Because we travel full-time and plan our adventures and campgrounds, we need a quick way to see locations. So, we created our personal Google Map.
Our map has been a travel changer for us. We insert adventures and places we want to do and see into our map. These include places all over the world that we learn about from different resources. Because we are members of Thousand Trails and RPI, we also include our campground memberships in our map. We have added some grocery stores too. Jessica also loves Aldi and Walmart, so if we are traveling extensively in an area, we add these to our map.
We are always adding to our map. Although we still create spreadsheets when traveling, our Google Map helps us organize our piles of notes into a great visualization. Also we can link our YouTube videos to our Google Map. When we travel through the area again, we can remember what we have already done or the campground that we stayed at and if we want to do or stay there again. If we stay in a Thousand Trails campground with our travel trailer, we can choose which one we want to book based on how close our activities are to the campground.
It is very easy to create a personal Google Map. If you travel or explore often, a map can make it much easier to plan your next exciting adventure. It is also very easy to duplicate the base map for a specific trip and determine a travel route. For example, we are currently planning a trip to Alaska. I simply copied our main map, removed the grocery section, and put in our travel route to Anchorage. It still includes all the activities we want to do, doesn’t affect the original map, and makes the planning of the trip to Alaska so much easier.
We would recommend creating a personal Google Map to anyone who loves exploring or traveling. It is exciting to see all the adventures in an area and to plan your travel.