A TRAVEL specialist has discovered a way to help tourists navigate around cities in the world on Google Maps.
Waqas hassan, founder of Digital Nomad Academy gave the tip. Instagram As a means to resolve a common problem, followers are a great idea.
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You can find it frustrating trying to navigate a foreign city.
Waqas advises travelers to use Google Maps for all their needs without worrying about mobile data or internet access.
His explanation was that you can access the maps of all cities you wish to see from your hotel, or any other location with an internet connection.
The map can be downloaded once it is saved.
You can even have it show your exact location and suggest travel routes.
The reason is that the GPS on your phone which tracks where you are, uses satellite link, and not any internet or phone signal.
Google Maps does not require the internet to create maps that are based on GPS data.
If this is done beforehand and the application has been downloaded, it does not require the internet for its functionality.
If the geographic layout of your destination is not drastically different when you get out of the lobby of your hotel, the map should still provide a good guide to the surroundings.
Waqas said: “One problem travelers have is that when they arrive in a new place, either Wi-Fi has been cut off or SIM cards have not been activated. They feel lost and confused in public places.”
“This is a hack that you can use to find your place in any city, any country without any internet.”
It comes after a TikTok user called Jessica shared a similar Google Maps trick to help people plan their holidays.
You can create personalised maps of all the places you wish to visit in your destination, and then download them the same as Waqas.
This allows tourists to cross off items as they go through foreign cities.