Mapping Hacks

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Chapter 1, Mapping Your Life

#3 Map the Places You’ve Visited

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Map the Places You’ve Visited Hack #3

Sometimes a simple map showing the places you’ve been is all you need to

start telling the story of your travels.

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man

I’ve breathed the mountain air, man

Travel—I’ve had my share, man

I’ve been everywhere

—Johnny Cash, “I’ve Been Everywhere”

In the U.S. and Canada, it’s not uncommon to see camping vehicles or RVs

sporting a map emblazoned on the side, showing the states and provinces

that the vehicle has traveled through. And why not? For many of us, the list

of countries we’ve been to, or the tally of states or provinces we’ve set foot

in, is like a badge of honor, an encapsulation of all the adventures we’ve had

and of all the wonderful places we’ve come upon in our travels.

Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, it’s almost painless to make

maps on the Web that highlight the places we’ve visited and proudly share

those maps via web sites or email. A great place to start is World66.com,

which describes itself as “the travel guide you write.” Among the many cool

features of the site is My World66, a page where you can make and export

maps of places you’ve visited, including maps of the U.S., Canada, Europe,

and the world. My World66 can be found at http://world66.com/myworld66/.

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