I love a good “Best of” list. Smart phones, iPads, and iPods can be a great resource when travelling. Below are  links to some of the “Best of” lists on the web.
And for those of you who don’t want to click through all the lists, here’s the apps that made several of them:
- TripIt:  Helps organize and store itineraries
- Google Translate: Both written and oral communications can be translated
- Currency Converter : A simple interface to help with those tricky currency  conversions

Best Apps for Travelling like a Local from Forbes magazine
http://www.forbes.com/sites/traceygreenstein/2011/12/19/10-best-apps-for-traveling-like-a-local/
This article from Inc. turned me out to a great app: Award Wallet – an app for tracking all those frequent flyer accounts:
http://www.inc.com/ss/judith-feldman/best-in-travel/10-free-best-apps-for-travel#7
Best Travel Apps for Kids from Conde Nast. I’m disappointed they didn’t highlight more free options, but the map applications look really interesting.
http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2012/03/travel-apps-for-kids-031212
Recommendations for iPad Apps including Hg2 - I just downloaded it for some upcoming International travel.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/07/top-ten-ipad-travel-apps_n_1325864.html#s759662&title=Skyscanner