1. Converse
Have a conversation with speakers of other languages with Converse, a $4.99 iPad app. Converse translates between English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch.2. Wikitude
Award-winning augmented reality app Wikitude helps you explore as you travel. Take pictures of new sights and scenes — when you have an Internet connection, Wikitude will inform you about your surroundings.3. WhatsApp
Text any smartphone user with WhatsApp, the app that lets you send texts, photos, videos and audio files with your contacts. WhatsApp is also great for group texting among different smartphones, so we bet you'll keep using it after you return home.4. AllSubway
This $0.99 iOS app is a pocket guide to the world's subway maps. Featuring more than 160 maps, you'll find guides to public transit systems in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.5. Photosynth
Available for Windows Phone and iPhone, this incredible panorama creation app lets you shoot geo-located, interactive images. You can share your Photosynth with other users when you have an Internet connection.6. Skype WiFi
Hate when random paid networks pop up as you're trying to connect to airport Wi-Fi? Skype Wi-Fi lets you use your Skype credit to connect in airports, hotels, coffee shops, and thousands of other locations across the world.7. Google Goggles
This free AR app for Android will help you identify everything from paintings in museums to ingredients in food. Just make sure you can find an Internet connection, and Google Googles will take care of the rest.8. TripIt
This one-shop-stop travel app organizes everything from your business schedule to your hotel reservation to your flight confirmation numbers. If you're looking for a serious organization tool, this $3.99 app is for you.9. Wi-Fi Finder
Preparing for the big, bad, cell service-free world outside your hotel? Load a map of nearby Wi-Fi locations with this free iOS app.10. XE Currency
Don't get ripped off changing currency — use this app to find the best local rates. If you often overspend while you're abroad because you find conversions confusing, this iOS app will help you keep your budget.
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