App For Travellers

I don't know about you, but I really love travelling. I never did it much as a kid, as our family vacations usually amounted to visiting relatives in Arkansas. However, as soon as I got to college, I took as many opportunities as I could to see exciting places, both here in the US and the rest of the world. Does this sound familiar? If you are in the same situation I am, then something to consider bringing along with you on your next adventure is an app called Fog of World for iOS. When you first download this app, you can see the map of the world, but it is completely covered by fog. It works off the same mechanics that many games have called Fog of War. As you move throughout the map (in this case one of the entire world), the app updates and clears away the fog from the places you've been through while the GPS recorder is on. Over time you will be able to see where all you have been to in the world. Now this not only affects your long trips to exciting places, but also applies to areas in which you travel frequently. You will be able to see all the places in your hometown that you have never before visited that may just be one street over from the direction you normally travel. The app uses an achievement system so that as you uncover portions of the map, you are gaining levels and earning badges in accordance with your progress. As you are travelling around the world, Fog of World will update you on which countries you've been to while using that app, and how much of that country you have explored. You can also update it using existing GPS data by adding it through iTunes or DropBox so that you can use a dedicated device to show where all you've been, instead of using so much battery power. Though the app comes a little pricy at $4.99, it has a lot of capabilities and those who love to explore new places, such as me, will be able to get a lot of use out of it.  Find out more at their site.