In case some of you don't know, many places have street views on Google Earth. For example, before my trip to Paris I was able to Google the street and then check out my neighborhood. It was great to already be a little familiar with the area and I knew exactly which way to go from the metro stop to get to my apartment. Small towns probably don't have this yet, but most large cities most likely do. I was checking out Google Earth today and started thinking that some people might not be aware of this. Happy Travels!
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9103 posts
You can also embed Street View windows in your post:
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OP
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10261 posts
Maybe you can Michael, but I'm not that computer savvy! How do you do that?
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9103 posts
On the Google Maps page, click "link" at the upper right-hand corner, click "Customize and preview embedded map", a new window will pop-up, select "large", and then copy and paste all the html code in the bottom box into your post.
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Beautiful Austin TX
582 posts
This is so cool Michael! I'm taking my first trip to London, and I enjoyed looking at what you sent! Thank you! I'll have to do some of this exploring on the internet and also look up Paris!
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Frankfurt, Germany
8961 posts
We have been using Google Earth for a long time for our travels. It does make it nice to get off of a train and know exactly where your hotel is. Saves getting maps out and looking lost.
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Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
Don't forget to differentiate between Google Earth (which is a rather large separate download from Google and runs off your computer's hard drive) and Google Maps, which offers satellite views and "street view" over the internet. Both are excellent resources for travel planning. For areas where Google doesn't have "street view," you may want to check out Microsoft Maps at http://www.bing.com/maps . Your chosen location may have "Bird's eye view" which gives about a 45 degree angle shot of the location at low altitude. It's not quite as good as street view, but better than a straight overhead satellite shot. And to compare which satellite views are better for your chosen area, go to http://www.jonasson.org/maps