Recently, I spent two weeks vacationing in
London and Paris with only an iPod Touch for communications and
connectivity.
Mind you, I am not suggesting that this was a wise thing to do, but it's what I did, and this post captures the good, bad and ugly of the experience. :-)
First off, the revelation (for me) was how much the Google Mobile Maps App on iPod Touch completely changes the equation when traveling.
Moreover, Maps allows you to visually navigate in Real-Time (very different from the experience on my Blackberry), all the while push-pinning favorite destinations, and determining routes in just a few clicks.
It is the consummate reality augmentation application for travel, a sort of "magic compass."
Read the full article HERE.
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