The revolutionary I-Phone has many useful and informative Paris apps. A tour client of mine Jeff from San Diego and my friend Linda from www.parisiensalon.com, for which I am a contributor to, have kindly taken the time to write personal reviews of some Paris apps they used when they were here.
Jeff's List
Free French Tutor and French Essentials- Good. It allowed me to hear the audio of what the correct pronunciations of words in French are.
The Paris Cluny and Louvre- used only briefly as a resource (hours open, etc).
Paris2Go - real nice - The best overall Paris travel app. Full of great information, places to see, nearby, transportation, etc.
Paris Street map- very handy because the streets of Paris are not always that easy to navigate and it is a great pocket resource and you don't have to look so silly unfolding a big paper map. It is GPS
enabled, helpful.
Paris Lite HiGuide - GPS enabled map of Paris, helpful.
The I-phone while traveling was great, I could even follow the Eye Prefer Paris blog!!
Linda's List
Metro Paris-the best darned app. It's more than a map of the metro. It offers a screen showing the stops on each line. You can search by station or use the GPS to locate the stop closest to you. But my favorite feature is the "route" feature - input your starting point and end point (by metro station), and it shows you the best route to take and where to transfer.
Paris Offline Street Map- I have a map that uses the locate me feature, but it's unwieldy if you have the data feature turned off and aren't near a WiFi hotspot. So I recommend this one, where you don't need internet or WiFi location services.
Paris i In the City Guide - a directory of restaurants, shops, nightlife, events.
I am listing one more app that could be very useful.
mPassport is an application that helps English-speaking expats and travelers access medical care in Paris. The application was developed by HTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, who also sponsors the blog www.HealthyTravelBlog.com. It works without an Internet connection.
Here are some of the things you can do with the app:
* Search, map and choose among carefully selected English-speaking doctors, dentists, hospitals and pharmacies.
* Schedule an appointment with one of these doctors on short notice
* Find equivalent medication brand names and translate important medical terms and phrases (even hear them spoken in French)
* Use a Google maps connection to get walking or driving directions from your current location or pre-loaded landmarks
Coming soon: Eye Prefer New York Tours
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 3 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
Cher Ree-CHARD...this is very, very useful information - you are the MASTER of Paris resources. I'm building an altar to you here in Cincinnati. Bon Jeudi!
xx,
M
Posted by: MadAboutParis | February 04, 2010 at 04:37 PM
WOW - where was that when I lived there? Excellent article - thanks.
Posted by: Jeanne | February 04, 2010 at 09:39 PM
oh so helpful....love your blog!!
Posted by: Alicia | February 05, 2010 at 01:29 PM