Useful Travel Resources

This travel resources page is the place you can always come to for all your Seville experience needs. The list will steadily grow as I discover and try myself the tools listed here.

I recommend bookmarking it for your reference while you are planning your trip. And if you find out something that I should be aware of and add, please let me know!

Saving tips

• Sevilla Card: It's a smart card with a chip that will give you access to many sights, museums, tours and discounts at some restaurants and shops. There are four different city passes, depending on how long you plan to stay in Seville. Find out more.

Learn Spanish

• The Language Hacking Guide: These eBook explains exactly what you need to do to speak a language quickly. And it encourages you to speak the language from day one. Benny has developed what I find the best method to learn while having fun. It will help you with Spanish as it is helping me with German! :-)

• Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary: This is probably the most useful and complete phrasebook that I have read so far -it has 280+ pages! Since it's so extense, I recommend you to read the book a few times in advance before heading to Seville. It will be easier then to find what you are looking for while you are in the middle of a conversation. While you are reading the book, highlight what you believe is important or will be useful for your trip.

• Learn Spanish on your iPod: If are stuck somewhere in Spain and cannot even say "gracias" (thank you) or ask for directions, you won't regret having a phrasebook. Instead of the traditional paperback book, this free iPhone app will help you solve the most common problems you'll face while trying to establish contact with Spaniards. Additionally, you can buy a more complete app for very little money.

Travel and Health Insurance

World Nomads: Since I am an independent traveller, I consider that having a travel and health insurance is capital. Even if I plan to go for a short weekend somewhere in Europe, I usually get an insurance. I feel safer knowing that no matter what happens to me, I'm not alone.

In my case, I always use World Nomads. The company has a very easy to set-up system for travel insurance and everything is done online.

Buying a travel insurance with World Nomads has several benefits:

• It works with any nationality.

• You can customize your insurance specifying exactly how long (e.g. days, weeks, months) you'll need it.

• You may also indicate if you'll want coverage in countries where insurance is expensive (e.g. US, Australia, Canada).

• As I said before, everything can be done online. You can even make a claim through their website. That way you need to carry or worry about scanning any paper that you could need later on during your travel.

Fill out the form if you want to have an idea on how much your insurance could cost you!

What does a travel insurance cover? Obviously, medical care. But apart from that it can protect you if your luggage is lost or stolen, your trip is cancelled, you suffer any personal liability, you need an emergency dental treatment and evacuation back to your country of residence. Let's hope none of this happens but you need to prevent in, just in case...

Photography

• Transcending Travel: Despite I upgraded my gear, I didn't manage to get good pictures from my travels. But since I read this eBook, my photographs are just amazing. It covers an incredible wide range of topics and I find that the travel photography tips included are really helpful. You can read my review.

• Nikon D40: This is the camera I use regularly to take my pictures. It comes with a handy 18-55mm lens.
  
  Note: However, this camera is becoming old now. You may want to try the Nikon D3100. It's lighter, has a better sensor and comes with the same 18-55mm lens.

• Nikon 55-200mm Lens: The 18-55mm is my primary lens but when I want to zoom in I use the 55-200mm. My shots are crisp and clear.

• Nikon 35mm f/1.8 Lens: Finally, I use this lens whenever I want to take a portrait or I am in a very dark place. It has the ability to catch the extra light others can't.

• Ravelli Carbon Fiber Tripod: This tripod is not the most professional one out there but it suits my needs perfectly and its price is perfect. It's particularly light and the bag is very handy.

• Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7: The Lumix sometimes replaces my Nikon if I need to carry a lighter and less sturdy camera. It's really easy to play with and it gives me the possibility to record videos.

  

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