What would you do if you’re traveling to a big city for the weekend, and you haven’t done even the slightest research about that place all week?
And when you finally have the time to do the research, that’s 2 hours before departing, you suddenly realized that there are quite a lot of places to cover for a short period of just 1.5 days..
In less than 2 hours, you need to decide which one to go, which one not to go…
How to go to each and everyone (public transportation, walk, get lost?)
Where are they located..
My answer : Google + Google Earth (obviously!)
Been so busy all week long that I just had the time to make a quick Google on Berlin before my train departs later tonight. In 10 minutes, I somehow came up with a list of so called interesting places to go. But the list is too long to cramp everything into 1.5 days. Some places which are not-so-worth going have to be removed, but I didn’t know which one.
The important thing is, they must look good on my camera.
So I looked for Google Earth. Searched each and every place on the list, clicked on the photos geo-tagged by others and I’ll have a feel of how the place is like.
If I like the place, I’ll look for the nearest public transportation; metro, train or trams in Google Earth. The thing with big cities is they’re all shown there. It’s so easy, convenient and saves me a lot of time. Saves me lots of money as well from buying Lonely Planet or Rough Guides.
I just realized that there’s actually still sometime left in the 2 hours to squeeze in a blog post!
Okay, Berlin. I’ll see you there.