How to Use Your IPhone as a Guide to Visit the Philippines

If you are traveling to the Philippines on a business trip, vacation, or for military purposes and you are not Filipino, hopefully you have a Filipino buddy as a guide. I'm not implying that Philippines is not a tourist friendly country, it's just a lot easier visiting foreign countries with someone familiar with the particular country you will be traveling to. I think the Philippines have the nicest beaches, cheapest commodity, and prettiest women. Filipinos in general are really hospitable people. A majority of the natives know how to speak a little English, so English speaking visitors can probably find their way around the country, it will just take a little more work. Thank god for the Apple iPhone, if you don't have a Filipino guiding purchase an iPhone to take advantage of the Philippines Travel Guide and a few other apps that will help navigate, communicate, and facilitate you and those traveling with you. This article will go over a few paid & free iPhone apps that will help anyone enjoy the Philippines

1st App

For $0.99 you can purchase the "Philippines Travel Guide". This app is probably all your going to need to assist you during your stay in "Pinas". The Philippines Travel Guide includes general info that every visitor or tourist needs to know. There is even a "Respect" feature that breaks down the friendliness of Filipinos and teaches you how to act & what to expect when interacting with the common traditional Filipino. This app has every thing you need to know about all the shopping, eating, and entertainment destinations for all the major cities, towns, and even provinces. Philippines Travel Guide loads fast and functions offline, it also has a lot of pictures to visually assist you.

2nd App

"Ndrive Philippines (Manila)" is a great app that turns your iPhone into a fully functional GPS navigation device. It costs $39.99, which is expensive for an iPhone app, but it will in fact save you a lot of time & money. This app is only useful for tourists & visitors that will be staying around the city of Manila. With supported voices and languages, a simple and intuitive user interface, and a bunch of other features, you are definitely getting more than you are paying for. Ndrive Philippines (Manila) is a wise investment when staying in the most popular city of the Philippines. Remember this GPS app only covers the Manila City Map.

3rd App

For $1.99 you can buy the "iManila" app for your iPhone. This app is the official iPhone Yellow Pages for the Philippines. The iManila app provides on line access to "Yellow Pages" to locate diners, shops, businesses, bars & clubs, and even movie listings. 4th App

To help you communicate with the natives, buy "Filipino Phrases: How to Argue, Use Slang, and More!" for only $3.99. This app will teach you how to speak the most common dialect used in the Philippines, which is "Tagalog". This app will help you bargain when purchasing souvenirs, items, or any other type of service you might need during your stay. Filipino Phrases also teaches you slang words so you can be a "Cool" tourists, and if you're single, this app will definitely aide you in impressing & communicating with a Filipino of the opposite sex that you might be attracted to.

Here is a list of other apps you might what to get when traveling to the Philippines...

SurvivalPhrases - Filipino - $19.99
Manila (Philippines) Offline Street Map - $4.99
Manila, Philippines Sights - $0.99
Free Translator - $FREE$
iTranslate - The Universal Translator - $FREE$