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Enter to win a free Tom Tom ONE GPS unit!

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) on Jul 8th 2008 at 1:00PM

Did that review of the Tom Tom XL330s get you all envious that you don't have a GPS for this summer's road trip? Well you're in luck! In addition to the other the XL330s sent over to the Gadling offices, our friends at Tom Tom sent us an extra Tom Tom ONE 3rd edition to give away to one lucky winner!

Chocked with features like turn-by-turn directions, millions of points of interest and a clean simple interface, the third edition ONE is the best selling GPS on the market.

And it can be yours. Just leave an entry telling us how you learn your way around a city you're visiting in the comments below and we'll draw a lucky winner by next Tuesday, July 15th.

Good luck!

To enter, simply leave a comment below telling us how you learn your way around a city you're visiting.
The comment must be left before Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at 5PM Eastern Time.
You may enter only once.
One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
One Grand Prize Winner will receive a free Tom Tom ONE, Third Edition
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
GPS is valued at $199.00.
Click Here for complete Official Rules.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 51)

Ridgerunner Jul 8th 2008 1:23PM

For finding my way around new citys, in Europe I've typically used the Dorling-Kindersley (sp?) travel books. Always like to find the most distant site I want to see, and work out the public transport there & back. Usually gives me a good sense of bearings.

Here at home in the US, historically it was a lot of Hertz/Avis/Budget maps, then switching to pre-printed Google Maps & routing, then to my iPhone. While handy, the iPhone's lag time to pull up the next zoomed view, and lack of turn-by-turn sucks!

I bought my ex-girlfriend one of the Tom-Tom One's, as I was tired of the random phone calls from her asking for directions to one place or another. Unfortunately, when we split, she kept the Tom-Tom!

Ted Scharf Jul 9th 2008 8:37AM

I use a few land marks and work from there. Sometimes hard to figure out which way is north south at night in a new place.
Ted

Edith Burch Jul 9th 2008 8:07PM

I WOULD LOVE VERY MUCH TO WIN THIS

carol Jul 10th 2008 1:22AM

I just ask where I buy my coffee in the morning where I need to go. Little by little, I learn my way around.

CAROLANN WESTBROOK Jul 11th 2008 11:00AM

I depend on Fodors and Frommers Guide books to help me find my way around a new destination.

Amanda Jul 8th 2008 1:31PM

My sense of cardinal directions is pretty good, so with that and even a sketchy, questionable map, I'm usually okay. In order to navigate a place without a map, I try to find a large landmark of some sort and get my bearings from that, and then just explore explore explore, preferably on foot, or bike, until I can find a large number of places easily. For example, when I moved to Lawrence, KS, I used I-70 as my east-west landmark, and also the northern boundary of my explorations until I was more comfortable.

BB Jul 8th 2008 1:32PM

I usually learn my way around a new city by getting lost a lot....the GPS seems like a better way.

Syd Jul 8th 2008 1:32PM

I use laminated foldaway maps. And lots and lots of trial and error.

Tim Jul 8th 2008 9:48PM

When I get to a new city, I tend to rely more on my own directional skills and locals rather than maps.

I try to find one anchor point, usually where ever I am staying and branch out from there. Then I'll find another point, like a grocery store. By doing this I have a basic network of the area mapped out in my head. If I get lost I'll usually just ask a local.

By combining this "technique" with the fact that I usually just take cabs everywhere, I end up getting around just fine.

Chris Jul 8th 2008 1:39PM

I usually use a map and a compass. As long as your headed in the right direction you're almost guaranteed to find your way.

brian eck Jul 8th 2008 1:42PM

I have about 100 sheets of paper with Mapquest directions. I can look in my backseat and get just about anywhere with the directions I currently have - I just need to figure out a quicker way.

Nayan Jul 8th 2008 1:55PM

I use google maps and some guesswork

jay Jul 8th 2008 1:56PM

I download Google Maps for my destination and the surrounding areas, and when I get there, I go exploring.

Steven Jul 8th 2008 1:58PM

Google Maps/maps from the hotel concierge/transit system maps....by the way, I think the comment should be left by Tuesday July 15, not Friday July 15th (second bullet point).

Skiip Jul 8th 2008 2:00PM

I use old-time paper maps. Like Columbus.

klm Jul 8th 2008 2:14PM

I have a terrible time and I am too nervous about getting lost to wander around. I usually stick to the main road near my hotel and that is it.

Shirley Hill Jul 10th 2008 1:03PM

I generally buy a map and study it. Getting around usually isn't too difficult.

Sue M Jul 9th 2008 2:34PM

I use the maps available at the hotel, if I haven't previously gotten maps from the local AAA vacation store ahead of time.

Carla Pullum Jul 8th 2008 2:09PM

I go to yahoo maps and print out where I am going. If that dosen't work I use the roll down window method "Hey do you know where Burger King is?"
Thats my method.