BLA BLA CAR

Going by bus is boring, that’s a fact. And one of the problems of coming from a village out of Murcia City is that I need to take a lot of them. Every week, I have to go to university by bus. However, I have lately discovered an app for my mobile phone that helps me do these trips a bit funnier.  Bla Bla Car is an app that allows people to get in touch with people going to the same places then allows them to meet and to save money when travelling.

First of all, people going to the same places need to post their trip on the app. When posting a trip, they must include their name and surnames, e-mail address, phone number, car model, destiny and the price. This part includes a lot of information from both sides: the driver and the customers. When the communication has started, the driver has to answer the customers’ questions. Customers are going to contact with the driver to meet at a specific place. When the meeting it is usual to introduce yourself to the other person. It’s a good way of breaking the ice.

People meet a one place to go them all together in the same car to their destiny. The app has some kind of items, which basically consist on telling your driver or your customers whether you are a talkative person; you allow them to bring their pets, you allow them to smoke on your car or if you like playing music. There are so many options to choose. Once you have taken your seat, all you need to do is to relax, to listen to music and to enjoy your trip.

Travelling by Bla Bla Car is a fantastic idea to save money. I go in Bla Bla Car to Murcia as often as I can. Using this app allows me to save money every week since it is a bit cheaper than going by train or by bus. I prefer this method of getting to Murcia because I can get to know people that study different degrees and that really often give me advises to pass my first year at University. Besides this, going by car it’s actually more comfortable than going by bus, and quite faster.

Overall, people may prefer going by bus or by train because they don’t need to establish communication with strangers. For me, it is much more comfortable going by car. There are a lot of advantages out of this new app. At least, you should give it a try before you do your judgement.