This is life changing! I had no idea this was even possible! I have been the planner on this trip, and this will be great to share with my hubby. He's usually the one who gets us around wherever we are, so now he'll know where to navigate to. THANK YOU!!!
You’re so welcome!! It changed my life when I discovered it too cuz I’m always the planner and navigator of the group! Hope this makes both your planning and travels easier :)
I did this for the first time in 2018 when I went to Japan and it was the most easiest/convenient way to get around. Now I make sure to do it all the time traveling. Although I've never actually built out maps on google, I just save all of them on my google maps app on my phone. It harder to make day itineraries because of that, so instead I organize them out of my preference of importance. Your way is definitely a lot more structured and less chaotic. For anyone else reading I would definitely recommend Staring key places on your map like your hotel, airport, meeting locations, etc.
So good to know!! Yeah that’s probably the quicker mobile solution to just star it all directly on your phone if you didn’t have enough time to make it before hand. And great tip, definitely starting key places like your hotel is important! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Thank you for this! SO helpful! I've wanted to use this, but just didn't know where to start, it is SO detailed. This makes perfect sense! I am like you - I am the planner (and LOVE to plan!) the vacation and also, need the visual to see how things are layed out sot that I can navigate a place bettter!
You’re welcome I’m so glad you found it helpful! Yeah I always need the visual to see how it is and feel like I really know a place- glad to find someone like me :) enjoy your travel planning!
well can i just say you are like my absolute godsend for this bit of info!!!! I have always used my maps on google to plan, however when they updated it a few years back, i thought they had taken away the my maps feature all together!!! Clearly, they just hid it from me!!!! so glad i came across thos video, ive been so lost without the my maps planning! xx
Never ventured into this feature, thank you for sharing it makes more sense and much easier to plan out the trip. Watching your 3-day London and Paris Itineraries for ideas too... Thank you very much.
I commented on one of your other videos how I love this Google maps travel planning feature so I hopped over to this video and it’s a complete game changer. I just finished building our itinerary for our upcoming trip to Mexico City. Thanks again!
I'm doing it in similar way, but I'm dividing points between layers (called e.g. day 1, day 2...) and then set the same style for whole layer. That way you select color only once and then just drag points between layers.
I'm on the group of people who have never done a map in Google Maps. I used to just save places in a list. Thank you so much for the info! Now I know how to do it better. Thanks!!!!
this was such a helpful tutorial, we are planning a trip to Paris and London, built maps for both and shared with my wife and granddaughter. also made one for my daughter for her San Francisco trip
You’re welcome!! I feel the same it’s so helpful when I’m traveling :) I do have a 3-day London itinerary on my channel with a map already made if you find that helpful!
Wow, what a fantastic video! You're so gorgeous and explains really well with the step by step! 😊 I'm really bad at following maps but honing this skill to be less stressed out whenever planning a trip... 😂 Going to Japan for the first time, which is a dream trip, and will defo use your tips! 🎉 Much appreciated!
Awww thank you so much, you’re too sweet!☺️☺️ I’m so glad you found it helpful, I always feel less stressed when planning and when I’m actually on my trip and I have my map!! Japan is amazing you will LOVE IT! Enjoy 🇯🇵🤗
Excellent video, thank you! I've been looking at so many but they just weren't explained well, went too fast, not complete enough, whatever. Great tips too! Yay!
Saving this video in one of my playlists, im gonna find some destinations for my trip.. As a wise guy with big muscles once said: i'l be back, hasta la vista😅
I stayed at the Orange Drive Hostel in LA, and they had one of these maps available for guests to see the sites. AMAZING! I didn't realize they are so easy to make! Game changer. Thank you! I'm in the planning stages of an 8-night trip. Am I crazy? Three nights in Edinburgh (car rental to Glenfinnan Viaduct and Highlands on one of the days), train to Liverpool for 1 night (I'm a Beatles fan), train to London for 2 nights, train to Paris for 2 nights. The Eurostar has been on my bucket list for years, and I'm looking forward to driving in Scotland, so this trip has a lot of, "getting there is half the fun" about it. 🙂
You’re welcome, so glad you find them helpful like me!! I don’t think that’s crazy- I think that’s very manageable!! If you want help planning I have a 3-day London and 3-day Paris itinerary, both with google map links I’ve created! And a video on taking the Eurostar from London to Paris!! Enjoy your trip, it sounds so magical 😍
@@SheRunTheWorld I'm traveling with my 30-year-old son, who was a Harry Potter FREAK when he was young, so the trip will definitely be filled with MAGIC. haha Thanks for your helpful videos! I think for London, we arrive late afternoon, so we're going to the HP studio that night (what a trek!), then possibly a city bike tour the second day. We catch the Eurostar in the afternoon on the 3rd day. For Paris, I thought we'd do a Seine River tour that night, then wander aimlessly the second day. We fly home on the third day. I've been to both London and Paris (1980s), so I've experienced most of the touristy sites. My son's only request was the HP stuff. He's not big on museums, and I'm like you about going inside the buildings. The outside architecture and scenery is stunning on its own. Best example in my opinion is Amsterdam.
@@SheRunTheWorld Something to use offline if there is no internet. Like a beautifully made PDF with pictures and stuff. Also, I've seen people turn their plans into a phone app, but I don't know how. Thank you
you are excellent. i am learning this google map stuff. I'm from San Diego but I spent 4 months in Ecuador on 3 separate trips. But, since Quito airport is outside the city of Quito, I just take the airport bus for $3 to Otavalo. Then, I go into the mountain region near Zuleta and imbabura. I live at the beach so I look for mountains. great video and you are a good person to watch !! june I have 4 month trip to South America to ski. But U try go one month in each town to feel flex pat or slow travel...
Thank you so much for sharing your Google maps travel planning. I also use GM, however, I have been using the directions because we usually walk. Do you ever do that as well and if so, do you have a video for it? Thanks again!
Of course! So glad you found it helpful :) yes I do usually click on the pins and get walking directions as I’m exploring a city, but I don’t have a video on it! You should be able to just click a pin, click get directions, and select the walking icon :)
This was awesome! Does it matter in what order you put your list of things to do? Will it automatically rearrange in order of what is next up on the map?
So glad!! I don’t think it automatically rearranges. I always put them in the order of things I want to see, so it’s easy to just click the next thing on the list!
It's helpful but I'm wondering if it can also map out the route. For example, we flew to Vegas, stayed down in Boulder for the Hoover Dam, drove over to the Grand Canyon, spent a couple days there then drove over to Monument Valley and spent a couple days there (with one day driving over to Page AZ for Horseshoe Bend and Slot Canyons. We then left Monument Valley and went to Moab UT for CanyonLands and Arches NP, then over to Zion for a few days, then back to Vegas. It would be nice to see the distances and time to drive between each major area.
You can add a second layer that will do that - it’s the directions layer. But also you can just click the pin and get directions for each leg of the journey very easily!!
Thank you so much. I found it very helpful. However, how can I edit it on mobile please? I have created the map on my PC but can't find the way to add on or edit it on mobile. xx
Hi Brittany, I really like this video! I run a Photo tour company in Singapore and I can’t tell how many people ask me every day “What can I do in Singapore “ … It’s hard to imagine spending so much $$$$ for a trip and not doing any research on what to do. I also see tonnes of folks young and old who do not have working phones or data plans! I would love to include this video on using Google Maps in one of my blogs?
Hey Mark! What an amazing job. And I completely agree! That would be amazing if you’d use this video in one of your blogs! Thanks so much for reaching out and asking :)
Thank you so much for this information. I create map for my journey but i can’t see the notes of the pins on the google maps app in my phone. Is there any way to see on the app?
You’re welcome! Honestly I think there must’ve been a new update a few years ago because I haven’t been able to see the pin notes on my mobile for awhile now which is frustrating :(
I noticed this too, very frustrating. I asked chat gpt for help and was offered several solutions, however only one kinda worked for me (exporting into maps.me).
Thank you, this is very helpful! If you are doing a road-trip, can you add driving directions to your map so you know how log it would take you to get to your next stop? Thanks!!
You’re welcome, glad you found it helpful! Yes you can add a second layer to the map that’s driving directions, you’ll click the pins to be point A, B, and so on. You can also do this in real time when you’re on the road trip, you can open up Google maps on your phone and just click the next pin and get driving directions! Enjoy :)
This is excellent. Thanks! I'll be going to Mexico City in March and want to up my game using technology to easy my way. Would it be a good idea to make my new map available offline, or is that not an option?
You’re welcome! I’m not sure if it’s an option you’d probably need to load it when you’re on wifi and then you can still use it when you’re out & about
That’s just google maps! So if you just type Google maps into the search bar this will pop up and the you can follow along with the video step by step :)
Are you working on a dsktop or an iPhone/iPad? It would seem that working on a desktop to load up the points of interest initially would be much easier, but then how do you transfer the finished article to an iOS device for use while actually walking/driving about?
Hi. Just found your post and am super happy to learn about this. I am travel planning challenged and I should be planning sales trips for my company. Is there a way to type in all the destinations and have Google route them in the most efficient way? Or do I just manually move the destinations up or down the list to accomplish the same thing?
Fabulous vid. You taught a lot of info in only minutes. I'd like to know how to review a location, in street view, BEFORE starting my trip to see if it's, for example, in an unsafe area. When I'm in street view, I can tap the arrows that display on the screen to visually see the streets ill be on. However, tapping those suckers (the arrows) moves me down each street very slowly. Is there any way to navigate the streets faster? I appreciate your thoughts.
You can do another layer of the map on top of your pins called “directions” and click one pin as Point A and one pin as Point B to see how far. It’s usually pretty obvious once you’re looking at the pins though if you’re able to do it in one day!!
I completed my google maps....however I made another layer for each day as well as color coordinated....how can i pull up only one day (layer) at a time on the phone? i can share my google map if you do not understand what I am saying.
Hi! Honestly I never use the layers, but I’d imagine you’d just click on the layer in your app and the directions would automatically pop up But it’s super easy to not have any layers, just all pins, and when you’re in the car just click the next pin and get directions! I do that with walking all the time :)
@SheRunTheWorld Thanks for responding :) For some reason, I created one layer and I could add directions there and I chose car, but since I am doing a massive trip ( 3 countries with our van and 2 brompton bikes ) I thought to create diferent layers for each city, a layer for each big city with the directions if I will visit lots of sightseeing by bike. I'm not sure why I create a layer and have no option to select any transport, but the only option is to draw a line, which I think is silly. Maybe I am over complicating and should not bother with directions🤔.
Thanks for the video. So if I have the app on my phone and do the save thing, I'll access to them at the foreign location even though I don't have cell service? Thanks,
So helpful! I love planning our trips like this! Sometimes it gets confusing separating each thing out but this makes way more sense🎉
Yay, thank you! Glad you found it helpful🥳
@@SheRunTheWorldwhy is it not showing on mobile...?
@SaiVikram-tv5fj Sometimes we are logged to another google account on our cellular or you have to log in to Google account to get your pins visible.
What if I don’t have cell service where I’m going ? It will be spotty
@@sallyberger7063 Look into 'AIRALO' or something similar for cheap data. If the locals have cellular, you will too.
This is life changing! I had no idea this was even possible! I have been the planner on this trip, and this will be great to share with my hubby. He's usually the one who gets us around wherever we are, so now he'll know where to navigate to. THANK YOU!!!
You’re so welcome!! It changed my life when I discovered it too cuz I’m always the planner and navigator of the group! Hope this makes both your planning and travels easier :)
I did this for the first time in 2018 when I went to Japan and it was the most easiest/convenient way to get around. Now I make sure to do it all the time traveling. Although I've never actually built out maps on google, I just save all of them on my google maps app on my phone. It harder to make day itineraries because of that, so instead I organize them out of my preference of importance. Your way is definitely a lot more structured and less chaotic.
For anyone else reading I would definitely recommend Staring key places on your map like your hotel, airport, meeting locations, etc.
So good to know!! Yeah that’s probably the quicker mobile solution to just star it all directly on your phone if you didn’t have enough time to make it before hand.
And great tip, definitely starting key places like your hotel is important! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Such a great way to plan for the trip! I like the way you color the spots. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing :)
Aw thanks so much, I’m glad you found it helpful! Happy planning :)
Easily the best video I've seen on this topic. So well done. Thank you for sharing!
Wow thanks so much that means a lot! I’m glad you found it helpful :)
Thank you for this! SO helpful! I've wanted to use this, but just didn't know where to start, it is SO detailed. This makes perfect sense! I am like you - I am the planner (and LOVE to plan!) the vacation and also, need the visual to see how things are layed out sot that I can navigate a place bettter!
You’re welcome I’m so glad you found it helpful! Yeah I always need the visual to see how it is and feel like I really know a place- glad to find someone like me :) enjoy your travel planning!
well can i just say you are like my absolute godsend for this bit of info!!!! I have always used my maps on google to plan, however when they updated it a few years back, i thought they had taken away the my maps feature all together!!! Clearly, they just hid it from me!!!! so glad i came across thos video, ive been so lost without the my maps planning! xx
Aw yay I’m so glad I could help!!! I always have to plan my trips like this so we are the same! Happy planning :)
Amazing, clear, short! Thank You!!
You’re welcome!!
Never ventured into this feature, thank you for sharing it makes more sense and much easier to plan out the trip. Watching your 3-day London and Paris Itineraries for ideas too... Thank you very much.
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :) hope you find my 3-day London and Paris itineraries helpful as well
Hey! Great video. Very informative and presented in a fun way. Looking forward to the "Finding your Travel Style " video! :)
Thanks so much! :)
Thank you very much for this tutorial! Did not know about this tool. It is making my trip itinerary so much easier to build.
You’re very welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)
I commented on one of your other videos how I love this Google maps travel planning feature so I hopped over to this video and it’s a complete game changer. I just finished building our itinerary for our upcoming trip to Mexico City. Thanks again!
Aw yay I’m so glad you found it helpful! I literally can’t plan a trip without doing this now, I love it. Enjoy your trip :)
I'm doing it in similar way, but I'm dividing points between layers (called e.g. day 1, day 2...) and then set the same style for whole layer. That way you select color only once and then just drag points between layers.
Wow great idea! Thanks for sharing :)
I'm on the group of people who have never done a map in Google Maps. I used to just save places in a list. Thank you so much for the info! Now I know how to do it better. Thanks!!!!
Yay I’m so glad I could help you out!! You’re so welcome! It’s a game changer for planning travels :)
Thanks so much for this information. It was easy to follow! I'm so excited to use it.
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful!!
Wow, so helpful!
Thank you!
Life changing. Love a good map. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Thank u, it's very help and easy to understand
You’re welcome, so glad you found it helpful!
this was such a helpful tutorial, we are planning a trip to Paris and London, built maps for both and shared with my wife and granddaughter. also made one for my daughter for her San Francisco trip
That’s so amazing! I’m glad you found it helpful for planning your trips and hope you find it helpful while on your trips as well :)
AWESOME !! Really appreciate it. I am going to plan for my Iceland trip using this!!! thx qqqq ;)))
You’re welcome! Oooh Iceland will be amazing!!
This is very helpful! You're a sweetheart ❤❤❤Thank you very much!
You’re welcome, so glad you found it helpful!!
This is extremely helpful, thank you so much and kudos to you for traveling and sharing this to all of us.
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
This is fantastic, I am definitely going to try!! thanks so much.
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you so much, its must needed for planning trips.
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)
very helpful. great info. May God bless you and your travels
Thanks so much, glad you found it helpful! You as well :)
Very informative and easy to understand tutorial! Gosh I wish I had known this for my recent trip to Japan! Thank you for doing this video!
Aw thanks so much, I’m glad you found it helpful! :) happy to help!
Thank you so much for putting this together. I appreciate it
You’re very welcome! I hope you found it helpful :)
This is VERY helpful! Thanks for putting the time to organize and record this video. We're going to Edinburgh, Paris, London & Amsterdam.
You’re welcome!! So glad you found it helpful
So thrilled to find this! Thank you for the great step-by-step!
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Enjoy your map making :)
My brain is very very happy and satisfied to have discovered all of this :) Thank you!
I’m so glad! I feel so satisfied when I make these for travels- my type A personality NEEDS it :) you’re welcome!
THANKS SO MUCH. YOUR TUTORIAL IS HELPFUL. I LOVE THE ORGANIZED, COLOR-CODED MAP.
Aw you’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful!!
That was really helpful! Thank you :)))
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
I had no idea! Thank you so much for making my trip planning so much easier from now on.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found it helpful :)
This is so cool and helpful, thank you!
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
Thank you for sharing these amazing tips!
You’re welcome! So glad you found them helpful :)
Thank you! Super useful for my next trip to Paris and other cities in France! 😊
You’re welcome! I’m so glad! I have a 3-day Paris itinerary video with a Google map if you’d like to use it :)
Genius!! thank you so much, this is really helpful for me as a solo traveler on my first trip to London!
You’re welcome!! I feel the same it’s so helpful when I’m traveling :) I do have a 3-day London itinerary on my channel with a map already made if you find that helpful!
Wow, what a fantastic video! You're so gorgeous and explains really well with the step by step! 😊 I'm really bad at following maps but honing this skill to be less stressed out whenever planning a trip... 😂 Going to Japan for the first time, which is a dream trip, and will defo use your tips! 🎉 Much appreciated!
Awww thank you so much, you’re too sweet!☺️☺️ I’m so glad you found it helpful, I always feel less stressed when planning and when I’m actually on my trip and I have my map!! Japan is amazing you will LOVE IT! Enjoy 🇯🇵🤗
Thank you for this! this really helped in my Iceland trip :) Cheers!
You’re welcome, so glad you found it helpful!! Enjoy Iceland, it’s one of the top places on my bucket list :)
Super helpful, thanks!
You’re welcome!!
This is great... I had no idea I could do this!
You’re welcome, so glad you found it helpful!
thank you so much! This was really helpful :)
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
this is awesome....creating a map for my trip to Montreal
Yay so glad you found it helpful! Enjoy your trip to Montreal :)
Super helpful! Thank youuuu
You’re welcome, glad you found it helpful!
Genius! I wish I had known this before I went solo travelling around Italy this July. Would have made visiting different places much easier
Thank you! Now you can use it for the next trip! I literally can’t go on a trip without it now lol
Excellent video, thank you! I've been looking at so many but they just weren't explained well, went too fast, not complete enough, whatever. Great tips too! Yay!
Aw thanks so much, I’m glad you found it helpful! Happy planning🤗
Very helpful! Thanks
You’re welcome!!
omg that is so useful, thanks!
You’re welcome! Glad you found it useful :)
Thank you . Great information and really helpful
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
very helpful thanks!
You’re very welcome!!
Thank you! This was so helpful!!
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
I'm planning my UK trip with your Google Maps recommendations. Thanks for the vid!
I’m so glad you found it helpful! I have tons of UK videos ever since moving here a few months ago if those will help in your planning process :)
I used to create maps for my journeys, but never grouped sites by colors. Good idea! Thanks.
Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful :)
Saving this video in one of my playlists, im gonna find some destinations for my trip..
As a wise guy with big muscles once said: i'l be back, hasta la vista😅
Haha sounds good! Enjoy your planning :)
Love this! I was just thinking about making a video on this - so I’ll make sure to give you a shout out to check you out too! ❤ LOVE Google My Maps
Aw thank you! Sounds great!! I’m a huge Google map maker for every trip I take☺️
Thank u clear , easy and short 👍🏽
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)
Great video. I used Google maps in the past for Norway road trip planning. Need to figure out how to optimise the driving plan still.
Thank you! Such a great tool for both travels and road trips- love it :)
I stayed at the Orange Drive Hostel in LA, and they had one of these maps available for guests to see the sites. AMAZING! I didn't realize they are so easy to make! Game changer. Thank you!
I'm in the planning stages of an 8-night trip. Am I crazy? Three nights in Edinburgh (car rental to Glenfinnan Viaduct and Highlands on one of the days), train to Liverpool for 1 night (I'm a Beatles fan), train to London for 2 nights, train to Paris for 2 nights. The Eurostar has been on my bucket list for years, and I'm looking forward to driving in Scotland, so this trip has a lot of, "getting there is half the fun" about it. 🙂
You’re welcome, so glad you find them helpful like me!! I don’t think that’s crazy- I think that’s very manageable!!
If you want help planning I have a 3-day London and 3-day Paris itinerary, both with google map links I’ve created! And a video on taking the Eurostar from London to Paris!!
Enjoy your trip, it sounds so magical 😍
@@SheRunTheWorld I'm traveling with my 30-year-old son, who was a Harry Potter FREAK when he was young, so the trip will definitely be filled with MAGIC. haha
Thanks for your helpful videos! I think for London, we arrive late afternoon, so we're going to the HP studio that night (what a trek!), then possibly a city bike tour the second day. We catch the Eurostar in the afternoon on the 3rd day.
For Paris, I thought we'd do a Seine River tour that night, then wander aimlessly the second day. We fly home on the third day.
I've been to both London and Paris (1980s), so I've experienced most of the touristy sites. My son's only request was the HP stuff. He's not big on museums, and I'm like you about going inside the buildings. The outside architecture and scenery is stunning on its own. Best example in my opinion is Amsterdam.
THIS 🤯🙏. Now I got to get to work. Thank you.
You’re welcome! Have fun trip planning :)
Great stuff. Thank you!
You’re welcome!!
Thanks so much came so handy
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
This is so helpful thank you!
You’re welcome!!
Perfect for this newbie. Thank you so much.
You’re welcome!!
Thank you. That was helpful ! Can you please share more videos about planning?
Of course! What else would you like to see about planning?
@@SheRunTheWorld
Something to use offline if there is no internet. Like a beautifully made PDF with pictures and stuff. Also, I've seen people turn their plans into a phone app, but I don't know how. Thank you
you are excellent. i am learning this google map stuff. I'm from San Diego but I spent 4 months in Ecuador on 3 separate trips. But, since Quito airport is outside the city of Quito, I just take the airport bus for $3 to Otavalo. Then, I go into the mountain region near Zuleta and imbabura. I live at the beach so I look for mountains. great video and you are a good person to watch !! june I have 4 month trip to South America to ski. But U try go one month in each town to feel flex pat or slow travel...
Aw thanks so much for watching! Sounds like you’ve had some amazing travels, I absolutely loved the 6 weeks I spent in Ecuador :)
Wow! Didn't know this existed. This is super helpful
I’m so glad you found it helpful! It’s my favorite way to plan trips :)
Thanks. I was trying to pin places via saved places. Creating a new map far easier!
No problem! I completely agree- happy travel planning :)
Thank You! Great information- very helpful and concise. Happy, Safe Travels...
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :) happy, safe travels to you too!
Thank you so much for sharing your Google maps travel planning. I also use GM, however, I have been using the directions because we usually walk. Do you ever do that as well and if so, do you have a video for it? Thanks again!
Of course! So glad you found it helpful :) yes I do usually click on the pins and get walking directions as I’m exploring a city, but I don’t have a video on it! You should be able to just click a pin, click get directions, and select the walking icon :)
This was awesome! Does it matter in what order you put your list of things to do? Will it automatically rearrange in order of what is next up on the map?
So glad!! I don’t think it automatically rearranges. I always put them in the order of things I want to see, so it’s easy to just click the next thing on the list!
Very well done!
Thank you!!🥰
Nice one
Thanks so much! 🥰
Thank you! 😘
You’re welcome!!
This is super helpful! Thank you!
You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful :)
thank you! very helpful!
Glad you found it helpful! You’re welcome :)
Is there a possibility to Share the map so the othere perple Fan also das something to the map?
Yes there’s a share button and you can type in each persons email and select if they can just edit or view the map!
Nice job thank you
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)
It's helpful but I'm wondering if it can also map out the route. For example, we flew to Vegas, stayed down in Boulder for the Hoover Dam, drove over to the Grand Canyon, spent a couple days there then drove over to Monument Valley and spent a couple days there (with one day driving over to Page AZ for Horseshoe Bend and Slot Canyons. We then left Monument Valley and went to Moab UT for CanyonLands and Arches NP, then over to Zion for a few days, then back to Vegas. It would be nice to see the distances and time to drive between each major area.
You can add a second layer that will do that - it’s the directions layer. But also you can just click the pin and get directions for each leg of the journey very easily!!
Thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
Thank you so much. I found it very helpful.
However, how can I edit it on mobile please? I have created the map on my PC but can't find the way to add on or edit it on mobile. xx
You’re welcome! No you can’t edit on your phone, only view!
@@SheRunTheWorld You explained ever so clearly, easy to understand. Thank you very much giving your time to help others. 🥰🥰🥰
just learned so much from you about frustrating Google maps
I’m so glad!!
Hi Brittany, I really like this video! I run a Photo tour company in Singapore and I can’t tell how many people ask me every day “What can I do in Singapore “ … It’s hard to imagine spending so much $$$$ for a trip and not doing any research on what to do. I also see tonnes of folks young and old who do not have working phones or data plans!
I would love to include this video on using Google Maps in one of my blogs?
Hey Mark! What an amazing job. And I completely agree! That would be amazing if you’d use this video in one of your blogs! Thanks so much for reaching out and asking :)
Thank you so much for this information. I create map for my journey but i can’t see the notes of the pins on the google maps app in my phone. Is there any way to see on the app?
You’re welcome! Honestly I think there must’ve been a new update a few years ago because I haven’t been able to see the pin notes on my mobile for awhile now which is frustrating :(
I noticed this too, very frustrating. I asked chat gpt for help and was offered several solutions, however only one kinda worked for me (exporting into maps.me).
Super helpful! Thank you!
You’re welcome!!
really helpfull thanks alot
Glad you found it helpful!!
Great tips.thank you
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found them helpful :)
❤thank you so much
You’re welcome!
Thank you, this is very helpful! If you are doing a road-trip, can you add driving directions to your map so you know how log it would take you to get to your next stop? Thanks!!
You’re welcome, glad you found it helpful! Yes you can add a second layer to the map that’s driving directions, you’ll click the pins to be point A, B, and so on. You can also do this in real time when you’re on the road trip, you can open up Google maps on your phone and just click the next pin and get driving directions! Enjoy :)
Thanks! But I can't figure out how to hide layers on my android phone. Any ideas?
Oooh yikes I’m so sorry, I’ve never had an android phone before! Not much help :(
How about on an iPhone?
This is excellent. Thanks! I'll be going to Mexico City in March and want to up my game using technology to easy my way. Would it be a good idea to make my new map available offline, or is that not an option?
You’re welcome! I’m not sure if it’s an option you’d probably need to load it when you’re on wifi and then you can still use it when you’re out & about
How do you get to the first screen for adding the list.
That’s just google maps! So if you just type Google maps into the search bar this will pop up and the you can follow along with the video step by step :)
It made me so excited to see Quito! It's a beautiful city. (I know I'm biased, since I'm from here, but still). 😊
Aw yay I’m so glad! Quito really is incredible - all of Ecuador is 🥰🥰
Is there any way to change the order of the pins? Like put them in order of when you will hit which destination?
Yeah! Just click and drag the locations that are in the list on the left side and you can reorder them!!
Are you working on a dsktop or an iPhone/iPad? It would seem that working on a desktop to load up the points of interest initially would be much easier, but then how do you transfer the finished article to an iOS device for use while actually walking/driving about?
I think you actually covered this at the end of yur video so please ignore. Apologies.
@@MichaelKelly-v2h no worries at all!! Enjoy :)
Hi. Just found your post and am super happy to learn about this. I am travel planning challenged and I should be planning sales trips for my company. Is there a way to type in all the destinations and have Google route them in the most efficient way? Or do I just manually move the destinations up or down the list to accomplish the same thing?
Glad you found it helpful! Honestly I’m not sure. I always move the destinations manually based on what makes sense to me as the most efficient route
Fabulous vid. You taught a lot of info in only minutes. I'd like to know how to review a location, in street view, BEFORE starting my trip to see if it's, for example, in an unsafe area. When I'm in street view, I can tap the arrows that display on the screen to visually see the streets ill be on. However, tapping those suckers (the arrows) moves me down each street very slowly. Is there any way to navigate the streets faster? I appreciate your thoughts.
Aw thanks so much! Great question- not that I’m aware of. I always do it the way you say, which yes unfortunately is quite slow😂
Thank you for this but I thought it would calculate the distances between the locations? So you know if you can do all the itinerary in 1 day?
You can do another layer of the map on top of your pins called “directions” and click one pin as Point A and one pin as Point B to see how far. It’s usually pretty obvious once you’re looking at the pins though if you’re able to do it in one day!!
I completed my google maps....however I made another layer for each day as well as color coordinated....how can i pull up only one day (layer) at a time on the phone? i can share my google map if you do not understand what I am saying.
I’m not sure I don’t normally make layers I just color coordinate the pins as I find that a little easier to follow when I’m on my trip!
Hi, do you know how to use the car direction in each layer?
Hi! Honestly I never use the layers, but I’d imagine you’d just click on the layer in your app and the directions would automatically pop up
But it’s super easy to not have any layers, just all pins, and when you’re in the car just click the next pin and get directions! I do that with walking all the time :)
@SheRunTheWorld Thanks for responding :) For some reason, I created one layer and I could add directions there and I chose car, but since I am doing a massive trip ( 3 countries with our van and 2 brompton bikes ) I thought to create diferent layers for each city, a layer for each big city with the directions if I will visit lots of sightseeing by bike. I'm not sure why I create a layer and have no option to select any transport, but the only option is to draw a line, which I think is silly. Maybe I am over complicating and should not bother with directions🤔.
Thanks for the video. So if I have the app on my phone and do the save thing, I'll access to them at the foreign location even though I don't have cell service? Thanks,
Yeah! As long as you download it as an offline map you can use it anywhere without service!!