by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com
Ever since the demise of Streets and Trips, we’ve been looking for a replacement to plan our annual travel route. I really like Roadtrippers, it is a free website – Roadtrippers.com – with companion Apps for both Android and Apple. I used to like the fact that S&T was on my computer and did not need an Internet connection. Roadtrippers does need an Internet connection, but it is surprisingly fast, and the advantages outweigh the negatives for me. It’s real claim to fame is the suggestions for things to do and points of interest which I wrote about in a previous article.
You can plan your entire trip on the computer, and you’ll have it all with you on your phone or tablet while traveling. It does not offer voice-directed, turn by turn navigation, but it does show your planned route and it shows your current location along that route, silent navigation if you will. Another advantage is that you can share your plan with a simple link. This way your family can know where you’re supposed to be and your friends may be able to meet up with you or offer suggestions of sights along the way.
An extra nice touch, is the ability to write some notes, and add a calendar date to stops along the way. It doesn’t actually calculate the arrival date, just gives you a calendar to enter it yourself.
Roadtrippers.com with Apps available for iOS as well as Android
Price: Free
We are off the grid just too often to use an Internet-connected app. I am presently using, with pretty good luck, the Delorme products (Street Atlas and Topo USA). Although the user interface is truly unique, and sometimes puzzling, it is still a fully offline tool that lets me plan/research from wherever I happen to be.
ReplyDeleteWill check it out. Still using S&T, it gives better directions than my updated Magellan gps.
ReplyDeleteAgree, S&T still does better then Mac (my Rand McNally). Really have liked S&T and used for many years.
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