We are thinking about Poland and Hungary for 2023, with maybe some neighbouring countries if it's convenient (e.g. Slovakia is right there lol). We have the RS Europe planning map but it ends right in the middle of Poland and Hungary (Budapest and Krakow barely make it, and God forbid you want to go any further east...there be dragons). We also just got the new Central Europe book (1000+ pages, what fun that's going to be over a long, boring winter!) but while it has some good maps on the pages, there's no fold-out in the back of this one, unlike most of the other RS books we have. We'd just like something we can look at in a decent scale that shows more of Central Europe, without having to flip it over... Anyone had any luck with this?
Posted by
Fort Myers, FL
1674 posts
Use Google maps as an alternative. All of Eastern Europe will be in front of you as you enlarge or reduce the map.
Posted by
741 posts
Good advice above. Start there. Yup.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
17996 posts
I get it. I like paper too. Best I could find was this, but doesn't really have enough detail.
For digital ..... https://www.nationsonline.org/maps/central-eastern-europe-map.jpg which seems to be a bit easier than reading borders on Google maps at times.....
EDIT. I think if found the equivalent to the RS map: https://www.amazon.com/Central-Europe-Travel-plans-FREYTAG/dp/8970791264/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VGQVORDAVOV6&keywords=Freytag-Berndt+central&qid=1703792540&sprefix=freytag-berndt+central%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
2360 posts
You might email the RS sales staff, as they're currently clearing out the Europe planning map and it says the next edition is coming out April 2024. Perhaps they'll be updating it to reflect the countries they cover in the Central Europe guidebook. Meantime, Google maps will be your friend. Here's a link to the personal map page - it does take a bit of trial and error, but I found it very useful on my last trip: https://www.google.com/maps/about/mymaps/
Posted by
OP
Nova Scotia, Canada
233 posts
Thanks folks. I use google maps a lot, but it's not always handy. Dh and I love being able to lay it out and share it. I'll check out the options, interesting about the new one in 2024 as well.