DeLorme's Tour de Force Traveling Companion

Dave Andrews

A new version of DeLorme's Map'n'Go program combines the American Automobile Association's database of points of interest in North America with links to the Internet to produce an up-to-date mapping program for travelers. The new AAA Map'n'Go CD-ROM adds AAA's TourBook database of over 57,000 accommodations, restaurants, campgrounds, attractions, and other points of interest, as well as listings for 1000 AAA and CAA offices in the U.S. and Canada. So while it generates accurate maps with detailed directions for destinations in North America, it also includes information on tourist sites and hotels for you to check out on the way. Links to the Internet help you avoid major construction sites and get the phone number of the stat e agency that's managing the construction (see the screen). You can also get the latest weather and special-events information included in your map.

I found the program's mapping excellent and used it to create directions to a couple of fairly obscure campgrounds in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The program succeeded with aplomb (when generating directions, you can choose from fastest, most scenic, shortest, and others). Furthermore, you can get detailed information on hotels and other accommodations, such as room r ates, from the program. And, perhaps best of all, if you have a GPS receiver and you're using the program on the road with a notebook, DeLorme's Map'n'Go can tell you exactly where you are.

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Where to Find

AAA Map'n'Go.....................$39

DeLorme
Freeport, ME
Phone:    (800) 452-5931 or (207) 865-1234
Fax:      (207) 865-9291
Internet: 
http://www.mapngo.com

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