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Things I found on a blog
Submitted by a bird on 14 December 2006 - 4:02pm.
I found this map-generator on my favorite blog: MyWorld66
It makes a map of all the places you've been - countries, states, provinces, whatever you want to categorize by. I really like this thing. I love traveling, and frankly, I'm the sort of person who would (and has seriously thought of) buying a map and putting pins on the places I've been, just so I can see where I need to hit next. Turns out I have a lot of traveling left to do.
create your own visited country map
Too bad you can't zoom in on the Caribbean. I've totally done the Caribbean.
create your own personalized map of the USA
This one's funny. You can totally tell where I live, where my relatives live, and then where I go to school. Well, you guys know where I go to school.
Aahh! That's annoying. It
Aahh! That's annoying. It said those links would show the images "in your blog." Liars. Anyway, if you'd like to see the sad state of my traveling, let it be known that I have visited 15 countries, which the thing says is 6% of the world (ouch), and 21 US states, which is 41% of the country (not as bad).
The other two options,
The other two options, European countries and Canadian provinces, I felt no need to create a map for. I can tell you right now - the European map would be lit up on the west side and white on the east side, and the Canadian one would be blank. Yes, despite living in New England, mere hours away, I have never been to Canada. O, Canada.
Travel map
AWESOME. This is a really fun/useful tool, and yeah, it does provide a way of setting "future travel goals." And we all need some goals, now don't we?