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Here are some FAQs about our Audio Tours. If you still need help, please email us at audio@freetoursbyfoot.com


DO I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS ON THE DATE I BOOKED?

No! You can listen to it whenever and as many times as you'd like.

DO I HAVE TO BE IN *enter city* TO USE THIS?

Nope! If you just want to pretend to be travelling, you can listen to this like its a podcast or even use Street View on Google Maps to pretend you're there.

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THE AUDIO FILE?

If you want to download the file so you don't have to listen to it over data, you can download it to your device.

DESKTOP:

When you click on the link it opens in a new window. It depends on your browser how to download the file. In some cases (Chrome for example), there are three dots on the right that will have a drop down menu. If you don't see a drop down menu (Safari, for example) press the Option and Enter keys, or control-click the link and choose Download Linked File.

MOBILE:

IPHONES: When you click on the link it opens up in a new window, but you'll be able to SAVE TO FILES (option at the bottom of the screen that looks like a box with an upward arrow) the same way you would if you were sharing that page.

ANDROID: When you click on the link it opens up in a new window, there are three buttons on the right that allow you to download the file.


THE AUDIO FILE IS ONLY 30 MINUTES LONG BUT I THOUGHT THIS TOUR WAS 1.5 HOURS?

We don't know how long it will take you to get between stops so you'll have a chance to pause at the end of one stop as you walk to the next. On many audio tours we encourage you to visit a museum or attraction we walk past as well.


I DON'T HAVE GOOGLE MAPS APP!

Unfortunately, we only have Google Maps available at the moment. If you don't have Google Maps app, you can view the map on a desktop on the upper right hand corner of the Map Legend are three dots that pull up a menu that has the option to save the map as a pdf. You won't be able to use with GPS tracker though.


HOW DO USE GOOGLE MAPS WITHOUT DATA?

This is a helpful trick for any trip - whether or not you're using our audio tours! If you enter the city you'll be visiting into the search bar on Google Maps, at the bottom where you see DIRECTIONS -- START -- SAVE -- etc, swipe all the way to the right and you'll see a download button.

This will download the area map to your Google Maps app and let you search, view and use it without Data. Your GPS tracker - the little blue dot that shows where you are - isn't actually data enabled so it will work even if your data is turned off.


 

About The Author

Canden Arciniega

Canden is a historian and tour guide in Washington DC with 4 published books about the city. She has written for HuffPost Travel and has been featured in the Washington Post, WTOP, and numerous other DC papers. She's also been interviewed by the BBC, NPR, Travel Channel and Discovery Family Channel. Canden is the producer of our podcast, Tour Guide Tell All With a M.A. in History from University College London and a B.A. in History from Elon University, she is an authority on D.C. history, and has led tours in the city for over 10 years. She currently resides in DC, but has also lived in London and South Korea, and has travelled to 28 countries. Her two children (both under the age of 4) have their passports and own frequent flier accounts.
Updated: October 11th, 2021
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