Is there an Interactive map to plot where we have been - any suggestions

[VXman]

ooh. Not seen this before . quite like that. The last 5 years.....

 

[two]

It makes me wonder what else they know about us.

 

[Vanderek]

There is an app ( and a website, I believe) called Polarsteps which allows you to log and annotate journeys with words and photos. I haven’t used it myself, but a friend of mine sent me a link to their caravan trip round Spain and Portugal last year. It looked great. polarsteps.comView attachment 576575

We use it and it's free and so easy ..Plot where you are add photos, add comments, the job is done... see it all on a map!!!!

 

[Southdowners]

We used polarsteps. It got itself in a bit of a muddle on our last journey though.

You can add photos and write a blog on it too.

 

[chaser]

It makes me wonder what else they know about us.

If you have nothing to hide it's absolutely brilliant, my son works in a job where he goes round a lot of quarys and has to claim his traveling money and he just puts his timeline stuff down on his claim, job done.
We have our tours on there from 2007 on and can look back anytime we want.

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[Minxy]

You can't lose Google, get a new phone or gadget and it's all there.

Unless you are 'naughty' and they ban you!

 

[chaser]

Unless you are 'naughty' and they ban you!

What could you do that upsets Google?

 

[Minxy]

What could you do that upsets Google?

Dunno ... wanna try?

 

[The general]

It makes me wonder what else they know about us.

A lot , a hellva of a lot

 

[Minxy]

It makes me wonder what else they know about us.

A lot , a hellva of a lot

... and probably (for some funsters) there will be some stuff they wish they didn't know!

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[Riverbankannie]

Good system , got to have a steady hand , and colour pens that don’t clash with colours on the map

…and not leave it in the sun else the colour will fade away !

 

[The general]

…and not leave it in the sun else the colour will fade away !

Like my Beatles signatures

 

[Arnside037]

My problem with Google location is that it tracks everything, including non moho trips or a shop to the supermarket. So it tends to get overloaded. Why not just use a simple Google Map with pins, and as others say, you cant lose it, its in the cloud. . You can add comments and images, save it in Google's MyMaps and export for use in Google Earth.
My visited sites are here.

 

[John and Jo]

i log all our trips, including coordinates, on an Excel sheet and then import into google maps.

Everywhere We've Stayed Ever - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1v2YFDDMIh2dQJoF7Yi7GfC1S2fqz33cu&hl=en&usp=sharing

 

[ElddisNotElvis]

i log all our trips, including coordinates, on an Excel sheet and then import into google maps.

Everywhere We've Stayed Ever - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1v2YFDDMIh2dQJoF7Yi7GfC1S2fqz33cu&hl=en&usp=sharing

Wow. That looks clever and like something I could like. Only problem is, not sure how to do it

Would you mind (be able) to private message me how you set up you excel sheet and how you import to google maps with tags?

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[John and Jo]

Would you mind (be able) to private message me how you set up you excel sheet and how you import to google maps with tags?

Sure, You will of course need Excel. Create your spreadsheet with the columns you want to record (costs, comments etc) and include the coordinates. I use longitude and latitude, column for each. I'll pvt message you the rest unless anyone else has any interest.

 

[two]

If you have nothing to hide it's absolutely brilliant, my son works in a job where he goes round a lot of quarys and has to claim his traveling money and he just puts his timeline stuff down on his claim, job done.
We have our tours on there from 2007 on and can look back anytime we want.

I don't have much to hide
apart from a few valuables I've left at home.

 

[ElddisNotElvis]

Sure, You will of course need Excel. Create your spreadsheet with the columns you want to record (costs, comments etc) and include the coordinates. I use longitude and latitude, column for each. I'll pvt message you the rest unless anyone else has any interest.

Yes, thanks. I’m not bad with excel columns, formulates etc. I don’t know though how to import stuff. A view of your sheet in a pm would be great to start off, then, maybe, how to import into a map.

One question, can you save this as a one off dedicated trip map and load it independently, so that it doesn’t load each time I open up google maps as I use it quite a bit for referencing etc.

 

[Peregrinator]

Hi

I’ve done a search but can’t find the answer other than somebody suggesting an app.

We have racked up so many sites and places, that I’m forgetting where we have been to some degree.

I wondered if it is it possible to load a map (Google maps?), and mark all the places we have visited and perhaps a note/tag of the site we stayed at, what we thought of it, price etc, so we can just load the map easily and make reference to it?

Thanks

There is an app called Polarsteps, this is the site: https://www.polarsteps.com/ it is a fantastic app, good luck

 

[Peregrinator]

i log all our trips, including coordinates, on an Excel sheet and then import into google maps.

Everywhere We've Stayed Ever - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1v2YFDDMIh2dQJoF7Yi7GfC1S2fqz33cu&hl=en&usp=sharing

I like it, that looks great, also the blog thing, never knew about the blog thing, I will have to load now and try it, OMG yet another thing I have got to, thought on retirement I would have less to do.

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[Peregrinator]

Wow. That looks clever and like something I could like. Only problem is, not sure how to do it

Would you mind (be able) to private message me how you set up you excel sheet and how you import to google maps with tags?

I was thinking the same

 

[Peregrinator]

Sure, You will of course need Excel. Create your spreadsheet with the columns you want to record (costs, comments etc) and include the coordinates. I use longitude and latitude, column for each. I'll pvt message you the rest unless anyone else has any interest.

Yes please

 

[Riverbankannie]

I use a highlighter on the paper map book. The Michelin A3 book of France has 271 page (not all map pages, some are the index etc) and my aim is to have a highlighted bit on every page one day ! Trouble is the highlighter ink can fade in sunlight. I like to be able to see the green edges michelin routes, which are described as scenic , when planning which way to go.

 

[Roby2008]

Here is an example trip we did in 2017, no input from us just there.
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Did you do the distillery in Schliersee ?

 

[ceejayt]

If you are talking about plotting going forward then PolarSteps is excellent. Going back historically you could set up a google Mao and put pins on it

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[Andacami]

i log all our trips, including coordinates, on an Excel sheet and then import into google maps.

Everywhere We've Stayed Ever - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1v2YFDDMIh2dQJoF7Yi7GfC1S2fqz33cu&hl=en&usp=sharing

Haha, love Pirates on Lefkas, have never left without my head spinning

 

[JoshnPen]

I use polarsteps as you add photos and use it as a journal of your travels too. You can share it with family members if you wish. The app is free, they make their money be offering to print your journal at the end of the trip. That's not obligatory and and i've not had one done, but it might be nice after an amazing trip.

 

[JoshnPen]

Also check this link, there's one being developed as we speak!

We've Developed an Online Travel Journal

We've developed an online journal. It has many of the features that dedicated travel journal sites enjoy. Essentially, it will work like this. You can create a journal. This might be for a particular trip or maybe a year. Once created, you'll be able to make entries into that journal. You...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

 

[pjay]

I did a map of Greece stopovers using my maps....

PJ Greece Stopovers – Google My Maps

** Please leave feedback via my email if you use any of the stopovers or find new ones**..... peteandjudy at hotmail.co.uk All information given in good faith, no guarantees of accuracy.

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Pete

 

[Verteuil Man]

If you are using Google Maps it would be worth checking you location if you are static for a few days. Mine had me in Cheltenham yesterday when I am in Spain. It added quite a trip to my timeline. In the past it had located me in Brazil and somewhere in Bosnia.

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