Essential Safety Apps and Gadgets for Solo Travel - Bald Girl Will Travel

While solo travel, women never feel completely safe. There are some solo travel apps that you can use to help yourself feel safer. Taking advantage of some of the safety apps and gadgets we have included here are the best way to make your travel safer. Some of these apps are paid, but many are free, and a couple of them can keep you linked with family and friends and let them know your exact location in an emergency. These apps can also provide you notifications about any potentially harmful situations that may arise while you are traveling, such as weather, health, security, or other events which is helpful for travel planning. 

The apps listed below are designed to keep you as safe as possible while traveling internationally.

Smart Traveler App

The Smart Traveler App from the US State Department provides real-time information on health and security risks in every country any place across the world. You can also register with the US embassy and tell them where you'll be and when you'll be there so that they can notify you if is he or she goes missing in a country while you're there.

ICE 

You can write "ICE" next to your emergency contact information and its full form is In Case of Emergency. This ICE contact app is free, and an ambulance worker or other emergency workers will be able to call a relative or friend who is aware of your medical difficulties and conditions even if your phone is locked or password protected. You can also provide the name and contact information of your primary care physician, as well as information about your health insurance for travel safety and security.

Google Translate App

If you are going outside of your country and you don't know the language of this country, then your basic conversation is not possible easily. But with the help of the Google Translate App, you can easily translate your language to other country languages. Simply ask a question in English and let the Croatian individual hear it in Croatian using voice activation. Google Translate may also use your camera, keyboard, or even your handwriting to translate.

FirstAid App

The American Red Cross created this app. It provides real-time emergency information, directions to the nearest hospital in the United States (but not internationally), and quizzes to help you learn what to do in different situations. You can easily download it on your phone for using it.

These are some useful safety apps and gadgets for solo travel mentioned by Bald Girl Will Travel.