[meteorite-list] (OT) GPS POI files for Tucson and Southern Arizona

[Richard Kowalski]

On 1/18/2011 1:39 PM, John Teague wrote:
> If you don't want to do this, go to the on-line sites, get the addresses for the show, program them into your GPS BEFORE you head to Tucson and you're good to go.  I've done that and it sure saves time going to shows that you've never been to before.
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> And, risking the wrath of the list, I, too, program in the address for restaurants that I want to visit.  This really saves time at night!
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> John Teague
> Knoxville, Tennessee


Hi John,
Yep, that's a perfectly viable way to enter locations. There are a number of 
ways to do this. By loading the POIs I've cited you'll have several hundred 
locations loaded to your unit in just a few minutes.

I agree about finding good restaurants too. If you explore that POI-Factory 
website you'll find dozens if not hundreds of poi files for restaurants 
containing thousands of locations. I heartily recommend the restaurants in the 
"Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" files. For those unfamiliar with the program of the 
same name on the Food Network here in the States, they highlight mom & pop 
places with funky atmosphere's and toe curlingly great food. (Personal experiences)

I got my first consumer automotive GPS unit a few years ago when I started 
photographing real estate. Today I couldn't imagine traveling without it. They 
are awesome when you are in unfamiliar territory.

Cheers

Richard