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NewsAOLHow many countries have you visited?
Wanderlust is something that grabs us all but how does your travel footprint compare with world-famous travellers such as the Queen or the Pope? SEE ALSO: Wildlife and nature holidays inspired by David Attenborough SEE ALSO: 50 places to see
NewsAOLThe world's most dangerous countries for tourists to visit
The countries with the highest travel risks for tourists have been revealed in a new interactive map, which highlights the most dangerous places in the world. SEE ALSO: World's deadliest beaches SEE ALSO: World's most dangerous
NewsAOLIs sat-nav destroying our sense of direction?
For most of us, gone are the days of route-planning with a mapbook and directions. Instead, 76 per cent of UK drivers use sat-navs for their car journeys – leading to speculation that British drivers as a whole are losing their knowledge
LifestyleAOLFunny map shows Britain's weirdest place names
The UK's silliest place names include Crapstone, Pity Me and Horrid Hill according to a new map created by a Reddit user. SEE ALSO: This map of Europe is the rudest ever SEE ALSO: This is why world maps are wrong The hilarious map of odd
LifestyleAOLAustralia’s best two-week itineraries for adventure-seekers
Australia is a land where climate, landscape and geography combine to create an adventure playground like no other. The country's Northern Territory (or NT, as the locals say), provides almost endless opportunities to explore stunning
TechnologyAOLThis is why most world maps are wrong
When you think of the world, the Mercator projection is probably the map that comes to mind. It's everywhere: atlases, school walls, even Google Maps. See also: Australia has drifted about five feet See also: Clever heatmap helps you
TechnologyAOLGoogle Maps might be about to help you find parking
Analysts have found lines of code in Google's Maps app that hints the search giant could be about to help users find a parking spot. Whether you're driving in the city or your local village, finding somewhere to park can be a real
BusinessAOLUber set to take on Google by building its own maps
Uber is spending half a billion dollars to build its own mapping system to replace Google Maps. The taxi app wants to ditch its reliance on traditional software from the likes of Google and Apple, and has deployed its own mapping cars in North
ScienceAOLAustralia has drifted about five feet
The Australian government plans to update the country's map coordinates as the land mass has drifted nearly five feet since a survey 22 years ago. This northerly movement, estimated to be about 2.75 inches a year, is caused by underlying
TechnologyAOLMust-have travel apps you can use offline
There's nothing worse than getting lost on holiday - so it's lucky that these days, technology can usually come to the rescue. But what if you're stuck somewhere with no wifi signal? Using your data roaming while abroad can cost
BusinessAOLGoogle Maps blamed after wrong house is demolished (video)
Google Maps may occasionally point people in the wrong direction but now the service is being blamed for one company's fairly big mistake. WFAA is reporting that Billy L. Nabors Demolition in Texas tore down a wrong house, and employees
TechnologyAOLRoad maps or sat navs? More motorists are choosing the voice
Getty When it comes to planning your weekend away, many of us stick to good old-fashioned map reading to reach our destination. But, according to a recent survey, more and more motorists are opting for the automated voice. The survey, published
LifestyleAOLHistoric maps of England go online
A historic atlas of England is being published online for the first time, showing how ancient parish and county boundaries have changed over the past 500 years. History website ancestry.co.uk said its atlas and index of parish registers
LifestyleAOLNazi invasion maps sell for £351
A set of maps prepared by the Nazis before Adolf Hitler's planned invasion of Britain has fetched £351 at auction. The Second World War documents, containing coastal diagrams, town plans and a general gazetteer, were snapped up by a
BusinessAOLGoogle Street View finally captures Venice
Google's Street View service has changed the way in which we plan our journeys and do research on areas we are visiting. With the company's easily recognisable camera cars pounding the black-top in countries across the globe, users can
TechnologyAOLProduct review: Garmin Nuvi 3598 LMT-D
You could be forgiven for thinking that smartphones had made the average handheld sat nav extinct, but companies like Garmin don't seem to agree. Jon Reay tries the latest of its products to see if they can still compete. What is it?
LifestyleAOLFour out of five young drivers can't read a map
A recent survey has found that almost two out of three participants questioned prefer to use a satnav to a paper map when navigating and planning journeys. The questionnaire, carried out by NetVoucherCodes, asked 2000 participants about their
TechnologyAOLApple Maps is stranding drivers in the desert
PA Australian police are warning motorists of the problems of using Apple Maps for navigation, after the app is stranding drivers. Motorists using the maps application and heading to the southern city of Mildura have found themselves in the
LifestyleAOLClever heatmap helps you avoid other tourists
Ahti Heinla Wouldn't holidays be great if we didn't have to share them with pesky tourists? Research shows that while we're more than happy to play the sightseer ourselves, other tourists are the thing we most want to avoid on