(+) Cheap compared to standalone, removes the need for seperate sat nav (-) No post code only search but this can be resolved with adding a house number of any house
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Advantages: more than just beautiful Disadvantages: the road to get there...
O.K. don't be too harsh with me people...this is my 1st attempt.
First things first...HELLO!!!! I hope you are all well and warm.
...get on with it.... OK here it is then....
I wanted to share with you my impressions of my day in the Pyrenees....i know, that's really short, but as we were staying a week near Perpignan, it was only took an hour and a half to get there.
The "Cambre d'Aze" is the name of a mountain side which becomes ski-able in winter and consists of two ski stations: Eyne and St. Pierre dels Forcats. It is also beautiful in the summer. (but of course, not ski-able).
We went up to St. Pierre dels Forcats a couple of weeks ago. There are 3 shops where you can rent ski's, boots, helmets (for kiddies) or snowboards. The one we rented from is called "La boule de neige". It costs, for a pair of boots and skis ...
Advantages: Loads of features Disadvantages: Graphics on GPS are not improved
My mum recently bought the Great Britain Topo for her partner's birthday. He had been looking for excuses to spend £150 for months, so we finally gave in and got him one.
It was not quite what he expected, as the map of Britain is split into smallish sections. You select these sections on your computer and download them to your GPS. You can only have a limited number of sections on your GPS, depending on the memory of your model.
The Topo includes contour lines, roads and tracks, places of interest like pubs, and other accurate geographical features like lakes and rivers. From what I know, the Topo is fairly accurate. I know that it has come in useful when walking. One of the main features is the ability to plan routes on the computer and download them to your GPS.
The compatable models of GPS are as follows (they're all Garmin ...
Advantages: Motor racing is abolutely fantastic, not too expensive, nice shops Disadvantages: Not really a tourist town, limited places to visit
Pau is a is a large French town, situated next to the Pyrenees. It is the capital of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement. It started out as a small village in the 15th Century, then Gaston Febus built a chateau there and the town grew. Henry IV of France was born there in the 16th Century. In the 19th Century, Pau became popular with the British because of its mild climate, but then they transferred their affections to Biarritz.
Now Pau is a university town, and it is also important in the French oil industry.
The two main reasons to visit Pau are to winter sports, as the Pyrenees are so close, and motor racing.
How to get there
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Pau has its own airport - Pau Pyrenees - which is about a 20 minute drive from the town centre. Ryanair fly direct to Pau from Stansted. It is also possible, and sometimes cheaper, to ...
Magellan Meridian series, Magellan eXplorist series
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The middle-ages live on in the rich architectural, historical, religious and natural heritage of the Pyrenees from Basque Country to Pays Cathare. MapSend Topo-France Pyrénées on your SD card-compatible Meridian or eXplorist GPS will be your guide through the ancient towns, historic canals and medieval castles and churches or when trekking and ski. This advanced topographic cartography includes waterways, elevation contours, roads, parks, airports, city centers and an extensive database of major points of interest. You can instantly view distance and heading for virtually any museum, historical site, tourist local, campground and more that you would like to visit and explore.
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