Doing some research for local places to visit this weekend helped me find a wonderful tool and app to help me find things to do and see during my year in Kansas. TripAdvisor.com is a travel site that allows you to book hotels, flights, and vacation rentals—but also provides great reviews and suggestions for things to do and places to eat. This is particularly helpful for me who has recently moved to a new area and will be in this area for a somewhat short amount of time. The information available on this site alone will keep me busy through the entire year.
Through my research of various locations, a link to TripAdvisor.com was frequently showing up in my Google search results. After going to the site a couple of times, I saw the value of the information and thought that I would check out the iPhone app. I found the app to be easy to use and very useful. I spent about an hour today digging through the app finding several places that I must visit in the coming days, weeks, and months. I found places that I thought were far away were not far at all. I found places that I did not know existed and discovered them through the app. I also found details on places that I had already decided to visit, but no have more information to enjoy my trip.
The information on TripAdvisor is not all inclusive. There are some very nice locations that are not listed on the site, however. What is o the site with give you enough to start with as you begin your journey. I was surprised how good this app was and how helpful it has turned out to be.