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Product details Series National Geographic Adventure Map (Book 3108) Map 2 pages Publisher National Geographic Maps; 2010 edition (December 21, 2010) Language English ISBN-10 1566955270

Mexico National Geographic Adventure Map National Geographic Maps Adventure 0749717031081 Books Reviews

• I just got back from a week long trip to Iceland that involved quite a bit of driving. We drove extensively through the southern part of the country (to Vik), through the Reykjavík-Keflavík area and also the western part of the country north of the Reykjavík area (to Snaefellsjoekull).
  
  I read the reviews of this map (obviously not closely enough) before I purchased it and thought that the negative reviews were perhaps due to folks needing more detail on minor roads and the like. We would be sticking to well established roads so i thought there would be no problems for us. After all if it's a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC map, they're experts in adventure right? And this is called an ADVENTURE MAP so I didn't expect major flaws in the map when it came to the main roads. I was wrong.
  
  On several occasions we were disappointed with the lack of detail in the map, that's a small headache and a problem but when driving in a country like Iceland you should expect some flaws as roads do change etc.. the minor stuff we didn't have a problem with and we figured things out as we went. What is unacceptable is that there are main roads on this map that are listed COMPLETELY OFF THE MARK from where they really are located. The inaccuracies cost us dearly one day as we wasted nearly half the day trying to get back on track after being thrown off course because of the map.
  
  If you are planning a trip to Iceland that involves driving do yourself a favor and purchase a different map.
• We used this map on a 9-day self-guided tour of Iceland. It was great to have. Some people might think that in the age of GPS, printed maps have become obsolete. These are people that haven't visited Iceland, or later became lost and were never seen again. Once you get outside of Reykjavik, the addresses become a bit insane. There's no such thing as "22A Laugavegur Street, Reykjavik Iceland", instead it's something like "Hof Guesthouse Blonduos 541." Have fun putting that in your GPS! Here are some pro's and con's.
  
  Pro's
  The map is water resistant. This is important in Iceland.
  It's fold resistant. That is, it withstood a lot of folding without tearing or fading.
  Almost every farm, village, and attraction is listed.
  The map delineates between paved and unpaved roads, and also Icelandic "F" roads. This is important if you are travelling in a vehicle that does not have all-wheel-drive, because a lot of roads that the Icelanders consider to be for "passenger vehicles" are actually only passable during two months of the year.
  
  Con's
  You can't see the entire country on one side. This requires annoying flopping around of the map as you cross over. This happens more then you might think because none of the roads in Iceland go in straight lines.
  It's not clear what units some of the measurements are in. I eventually concluded that elevation markings were in meters.
  There were a few places (okay, maybe two) where the way that the roads intersected was not consistent with how they were drawn on the map.
• I am currently using this map while bicycling around the island.
  
  Here are my issues with the map
  
  1) I consistently find the distances listed do not agree with those listed on the road signs. The signed distances are accurate , the distances listed on the map are usually inflated.
  
  2) The visual or spatial depictions are often wrong. A road intersection that is depicted as being very close to an earlier intersection is sometimes several kilometers distant.
  
  3) The bigger towns seemed to be listed correctly on the map. For smaller features and landmarks, the places listed on the map are just not there. Conversely, things and places I find on the ground are not listed on the map.
  
  Caveat emptor.
• Waterproof travel style map. .Actually very durable, and a good map To large, heavy and bulky for backpacking. Not enough detail for a serious travel. Only a broad overview. I expect more out of something this large. Was basically useless except for having out while planning. I did not take it with. I love actual maps, books ect, but in todays modern world found online map apps to be a much better resource. A Thai sim card for your unlocked smartphone will cost about the same as this map. I am not a tech savy person and personally hate smartphones, but found them to be the best option in actual practice.
• The Nat'l Geo. maps are printed on a tyvek-like paper so hold up very well and are waterproof.
  This is a very important to dummies like myself traveling by motorcycle.
  
  While I like the maps, on the cover is says "revised regularly" ... but this map was last revised in 2010 and is missing some of the major additions that Mexico has made to their highway infrastructure in the last 8 years.
• For years I worked in a map and travel store so I was very familiar with NG maps and have generally had a lot of trust in them. That said, there are some things about this map that were lacking. First of all, there was not inset of Reykjavic which would have been helpful. Also, more information on elevations would be helpful. We went in the spring and encountered heavy snow and white out conditions driving at higher elevations that we were unprepared for. Also, a better explanation in the legend about types of roads would prepare the driver better. That said, I encountered so many understatements in both maps and guidebooks that left us unprepared for the landscape so I know NG isn't alone in miscalculating the environs. Things that were great about the map was the scale as well as the durability of the map. It's made of tear proof, water proof material so it will certainly stand up to all sorts of use. The temptation when driving Iceland might be to get a small, fuel efficient car (gas is terribly expensive) but depending on when and where you are traveling, you may want to upgrade to a sturdy 4 wheel drive vehicle due to the fact that many roads are pocked with pot holes or made of dirt or gravel, or generally very "rustic".