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GPS
Posted: Sat 25th Nov 2006 08:14 pm
by LeviInAtl
So i read in a post someone(i cant remmber who) had a tomtom while in Amsterdam. I thik this is an awesome idea for a person who doesnt know the city well. Can anyone give me any info....Do you rent or buy? what kind to buy? Can you integrate maps to your PC for the most awesome coffeeshop map ever? Any and help is welcome thanks everyone.
Posted: Sun 26th Nov 2006 01:27 am
by axeman9
Hi mate, I recentley wrote in my after trip report that USBONGLORD (who posts on this site) had one while we were there two weeks ago. Hes still there now!!
He could be the one to ask, but he aint back till 28th!!
It is an awesome bit of kit, i think he said he won his in a prize draw its got all the "world" cities on it. Worth about $700 by all accounts too
Axeman
Posted: Mon 27th Nov 2006 02:24 pm
by Kaiser Saucy
Save the cash and print off the map...Its a piece of piss finding your way around Amsterdam.
Never seen the point of gps unless your trekking the amazon or something
Posted: Mon 27th Nov 2006 04:01 pm
by axeman9
Kaiser Saucy wrote:Save the cash and print off the map...Its a piece of piss finding your way around Amsterdam.
Yeah that too!!
Posted: Mon 27th Nov 2006 04:17 pm
by Boner
Dont waste your time/money with a gps unit, theres no better place in the world to get lost in and its such a small city you wont stay lost for long.
Posted: Mon 27th Nov 2006 06:52 pm
by Mark_d
i would agree with what everyone said here
get the map from here, but i would also recommend another map that you could prob get at your hotel with street names on it! just to get your bearings a bit better!
but as boner said gettin lost in dam is not such a bad thing! it sometimes leads to finding great places you never would have done!!
Posted: Tue 28th Nov 2006 01:25 am
by trike
Mark_d wrote:
but as boner said gettin lost in dam is not such a bad thing! it sometimes leads to finding great places you never would have done!!
Yeah... like my hotel! ... long story...maybe some other time.
Posted: Sat 17th Feb 2007 06:54 am
by pan4gold49
Yes there is a data base for garmin gps based on lemmings address. This has all for amsterdam and haarlem.
http://www.esnips.com/doc/3e81a94f-6f7e ... msterdam-1
Thats the real gps database its with in 2.5 meters
Pan4
Posted: Tue 20th Feb 2007 11:11 pm
by pansTX420
if the only place that you are ever going to go is the dam then probalby are ok with a paper map, but if you are an avid travaler then it is much better than maps.
We love ours for our trips but then we do get a little more off of the beaten path than most people.
ours is a Garmin aprox 350 then you can down load the soft ware off of share sites
Posted: Thu 22nd Feb 2007 07:49 pm
by BigRobb
Boner wrote:Dont waste your time/money with a gps unit, theres no better place in the world to get lost in and its such a small city you wont stay lost for long.
Well that's not entirely true, well for me and a buddy anyway. First time in Amsterdam we got completely lost and ended on the other side Jordaan. We eventually found our way back to Centrum by following the trams lines. Who says stoner's aren't resourceful...
Posted: Thu 22nd Feb 2007 08:52 pm
by 711
Jordaan's still in the center. =P Just stay on the inside of the singelgracht; all intersecting canals lead to the centrum.
Posted: Fri 23rd Feb 2007 06:06 pm
by BigRobb
True but did I mention we were blitzed beyond belief...