Enter to win a free Tom Tom ONE GPS unit!

by Grant Martin Jul 8th 2008 @ 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)

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:23PM

Ridgerunner said...

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!

Jul 9th 2008 @ 8:37AM

Ted Scharf said...

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

Jul 9th 2008 @ 8:07PM

Edith Burch said...

I WOULD LOVE VERY MUCH TO WIN THIS

Jul 10th 2008 @ 1:22AM

carol said...

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

Jul 11th 2008 @ 11:00AM

CAROLANN WESTBROOK said...

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

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:31PM

Amanda said...

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.

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:32PM

BB said...

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

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:32PM

Syd said...

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

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:39PM

Chris said...

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.

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:42PM

brian eck said...

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.

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:55PM

Nayan said...

I use google maps and some guesswork

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:56PM

jay said...

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

Jul 8th 2008 @ 1:58PM

Steven said...

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).

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:00PM

Skiip said...

I use old-time paper maps. Like Columbus.

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:09PM

Carla Pullum said...

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.

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:11PM

Moody75 said...

leaving a comment

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:14PM

klm said...

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.

Jul 10th 2008 @ 1:03PM

Shirley Hill said...

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

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:15PM

Kenneth Gutman said...

My fav way to learn about a city is to just keep walking. Getting lost is just part of the adventure!

Jul 8th 2008 @ 2:16PM

Marni Rachel said...

My fiance! I have a without a doubt 100% accuracy in going the wrong way. He, as a native New Yorker, doesn't drive, so that's my job while he navigates. We started adding a GPS to our rental cars, but even she (we like to call her Tellulah) gets bitchy at me when I go the wrong way. "Turn right. Turn right. TURN RIGHT! RIGHT!!!!!" Anyway, on public transport I will take the wrong bus, head the wrong way on the subway. I even showed up a day late for a flight. I'd be lost without him in many ways.

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