Creating Route Maps with OpenStreetMap

When we started our full-time RVing, I knew I wanted to keep a map of each year’s travels. I started by creating Google maps with our approximate route from campground to campground, but I soon ran into a limitation: Google now only allows up to ten destinations on a map. After trying many solutions, I...
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Changing Your Home Base in Google Maps

Update December 2015: Google changed something in late 2015 and as far as I can tell, it is no longer possible to manually set your home location. The only alternative I’ve found is if you use the Google app on your phone and allow it to track your location, the location will carry over to...
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Our Toad Can See!

Last year, the world was wowed by the many different views of the Chelyabinsk meteor streaking through the sky and exploding over Russia. The videos were possible because many drivers in Russia have dashboard video cameras (the reason for this is unfortunately to protect drivers from corruption and scams). Since we will be doing a lot more...
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