Android apps by Sutro Media

Australian Road Trips

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:32:28 +0000

*** Winner, Best Travel App, Australian Society of Travel Writers Travel Journalism Awards for Excellence 2012 ***

Discover the best of Australia with these classic Aussie road trips, from fun-filled family holiday drives along the coast, breathtaking mountain drives through world heritage rainforests and remote outback 4WD adventures.

The app features more than 350 entries and almost 3000 photos and each road trip includes recommendations on what to see and do, where to eat and where to sleep, even where you can camp.

Follow one of the 40 detailed driving itineraries or use this app to plan your own unique road trip with everything you need to find the perfect picnic spots, great walking trails, good campsites, best national parks, 4WD tracks, scenic lookouts, top museums, wineries, unusual shops, historic sites and fun family attractions.

What others have said about the app:

"Smartphone app brings the touring atlas to life... Australian Road Trips takes the guess work out of your next road trip." www.carsales.com.au

"Sick of the same old scenery when you hit the road? Then the Australian Road Trips app could be just for you... the app is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the best road trips across the country." DriveLife, Sydney Morning Herald.

"Australian Road Trips app makes planning caravan journeys a breeze," Caravanning News.

★ About the Author ★

There’s not much of Australia that Lee Atkinson, freelance travel writer and author of seven guide books about travelling in and around Australia, hasn’t seen. Former editor of the country’s highest circulating motoring and travel magazine, The Open Road, Lee has been writing about her adventures on and off the road since 1991. Her travel stories regularly appear in the travel sections of various newspapers and magazines in both Australia and internationally, and she is a past president - and one of only 10 Life Members - of the Australian Society of Travel Writers.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!

Armitage Perennials & Annuals

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:23:47 +0000

Gardening is not brain surgery, or rocket science - and if I have learned one thing, it is that gardening should never be taken seriously. So have fun. There are no rules.

You may search all plants, or use the filter to search for annuals, perennials or those grown in sun, shade or for foliage or flowers. Scroll through any plant for useful information, swipe through hundreds of photos. Add plants to your list of favorites, and email some of these to your friends or spouse so they will buy you the plant you actually are lusting for.

For even more excitement, I have included videos where not only do I make a fool of myself, but may even teach you a few hints. Have fun!

★ About the Author ★

World renown plantsman lecturer and author. He has traveled to gardens throughout Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, Canada, the Channel Island, and South America. He has appeared in International Horticulture conferences in Portugal, Toronto and Norway, chatted with Martha on the Martha Stewart Show and consulted with growers and nurseries around the globe. He has earned Professor Emeritus status within the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia. He has published 13 books, hundreds of trade journal articles for the horticulture industry, produced dozens of videos about plants for the gardener and is the author of an online course for the public.

Native of Montreal, Canada, Dr. Armitage plays a mean guitar and enjoys hiking, skiing, and his weekly brutal games of squash and tennis. He loves his wife, kids, and grandkids.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!

California Essential Guide

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:24:51 +0000

Named "New & Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" by Apple.

*Winner of YouTube's January 2012 "On the Rise" award!*

"A 'Must Have' For Traveling To California." — AppTudes.com

"Born and raised in California, Veronica has 30+ years of travel experience that she’s translated into an informative YouTube series about all the Golden State has to offer. Ever wondered what the best strategy is for tackling Disneyland? Planning a trip to San Diego and want advice about must-do sites and activities? Think you want to visit Yosemite but want a preview of the best wilderness hiking trails? Answer any of these questions and more with Veronica’s detailed and digestible travel videos, with more than 150 video reviews to watch." — Christine Wang and Devon Storbeck, YouTube employees

"Whether you’ve lived in the Golden State all of your life or are just looking to become a first-time visitor, California Essential Guide will help you find something new and exciting to explore." — AppAdvice.com

"Veronica has become the go-to authority on California travel." — Nationally syndicated columnist Tim Carter

✭ Why this App? ✭
• Travel expert Veronica Hill has packed more than 8,500 full-color photos, 758 attractions, and 130+ videos into this California travel guide, offering both popular (and offbeat) destinations.
• Each selection is hand-picked by the author for its unique entertainment value. Quickly check an attraction's hours and admission, get driving directions, or call with the touch of a button.
• Get expert advice from the author, or leave your own tips and reviews with our unique two-way commentary!

✭ What's inside? ✭
• Detailed descriptions, photos, admission prices, hours, phone numbers and off-line maps.
• More than 100 California travel videos, produced by the author
• Top California attractions, zoos, museums, aquariums and theme parks
• California national parks and state parks including Yosemite, Death Valley and Joshua Tree
• Camping and RV guides
• Guides to Disneyland and California Adventure
• California wine country (including Napa, Sonoma, Temecula and Santa Barbara)
• All 21 California missions
• California events
• Guide to Channel Islands and Catalina Island
• California ghost towns
• Route 66 landmarks and diners
• Haunted California hotels and houses
• California driving tours
• Quirky roadside attractions
• Free California family day trips and activities
• Los Angeles travel guide with Hollywood attractions
• Unique overnights, from tree houses and yurts to celebrity estates
• Historic California hotels and restaurants
• Adventure travel
• California travel tips and hotel deals

Questions or problems? E-mail veronica@californiatravelexpert.com

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Demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rry8G_0c858

★ About the Author ★

California native Veronica Hill spent 15 years as a travel editor before launching CaliforniaTravelExpert.com. Her writing has appeared in Fodors guides to California/National Parks of the West, US Magazine, Rolling Stone, Food & Wine, Associated Press and Freedom News Service.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!

Firefighter Interview Guide

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:24:51 +0000

Use this guide to prepare for your firefighter oral board!

-11 keys to passing your interview.
-38 of the most common interview questions, with answers and strategies.
-An overview of the firefighting profession, from people who know, and how to build your experience.

The oral board, or interview, is generally the toughest part of the hiring process. Most of the candidates have similar qualifications - what matters is how you present yourself! This guide demystifies the process and breaks it down into concrete steps that you can follow in order to advance.

If you are fresh out of a fire academy or EMT school, if you are serious about becoming a professional firefighter, get this app! It will break down the process and save you a lot of time figuring it out on your own.

If you are more seasoned, have taken a few tests or even done a few interviews, use this app to hone your skills. You will probably get an idea of how to improve, and even where you have been messing up.

★ About the Author ★

Cal Blake has been a volunteer and professional firefighter since 2005, and a paramedic since 2008. He received a BA from U.C. Berkeley. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Field Apps makes reference guides for rescue workers.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new software improvements!

Smoky Mountain Travel Guide

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:20:16 +0000

They don't call them the GREAT Smoky Mountains for nothing! Indeed, the Smokies is the most visited national park in the country--and this guide will show you why. It covers the best things to do in the national park as well as attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and shopping opportunities in the surrounding gateway communities of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Townsend, and Cherokee. (The most popular locations are covered in the greatest depth.)

Whatever your bliss--going miniature golfing amidst dinosaurs, hiking to waterfalls you can walk behind, floating in mid-air at a skydiving simulator, discovering chic sandwich shops and gourmet hotspots, soaking in a private hot tub with amazing mountain views, or shopping for outlet bargains and local crafts--this essential guide's got you covered.

With this app you can:

* get the real insider's scoop on what to see and do in the Smokies
* sort entries you want to read by geographic area, by price, or by category
* view more than 2,400 gorgeous images
* get prices, rates, and hours
* link directly to an entry's webpage and/or call its phone number
* get turn-by-turn directions and see it on a map

★ About the Author ★

Travel writer and Knoxville resident Katy Koontz has been hooked on the Smokies for more than two decades. She's shrieked in their haunted houses, snapped up their Appalachian crafts, hit holes-in-one on their miniature golf courses (that's putt putt to you fellow locals), hiked their peaks, biked their valleys, gone tubing down their cold mountain rivers, whizzed through their treetops on ziplines, rode horseback through their woods, and rolled down their slopes inside a giant Zorb sphere. (She's even snorkeled the Smokies!)

Her research has taken her to every corner of the gateway towns of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Townsend, and Cherokee to regularly report on the newest and craziest attractions, the best places to stay (for romantic getaways as well as family vacations), and the greatest grub the region has to dish out. She also taps into the national park's natural nirvana on a regular basis.

Katy is also the author of Family Fun in the Smokies: A Family-Friendly Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains (published by the Great Smoky Mountains Association, 2012)

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!

Asheville Explorer's Guide

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:34:34 +0000

Asheville North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a perfect combination of small town and big city. Take the big city diversity of eateries, lodging, entertainment, art and festivals, and put it all in a town of less than 90,000 inhabitants, with plenty of local charm, local businesses and local goodwill and you have Asheville.

Relax in the luxury that is the Biltmore Estate or Grove Park Inn, or leave it all behind for a week in the mountains, carrying everything you need in your backpack - Asheville can make it happen, along with everything in between. Basking in the glory of being Beer City USA for two years in a row, Asheville is home to 11 breweries with a variety of hometown brews!

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville has wonderful opportunity for almost unlimited outdoor recreation. Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, driving, hiking or biking the Blue Ridge Parkway are just some of the things that are easy day trips from Asheville.

Asheville Explorer's Guide helps you find the best of the best and what is uniquely Asheville. What makes Asheville the funky, fun, unique, quirky place that it is? You will find it here!

*With over 290 entries, and 2500+ photos, you will find the best of Asheville from an insider’s point of view – no need to weed through the chain restaurants and hotels, get right to the “good stuff”!

*Check out your favorites with our categories: Beer City USA, Day Trips, Family Fun, Food, History, LGBT, Lodging, Museums, Nightlife, Outdoors, Shopping, Touristy, Uniquely Asheville, and others!

*Sort by neighborhood, cost, name, or distance, and the GPS feature tells you what’s close and how to get there.

*Click links for websites, and added content like YouTube videos or Wikipedia articles.

Coming soon: more theater information, more art galleries, more fun and funky shops, more hikes and bikes, lots more photos, more B&B's, new restaurants, more festival information.

Don't see your favorite burger joint or coffee shop here? Email me! I'm always bugging people for recommendations and love hearing from anyone, whether you be a visitor or a native!

★ About the Author ★

Kay Holloway Cole has lived in Asheville for 20 years, and while enjoying a variety of careers in Asheville, she has always loved Asheville history, exploring Western North Carolina, and sharing adventures and wonderful locations with friends and family. The fact that their eyes glaze over, they start shifting in their seats and looking towards the door was never a deterrent to her continuing with yet another story or fascinating fact.

Kay lives with her son, daughter and husband on his family farm outside of Asheville. The kids are fifth generation farmers on that land. While hiking and history are her first loves, it's impossible to live in Asheville without loving the unique atmosphere that exists here. Favorite bumper sticker: "Keep Asheville weird".

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Chinatown Chow Down NYC

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:26:02 +0000

Praise for Chinatown Chow Down:

"The app is like having an expert in your pocket."
-Gadling

"Here’s a great new app for both Chinatown aficionados and amateurs that can get overwhelmed by the sheer number of options in the area."
-Eater NY

“Are you craving Chinese, but wary of wading through hundreds of Chinatown choices? There’s an app for that.”
-New York Post

Manhattan's Chinatown is a culinary wonderland. It's home to some of the best and most affordable food in New York City. But with hundreds of dining options jam-packed into one neighborhood, Chinatown can be overwhelming. You need a reliable guide to make your Chinatown eating experience a memorable one.

Chinatown Chow Down is loaded with:
-More than 115 places to eat, each hand-picked by the author
-Dozens of hidden gems, hole-in-the walls, and street carts
-Tons of dirt cheap options with many meals under $3
-Helpful categories like dumplings, bakeries, dim sum, and more
-850+ photos of New York's most vibrant neighborhood
-Insider tips and in-depth descriptions on what to eat
-Fun (and funny) Youtube videos
-Late night feasting and veggie friendly options
-The best old-school Chinatown hang outs

This app works offline, so you can use it on the subway. Free updates are also included with your purchase, so you can stay current with all the amazing food in Chinatown. And like a good plate of steamed dumplings, Chinatown Chow Down will only cost you a couple of bucks.

★ About the Author ★

Craig Nelson is lover of all things New York. Since 2006 he has been eating his way through Chinatown while working as Managing Editor for Not For Tourists Guidebooks. Block by block, he has assembled a long list of his favorites spots for cheap and delicious food. As a freelance writer living in one of the most expensive places on the planet, he is an expert at finding great meals at great prices in neighborhoods all over the city.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
✔ Comments section!
✔ Software reliability and performance improvements

San Francisco Explorer

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:29:38 +0000

Readers of Condé Nast Traveler recently voted San Francisco their favorite city to visit in the United States... for the 17th straight year!

With exciting attractions, events and activities jam-packed into a 7 mile square, exploring San Francisco can be an exhilarating challenge - and our #1 guide helps you make the most of your time in SF.

Each location has many photos (more than 2000 total), concise descriptions, maps, directions, cab fare estimation, and other pertinent details. Included are all the city's major attractions - Alcatraz, Chinatown, Golden Gate Park, MOMA, etc - many of the city's hidden gems - the Beastie Boys' favorite record store, San Francisco's oldest brewery, the world's premier custom corsetier - and countless other exciting locations in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.

★ About the Authors ★

Kevin Collins and Tobin Fisher are currently enjoying their collective 23rd year in San Francisco and are excited to share their expertise with you!

Tobin's favorite spots are Crissy Field, Ocean Beach and Land's End. Kevin is partial to Kite Hill Park.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
✔ Comments section!
✔ Software reliability and performance improvements

Seattle Cocktail Culture

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:26:02 +0000

There are hundreds of bars in Seattle and each does their own thing well. Sometimes you're in the mood for a classic cocktail, other times a shot and sometimes it's 10am, you need a drink & only a hotel bar will do. But how do you find the best bar for your needs?

Seattle Cocktail Culture is your guide! Quickly find your perfect watering hole by drink choice, neighborhood, prices, etc. Creating happy bar owners and happier customers this app is the essential tool for those serious about their fun! Gorgeous photos give you an idea of the atmosphere. Maps show you precisely where the location is. Hours are listed so you don't show up early or late. Hungry? Sort by who has food and who doesn't!

For a seriously good time don't go out in Seattle without it!

★ About the Author ★

Wendy Miller lives in Seattle's best drinking neighborhood -- Ballard. She runs the Seattle chapter of LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) and believes in a daily cocktail hour. She also travels the world tasting cocktails along the way. You can follow her on Twitter at @Lupec_Seattle and on her blog www.luggagetag.blogspot.com. Cheers!

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!

Yarn Store GPS

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:21:29 +0000

Yarn Store GPS will help you find a local yarn store or one for your next adventure when you travel. Read about the store, see pictures of the store, and get all of the vital contact information you need in one place! This is a must have resource for the knitter, crocheter, and fiber artist. The most exciting feature allows you to see pictures of these stores before you visit - and while you are there, take a few to share with the Yarn Store GPS!

★ About the Author ★

Jonelle Beck is the creative force behind SWTC INC, the yarn company that pioneered eco-luxury yarns for hand knitting. She is also the author of Socks A La Carte 1,2, and 3 along with other books for handknitting. Find Jonelle and SWTC at SOYSILK.com and on Facebook at SWTC Brand Yarns.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you - letusknow@sutromedia.com

Recent changes:
Lots of new content and software improvements!