by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.comWe’ve been living in our RV on the road for 11 years now. Over that time, I’ve had lots of ideas of places I want to go! I’ve also had lots of methods of remembering them. I’ve had written lists in a notebook, I’ve used Evernote to keep travel ideas, I’ve entered posts just for myself in Facebook, I’ve sent emails to Jim hoping he’d remember these places, I’ve created a Streets and Trips file called Ideas, and I’ve used Google Custom maps on the computer.
Nothing worked for me.
Evernote was good because, as a smartphone App, it is always with me so I can quickly jot down a quick note whenever the mood strikes. But, I really want them to be viewable in place on a map. So I created a custom Google map with all my idea places marked. I failed at keeping that up though because that needed to be done on a computer and a web browser. I need something on my phone.
My Maps is now available as an Android App! Yay! I’m so excited! (Yes, I really am a Geek.) This means I can grab my phone at any time I have an idea, open My Maps and create a marker for any place I want to remember. You can enter your own name for the marker, as well as a description. So far, I don’t see a way to add photos – for that you need to use a computer.
 Just longpress on the spot where you want a marker, then tap Next |  Here you can add your own Name and Description to the marker and tap Save |
 From now on, there will be a marker in that spot. Tap the marker and you’ll see the name, tap the name and you’ll see the description. |
- App Name: My Maps
- Author: Google
- Price: Free
- Available for Android (although I find a “My Maps” listed in the iOS App store, it’s just regular maps - not yet available on iOS)
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