Philip’s Mini Atlas
My Mini Atlas is my ultimate travel companion. I would usually search in my Mini Atlas for direction and 8 out of 10 times, it would get me around London within minutes. But if I have to get somewhere completely unfamiliar at a minutes notice, then I’d use my A – Z Atlas (which also covers outer London) or my Road Atlas. So, can a Mini Atlas get you around London in minutes? Yes, because once you’ve mapped out your desired location you just need to follow the route on the atlas!
Covent Garden London
Covent Garden is one of the places I visit regularly but still struggle to find my way around, so an easy option would be to resort to my mini atlas for direction. I’ve collected various atlases over the years but would often use one of them as my guide, depending on where I’m going. If I need to travel to a part of London that I’m not that familiar with, I would pack my comprehensive A-Z with me. If going to a familiar place, then I’d pack one of my mini atlases just in case I need direction. On the odd occasion, I might use my GPS.
Amongst the many places and attractions you can get to with a Mini Atlas are….
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Covent Garden http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/
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Hyde Park Corner
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Marble Arch
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Oxford Street
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The Shard http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/en/
Was searching for the Greenwood Theatre along Weston Street, London recently but had no idea where the theatre was. surprisingly, It was only a few kilometres from the Shard, and thankfully my Mini Atlas had helped me out.
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The London Eye
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Parliament Square
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And many more…
So just in case you experience a connection failure on your mobile or tablet, a Mini Atlas would be a safe bet and can get you around London within minutes! A great companion for your journey.
Hi Bola,
Good old fashion A-Z, handy and very reliable, lets hope it will still be around for your children’s children to use.
Thanks Bluette,
We hope the old fashion A-Z will be around a for a long time to come.
I always use my phone when I have to be somewhere in London that I am unfamiliar with, mostly if I have an interview. Mmmm, maybe i should try using this. Where can I purchase this? Some times my GPS is not great and i some times have no internet data.
You can get a Mini Atlas from a reputable website, bookshop, some markets, some charity/vintage shops or even from the Apps stores online. They are quite handy.
Sometimes the old-fashioned hard copy atlas can be just the thing you need. One time on vacation in the United States, we need to just go to the nearest Walmart and pick something up quick. So we entered “Walmart” into our GPS. It told us to go 465 miles and then make a left into Canada or something to that affect….Seriously. New technology is not always best. 🙂
I agree Susan. Sometimes the good old fashion hard copy mini atlas works better. At least you don’t have to rely on a connection.
Wow. I thought most people today are using some sort of smart phone with a GPS kind of program. Are you saying, this is better than that? I’m thinking I might consider for an upcoming trip to Italy.
Lots of people rely on GPS, but I’ve met a couple of people who still fallback on their good old fashion atlas to get them out and about. I’d say it’s worth considering for an upcoming trip to Italy.
Hi; this post brought back some good memories. I spent a lot of time with my dad driving from one town to the next with the family carnival. we always head a big u s atlas behind the seat. it was both a guide to where we were going and a place to dream about places we wanted to go. and its comforting that in an age of gps and smart phone apps that people still use atlases. thanks for sharing, max
Hi Maxwell. So pleased this post brought back some good memories which have stayed with you.
Fabulous idea… I’ve had friends whose phone ran out of juice while using their GPS! But there are alarming statistics about the millennials who have no idea how to read a map!
We never really no when we’re going to run out of juice when using GPS! At least we know now that learning Map reading is crucial for navigating.