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retired_travelers Jul 24th, 2009 04:03 PM

On Line Trip Planner
 
I am planning a month's visit to the UK and France, staying in eleven different accommodations. Does anyone know of any free, easy to use (I am an absolute neopyte with computers (I have had one for years, but....) such product that I can use to track my journey?
I have figured out where I am going and how to get there, but I am just having a tough time in getting it down on paper, so I thought that this wonderful invention of Al Gore's (he did say he invented the "information highway" didn't he?) would be able to help me out.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Larry

PJTravels Jul 24th, 2009 04:18 PM

Do you have Excel? I create a "travel template" for my trips. You can keep track of whatever you want. My column headings are:
Date /Location/ Hotel/ Phone # /Notes (to include reservation #'s, flight info etc.)

I haven't used Google map but you might want to look at it as they have an online tutorial. You might also search for "trip planning software."

jetsetj Jul 24th, 2009 04:38 PM

try www.tripit.com

PJTravels Jul 24th, 2009 04:41 PM

jetsetj - can't wait to try out tripit for my next trip - thanks for the tip

ira Jul 25th, 2009 05:01 AM

Hey RT,

Why can't you mark a sheet of paper "Day 1, Day, Date" in a vertical line on the left margin and then write in where you will be and what you plan to do that day?

((I))

retired_travelers Jul 25th, 2009 05:36 AM

Hi Ira,

It's just that I have all this electronic wizardry that I thought I should be using, and a sheet of paper sounds so gouch. However, I tried some things on the www that, in my escalating years, I can't figure out, so I think I will just make an outline in Excel and go from there.


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