Gaining New Skills

Travelling is an experience in itself, you can't help but pick up new habits and skills along the way: using a spoon to twirl your pasta in Italy (or, not!), oiling your salad just so in Spain, tackling a lobster like a pro in Montauk...and there are some of us who travel purely to learn a new skill such as how to cook a local dish or get proficient in the country's language. If you're a more casual learner, stick by the ones that go the extra mile and take the class, maybe they'll teach you when they get back from their amazing travels...

duolingo

What is it? 
A free app to help you learn a language in a fun and smart way, with daily practice reminders, levels to complete and constant learning adjustments according to your personal strengths and weaknesses. 

How duolingo enriches your travels:
duolingo puts the ability to converse with people in another language within reach. Science-based learning combined with fun games helps you attain your language goals in a faster, more effective and enjoyable way.

Photolemur's Photo Tips

What is it? 
Photolemur is a smart intelligent photography assistant that automatically enhances your photos, making lengthy manual editing a thing of the past. You can purchase their product for a fee but what we really love is their huge library of free travel photo tips, sent daily to your email or available on their blog, teaching you how to a great photo from the get go.

​How Photolemur Travel Photo Tips can enrich your travels: 
Start to study their travel photo tips prior to your trip and learn how to take photographs in the best position and lighting - ensuring you come home with a professional-looking portfolio to gaze at longingly and remember your trip for years to come. 

Vivino

What is it? 
Scan any wine label with your smartphone and learn its rating, global and local review, and average price instantly. Never forget a tasty bottle of wine you enjoyed. 

How Vivino can enrich your travels: 
As inexpensive as wine can be when travelling throughout Europe and other wine-producing regions, you want a drink that will pair nicely with your food and this tool helps you do that, not only once, but helps you keep a log of all the wines that you've enjoyed in the past and learn about their qualities, their ideal food pairings and simply to know more about that glass, ok bottle, you're drinking. 

Cookly

What is it? 
Cookly brings food lovers and food professionals together to enjoy quality culinary experiences such as cooking classes, wine tastings, food tours and other tasty activities at home or on your travels.

​How Cookly can enrich your travels: 
Food and travel are natural companions. Who wouldn't want to eat the best local food available and on top of that, learn how to cook it from a local chef​?

Traveling Spoon

What is it?
Traveling Spoon connects travellers with local, vetted hosts to share the joy of a homemade meal in their home, with the option to take part in the cooking of the meal and even tag along to the market to gather the ingredients. 

​How Traveling Spoon can enrich your travels:
Get the unique opportunity to meet locals in their own kitchen and share their country's cuisine with them, and get a cooking class to boot. You'll rarely get the chance to meet a stranger in such intimate circumstances than in their own kitchen

HelloTalk

What is it? 
An interactive language and culture exchange community where you can chat with native speakers.

How HelloTalk enriches your travels: 
Get an immediate connection to native speakers around the world helping you learn your desired language through text and voice messages, grammar correction and voice-to-text and text-to-voice tools, ensuring your learning is fast, efficient and robust. Ideal for people looking for company while learning.

Free app with a VIP membership for a low monthly fee that gets you perks such as removing ads and access to unlimited tools, languages and translations. 

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