1. HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM TRAVEL MAP Are you ready to make your first map?

2. CREATE A MAP Go to google.com/mymaps. Click on Create a new map.

3. TITLE YOUR MAP In the box in the upper left hand corner, click on Untitled Map. Title your map. If you are planning for a specific trip, it is helpful to use the city name and the date of your trip. Restaurant Frankfurt-Oder

4. ADD POINTS OF INTEREST Now you can start adding all of your locations, such as restaurants, museums, landmarks, shops and photo ops. In the search bar at the top, enter the name of the place you want to add to your map and click enter. A neon green pin will drop on the map, and the name will be in the box on the left. (If there are multiple places with the same or similar name, they will all show up on your map.) Click on the name or the neon green pin, and click add to map. The pin will then turn red.

5. Add a Specific Location Without a Name If you want to add a specific location without a name, click on the pin icon underneath the search bar, then click on your desired location on the map. You can change the name from Point 1 by clicking on the pencil icon on the lower right of the box. Hotel Frankfurt-Oder

6. ADD NOTES Before you go on, make some notes to remind yourself why you want to go to this location. This is especially important if you are planning far in advance, as you are unlikely to remember why you added each place to your map, and what exactly you wanted to do there. (I like to start planning way ahead of my trips, gathering ideas, tips and resources and adding them to my map as I find them.) It is helpful to include where the recommendation came from (with a link if available) and specific details about the place. For example, if a friend recommended a specific restaurant, and a specific dish, this is the perfect place to write this down. I like to include hours as well, especially if the place isn’t open on certain days. If you add everything you find into your notes, your map turns into a little mini tour book, completely personalized and portable!

7. ADD PHOTOS Along with notes, you can add a photo to each location on your map. If you want to be sure to get a specific photo or angle, this is a great reminder. You can either do a google search for an image, or enter a specific URL, if you have it. ADD MORE PLACES Repeat this step for all of the places you want to add to your map.

8. CUSTOMIZE WITH ICONS Unterkunft Frankfurt-Oder Now it is time to customize your map. Hover over a name in the list, then click on the paint bucket to the right of the name. Here you can customize the color and shape of the marker on the map. You can get pretty fancy with all different types of icons, but I like to keep it relatively simple with just shapes and colors. I use a yellow house for our hotel, circles for places to eat (orange for breakfast/brunch, blue for lunch/dinner, navy for drinks), a green square for shops or markets, and diamonds for things to see or do. You can also rearrange the order of the places in your list. Whether you want it in alphabetical order, or you want all locations arranged by category, just drag and drop in the order you want.

9. Now that you have added everything to your map, and customized the icons, you can easily see where all of your locations are in relation to each other, and plan your days to make the best use of your time. partyraum Frankfurt-Oder

10. GET DIRECTIONS Hotel in frankfurt-Oder To get directions from one location to another, click the directions icon, which is the arrow underneath the search bar, second from the right. This will create a new layer. Then click on two (or more) points on your map and it will map your route. You can switch from driving to walking by clicking on Driving, right above the names of point A and point B. If you want step by step directions, click on the three dots to the right of the layer name and select Step-by-step directions from the bottom of the drop down menu.

11. SHARE YOUR MAP Share your map with your friends or family. This is great if you are planning a trip with others. Click Share in the box on the left and enter the email addresses of the people with whom you would like to share your map in the box. You can also specify who can edit the map, and who can just view it. This is also nice if you have friends traveling to the same destination looking for recommendations. It is such an easy way to share everything that you did on your trip.

12. ACCESS YOUR MAP Your map will be saved in your Google Drive. To access your saved map, you can either open Google Drive and select your map from the list of items in your Drive. Or you can go back to google.com/mymaps and click on Open a Map. Then select your desired map from the list of all of your maps. If you gave your map a descriptive name in step 2, it will be easy to find what you are looking for. You can also access your map on your iPhone through the Google Maps app. Tap the menu on the top left of the screen, then tap Your Places. Scroll down and it will show all maps you have created.

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