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If you planning a vacation a good tool is Google Maps especially if you are planning a group trip.  With Google’s My Maps function you can create your own map with locations that you would like to visit.  You can even use My Maps to collaborate on attractions to visit. You can send an invention to another person in your travel party to edit your map.  Now they will also be able to plot locations of interest on the travel map. Allowing everyone to see where everything is an more information about each location.  Which should make it a snap in planning daily itineraries.

We are planning a possible trip Chattanooga Tennessee this summer with my In Laws.  We have located several places that we would like to go to and add them to our map with extra information like a links to the official site, Wikipedia, and photos on Flickr.  Then we can email a link to that map so they can see some of the places we have found.  Below is a the map for Chattanooga which is currently in progress. You can click the markers for more information.

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The nice thing about the map is you can plot those places that look great and claim to be in the area that you are staying but are really and hour or more away.  You may find more attractions in that area so you can plan a day to visit them or alter your plans a little to stay in a centralized location to all of the locations you want to take in.

So the idea of going camping in a Tear Drop / Tiny Travel Trailer interest you.  Of course it does!  There are a several routes you can go.  You can buy a completed Trailer or build your own.  There are several manufactures out there that you can purchase from and you can always find some one who is selling their project trailer.

If you go the route of building your own you can find many plans online or come up with your own from scratch.  As always Google is your friend you can find old Popular Mechanics plans and newer plans that are made available for free.  Most of the free plans are basic drawings with basic dimensions to get you going.  If you are looking for something a bit more complete, you can find plans for sale online that include more detail or pictures from the building process.

Don’t feel like sorting through Google Results all day long?  A good all around source of info is the Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers Forum, there are tons of people sharing there expereinces and construction know how.

Just a word of warning get a special bookmark folder ready or you will never be able to keep track of all the links you find.