Imagine reading a great travel article about the French Riviera and thinking to yourself, “I’ll bookmark this and use it as a reference when I go there…”
If you have access to the internet, you can visit the website again. But more often than not, you’d rather not use up valuable data to access the internet and then spend your holiday time having to look up directions to find all the great places you want to visit – that amazing beach, the restaurant everybody raves about….
Guess what? There is an easier, quicker and smarter way! Use a GPS-guided travel article.
GPS-guided travel articles are a great way to discover a destination
What is a GPS-guided travel article?
A GPS-guided travel article is a travel article or blog post that has GPS coordinates embedded in the article and a map of the route the author described in the article.
You can find them in over 600 worldwide cities via the popular travel app, GPSmyCity, that has been reviewed by The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times and Travel Weekly.
GPSmyCity is a popular travel app with tours available in over 600 cities worldwide
Benefits of using a GPS-guided travel article
Many local government or tourism boards offer free audio walking tours that you can download, however because you are in France this means they’re often usually only offered in French language.
There are plenty of free maps available at tourism offices, however they skip all the local tips that only come from living and experiencing the region on a day-to-day basis – where to find the best local food, the best times to visit monuments, how to save money on transport etc
If you’re the sort of traveller who avoids group tours because they’re not to your liking or don’t suit your budget, it doesn’t mean you can’t visit Monaco without seeing some of the best attractions, or explore Villefranche-sur-Mer without learning a bit of its history. You don’t need a group tour; you just need a smartphone or iPad.
Convenient, user-friendly tours
Once you download GPSmyCity, it works offline so you will not need an internet connection to use the article as a guide. It will show you right where you are on the map and guide you to each location with turn-by-turn directions (by foot, car or bike).
GPS navigation at your fingertips
Working offline is a genius solution for travellers always on the move because you can download any travel article from GPSmyCity free of charge, and then read it at your leisure without Wifi or having to rely on unreliable internet connections – at a cafeteria while enjoying a French pastry, on the beach, during airport stop overs, wherever (!).
Working offline is great for travellers on the move
One of the biggest benefits of this app to me as a parent and juggling kid’s routines while travelling is that I no longer need to plan our family itinerary around set tour departure times because we can explore a destination at our own pace. So, “Hello to an afternoon siesta for the kids, goodbye to racing around trying to squeeze in a destination’s highlights!”
Plus we save money because the app upgrade is a small travel expense compared to a family paying individual tickets to join a tour group for a guided tour. It’s just like having a personal tour guide without the time restrictions!
Who will find these tours useful when visiting the French Riviera:
– Families looking for tours that are not time-restricted
– Backpackers on a budget
– Tourists interested in history or local tips about a destination
– Cruise ship passengers who want a self-paced tour in Villefranche-sur-Mer or Monaco without the time restrictions or group numbers on organized shore excursions
– Tourists who visit the French Riviera and want to go to the market in Ventimiglia (Italy)
– People looking for advice about visiting Monaco on a budget
– Travellers who need offline maps or want to avoid roaming data charges
The French Riviera in your pocket – ** FREE UPGRADE **
The ‘lite’ version of GPSmyCity is free and includes a city map, photos and attraction details that you can read, but for the tour map and turn-by-turn directions, all you do is pay a small fee to upgrade.
The upgrade option that includes GPS-navigation makes travelling on the French Riviera budget-friendly, convenient and easy.
As a bonus (and to introduce you to how user-friendly this app is), I am offering a FREE upgrade to my ‘Monaco on a Shoestring’ tour in the GPSmyCity directory for a limited time.
From today (Monday 5 September, 2016) and ending next week (Monday 12 September, 2016) you can grab your own tour of some of Monaco’s best sightseeing with a dose of local knowledge mixed in.
Monaco on a budget – find out local tips, places to visit
You can access GPS-guided travel articles two different ways:
- Click on a link below for the article you are interested in (if you haven’t already downloaded the free GPSmyCity app, you will see a prompt to do so). After downloading the app, you will be directed to the article, where you can choose UPGRADE to get the GPS-guided version and start making plans to see these great locations in your own time and at your own pace.
- From the GPSmyCity app, you can browse by city to see which articles are available.
Other than my Monaco sightseeing tour, discover one of the most popular travel apps and see the rest of my travel articles featured on GPSmyCity…. You can find out how to make the most of your time seeing top sightseeing attractions with a few hidden spots, and where to get the best local cuisine!
Here are the links:
Ventimiglia: A slice of Italian life
Visiting the Ventimiglia market is a popular day trip from the French Riviera
Sightseeing in Villefranche-sur-Mer
Disclaimer: If you do upgrade one of my downloaded travel articles, I will receive a small commission. This helps me offset the time and costs of maintaining a travel blog for other travellers to enjoy the beautiful French Riviera. Thanks to GPSmyCity for their assistance and support..…Merci et à bientôt!
Image credits: Access Riviera, Pixabay, Deavita
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