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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Use a pocket-sized notebook for maps &amp; notes - International travel tip]]></title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/gear/" rel="tag">Gear</a></p><img border="1" align="right" hspace="4" height="188" width="250" vspace="4" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims/SEED/1/300/300/80/http://photo-hub-origin.web.aol.com/adam/78/c5/b53df1d74bd0b8b8cecd36d7946e-IMG_2668.JPG" alt="" />Don't want to look like a lost tourist, consulting a giant <a href="http://www.gadling.com/search/?q=map">map</a> in a public place?<br />
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Before you leave home, buy a small pocket- or purse-sized notebook. Copy maps of each destination (break a city into smaller areas) and reduce them down to notebook size; glue them into your notebook, folding out if needed. Highlight important places, like your hotel, and include directions to/from airports or train stations.<br />
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It can also be used to write down anything you want/need to remember like addresses and memorable experiences. It keeps all your important information in one place and is small enough to carry everywhere.<br />
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Related: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2010/01/21/5-tips-for-travel-journals-blogs/">5 tips for spicing up your travel journals, or how to get beyond "Today I ate breakfast at..."</a><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/">Use a pocket-sized notebook for maps &amp; notes - International travel tip</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/19412965/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/23/use-a-pocket-sized-notebook-for-maps-amp-notes---international-travel-tip/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>100 words or less</category><category>100WordsOrLess</category><category>backpacking</category><category>international</category><category>internationaltraveltip</category><category>map</category><category>moleskine</category><category>notebook</category><category>tip</category><category>travel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikki Klecha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>