Why I love gmaps
Google Maps has solved a problem that has been vexing me for years. This might not even be a new feature, but I just noticed it today.
So…whenever I’m planning a trip to a city that has a Metro/Tube/subway, I always have trouble with the maps. The Metro maps aren’t usually nicely overlaid with city streets, so even if I have the address of where I want to go, it’s really hard to visualize how near or far that is to a Metro stop.
No more worries with Gmaps!
For example:
See? Right near the Peel Metro stop (also conveniently located to McGill University and the Parc Mont-Royal, though I cropped the latter out of the screenshot).
Why am I looking at Montreal again, you might ask? Well…it’s looking like the Denver thing might not work out, and I found a killer deal on a long weekend in Montreal. Nothing is for sure yet, of course; a spot might open up in the training Denny wants to attend in Denver, and if I can find a decently priced plane ticket, that might happen. But if it doesn’t, well, I might just have to insist on some French-Canadian excitement.
Kayak is highly recommended, if you don’t use it already, since it does probably the best I’ve ever seen at searching multiple airlines/websites for fares. I don’t see a lot of good ones CID->DEN, but it’ll depend on your dates, of course.