Ever find yourself dealing with a stressful situation? With only 10 minutes you can take a guided mediation to ease your stress. Everyone has just ten minutes, right?

STEP 7 // PUMATRAC: This app tracks your run to determine distance ran, pace, calories burned, and it helps you get the most out of a workout. This app helps you figure out when you get in the best workout.

STEP 8 // Human: Is it hard to find the time to workout? Maybe you can only grab a few minutes sporadically throughout the day. Human challenges you to get in your 30 minutes a day, whenever you can. It will track your few minutes here and there throughout the day and let you know when you have reached 30 minutes.

STEP 9 // Daily Yoga: Is a great yoga app for beginners. It has videos and images to guide you through various yoga poses and exercises.

STEP 10 // I Can Go Without: While you are making yourself a better you, why not help others out? If you have something you can go without today, like that coffee drink. You can pledge that amount to a charity of your choice.

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