mapquest.com

“Roads…to heaven “ Since the internet generation took a big stroll, people wanted convenience. Convenience is what consumer wants, whether you speak about online shopping by a click of a mouse or listening to music online. Now everything is simple mouse click away. When we take big names in their respective field we talk like “if it is searches than it has to be google, “if it is shopping than it has to be Amazon”. Similarly one website which has been the most popular destination for all the net surfers in UK and US has been mapquest.com. Today we talk about ... more

I use mapquest.co.uk as opposed to mapquest.com as I only really need to find travel directions and maps within the UK. All you need is the road name, city or postcode or all of them and it'll quickly bring up a map of where you're looking for. The only thing is, if you only know the road name or postcode of the place you're looking for, it'll bring up lots of maps along the road, and it could get confusing. Equally if you're just looking for a road, without a town, you'll get loads of search results. It's best if you can narrow down the search. More usefully, you can also request travel ... more

**Mapquest is primarily for planning trips in the USA and Canada** Quite often I like to take trips with the family out into the wilds of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Rather than just getting in a car and driving I often research place where I am going and then plan a road trip. I find Mapquest very useful. Not only can it give me city to city directions, but should I have the exact address of the location I am visiting then I can obtain (for free) a road map of the exact directions. Mapquest is one of the better ‘road’ direction finders on the web, maybe not quite as versatile as ... more

My friend has been planning her trip around America, and together we found this site, and it goes one step further than the others, it can search maps all over the world. You simply click on maps, chose your country, put in the postal code, and their you have a map of the place you wanted. And it can do this if you have names of streets in other places. Then you can get directions to the location, you can zoom in, and send in on to your WAP phone. This sit is excellent if you are travelling and have a WAP phone, you can do this and get to your place much faster. And you can do this to anywhere ... more

Pay the mapquest site a visit, it helps you plan a journey, and is very simple to use. By choosing a start point and a destination, Mapquest can guide you. Many websites use Mapquest to help you pinpoint an exact location, if you are going to Florida for example and you are not quite sure where your accommodation is, then this site can give you quite a lot of information before you leave especialy if you intend hiring a car.It will even allow you to print out your map so you can take it with you. ... more