help me travel the world!

March 2, 2011 9:52 AM

looking for a nice personalized/custom travel map

After days of searching I found these: 1, 2 and 3, which are pretty much exactly what i'm looking for - a map that lets me chart my travels, but i'm wondering if there's anything a little... cooler? or prettier?
i would be open to a globe version too, though i haven't found any examples of that (but not a map that i can customize online, since i want to display it in my home).

posted by sabh to shopping (4 answers total)

Try Raven maps. I think they have a site online.
posted by fivesavagepalms at 11:35 AM on March 2, 2011

they do! thanks.
i guess i can choose the laminated versions to hang on the wall and use dry-erase markers to track travels.
posted by sabh at 11:41 AM on March 2, 2011

Wow. Expensive maps.

For those more budget minded: I found a very pretty world map at a thrift store for $10 and used a $3 package of tiny red stickers to mark places I've been to. That thing was huge. I hung it in my long, otherwise boring hallway. I'm thinking of asking my friends to mark where THEY have been using tiny blue stickers, just for fun.
posted by HeyAllie at 1:10 PM on March 2, 2011

Sidebar: TripAdvisor has a really nice interactive travel map you can work on. You can add pins really easily and accurately due to suggestive search. Also, you can embed the map other places like a blog or on your Facebook. It might be nice to keep a digital version as well as an actual map hanging on your wall.
posted by halseyaa at 1:24 PM on March 2, 2011