During the summer, while enjoying a short break by Lake Como, I was given the opportunity to join a trip to Milan. As I have never been to Milan, I jumped at this opportunity to visit one of Italy’s most important cities and was soon stuffing sunglasses, sun cream and all other necessities into my rucksack. I was confident the guide would hand out city maps on our arrival in the city centre. But my confidence was misplaced, all tourist information offices in Italy are privately owned and do not hand out city maps to local guides. However, I was directed to the Vittorio Emanuele II Galleria and told there was an information point just inside the entrance. The galleria has 4 entrances! I wasted 30 minutes of my 2 hour stay trying to source a city map. Finally, I approached a group of tourists studying their map and they let me take a photo of it. So, at least I knew where I was – but not where to go next.
The moral of this story? I should have used my GPSmyCity app to download a city walk of Milan (there are 21 of them) and I could have used it on or off-line to make the most of my 2 hours in the city. I won’t make that mistake again and in future will check the app before worrying about sourcing a city map.
More About GPSmyCity.com
This app is a great aid to making the most of a holiday especially a short city break when you want to make the most of the time you have in the city of your choice. Download a GPS Guided Travel Article onto your mobile phone and you will have your own local guide to show you around – in your pocket. These Guided Travel Articles are available from GPSMyCity.com
The GPS Guided Travel Article
A GPS Guided Travel Article is an article written by a travel writer or blogger who has visited the city in question and then related their experiences. This will include sights they have seen, activities they have enjoyed and places they have eaten. Even more useful for the first-time visitor will be hints on avoiding possible problems. For example, you can avoid long queues at popular sights by buying tickets online or from off-site ticket offices. These articles have GPS co-ordinates embedded in them and a map of the route the writer has described in the original article. It sounds easy and it is.
How to Get Your Guided Travel Article
Visit the website GPSMyCity where you will find over fifteen hundred Guided Travel Articles from more than five hundred cities all over the world. For a small fee you can download the app of a city you want to visit – buy an annual subscription to download an unlimited number of walks. Once you have the app on the phone that is all you will need for a successful visit. The app will show you exactly where you are on the map and guide you from place to place. It could not be easier. Even better you can now buy an annual subscription to the website and download an unlimited number of Guided Travel Articles throughout the year. Try my summer stroll through St Moritz in Switzerland for free.
A Free Guided Travel Article to Whet Your Appetite
On offer for the next 2 weeks, 21 October to 03 November 2024 is the opportunity to download a Guided Travel Article for free so you can see how it works. During this period, users will have access to the app's full version FREE of charge. The chosen article is a new edition to the constantly growing list of city walks available on GPSmyCity.com, St Moritz in Switzerland. Just click here take advantage of this offer, my latest addition to the website, A Summer Stroll through St Moritz in Switzerland.
My Guided Travel Articles
I love exploring new towns and cities and since GPSmyCity started featuring my articles I have relished the challenge of planning walks that take in the attractions in each city. Since the start of our collaboration two hundred of my walks have been featured on GPSmyCity.com from cities as diverse as Siem Reap in Cambodia to San Remo on the Italian Riviera. This summer I spent time some time in Denmark exploring towns in The Triangle, part of the Jutland region. I focused on three towns in particular as each has very different characteristics. Kolding, Fredericia and Vejle are very close together they are all easily accessible by public transport. Walks through these three cities are newly featured on GPSmyCity.com. Click on the titles below to review the article on GPSmyCity.
Getting to Know Kolding in Denmark: A City Walk
Getting to Know Fredericia in Denmark: A City Walk
Vejle in Denmark: City of Art and Architecture
GPSmyCity.com is a great resource, not only for walks in cities you already plan to visit but also for researching cities you think you might like to visit.
Valery Collins is the Experienced Traveller . An excellent raconteur, Valery has been writing about her experiences on the road since she started travelling 28 years ago. After publishing four books she turned to online travel writing and now contributes to several online publications.
