I can get a TomTom to cover 42 countries but for some perverse reason it doesn't do GREECE so Corfu is highly unlikely.. has anyone overcome this problem? (Yes, I know I can buy a map... I'm just asking before I buy a new SATNAV setup)
Thanks
Message posted by Barrow Boy on 23 August 2011 at 6:24pm - IP Logged
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Hi LESK,
Garmin is one of the very few satnav companies that includes Greece in its Europe cartography. I have used my Garmin nuvi on mainland Greece, Zante and Corfu without a problem.
Best,
BB.
Message posted by Sid Ari on 23 August 2011 at 6:31pm - IP Logged
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I don't now about SAT-NAV, but maritime GPS can be a mite disconcerting around the Ionion. There have been occasions when I have plotted a GPS position onto a chart and found the yacht to be half way up a mountain
This has something to do with the fact that the hydrographical charts were originally drawn up in the 1800s and some of the islands aren't exactly where the navy put them!
Martyn
Message posted by wendar on 23 August 2011 at 6:53pm - IP Logged
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I use a TomTom 520. For some reason Greece wasn't included in my Europe maps so had to buy the separate Greece map. I think it cost about £29 but don't hold me to that!! I used it last year in Corfu and it was very accurate.I would have used it this year too but I took all the bits, stand, cable etc. and forgot the flippin' SatNav unit!!!
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Wendar
Message posted by Denis O on 23 August 2011 at 6:55pm - IP Logged
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Tom Tom latest maps do cover Corfu but they are limited.
The best coverage by far is my BMW 2011 disc which even shows the dirt tracks that lead of the main roads. The mapping is Navtech so if you can find a portable that use their mapping then I would imagine it will give some pretty impressive detail.
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Can confirm that Garmin works really well and I bought the cheapest one (about £100) as it still did Greece and have used it all round Athens as well. Corfu no problem.
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Okay, it does look like Garmin is the one which uses Navtech software I think so, it is obviously the better solution.
The model I am going to get (I think) is the Garmin Nuvi 1390 Traffic Satellite Navigation System with UK & European Mapping which is in my budget-range of £115-£125
I would be interested to know if that is high/low spec against others recommended here
Message posted by Ray and Gisela on 23 August 2011 at 10:57pm - IP Logged
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Gisela son was out here and his sat nav only gave the main routes with out names, no help when you are up a mountain.
As John said follow the signposts.
Having said that we were on holiday in Sardinia and a car over took us at high speed I said sumthink wihch I carnt put on here, so about two miles up the road he had hit a center reservation!! Gisela said we must tern left here. Nice road for about ten miles then ending up a dirt track having driven sum more I said lets turn back.
You gest it he had hit the post turning it. Corfu is north south east west you carnt get lost.
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I agree, I want to use it for the trip down more than use on Corfu. Having said that if it can help me with those heiroglyphic signs that they call a language it might save me some grief.
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Quote: Originally posted by LESK on 24 August 2011
I agree, I want to use it for the trip down more than use on Corfu. Having said that if it can help me with those heiroglyphic signs that they call a language it might save me some grief.
Im sure most Greeks would disagree, why shouldnt the signs been in Greek after all you are actually in Greece!!
If your patient enough the most signs are repeated again in English!! or do what some others has suggested switch off the satnav and enjoy getting lost!!!julesxx
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How can ANY one use a sat nav on Corfu..After all there only up and down and a bit sideways on the island...
Message posted by janmanessi on 24 August 2011 at 9:44am - IP Logged
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Save your money- choose your route then print out AA route finder maps and instructions, if necessary invest about 5 pounds in a European road map atlas!
Certainly will not need sat nav on Corfu, or even in mainland Greece, most signs in both Greek and Latin letters- anyway if you are coming to live you will pretty quickly recognise the Greek characters
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AA route finder does not help you if you have to divert to avoid traffic whereas a satnav instantly recalculates your route from wherever you are, wherever you turn. And in pedestrian mode, you can find any street in any town and it can get you back to your car. I have better things to do in my life than get lost. In my view, no contest.
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BB
Message posted by BBB on 24 August 2011 at 10:23am - IP Logged
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We drive to Corfu and back several times a year and use a TomTom with Western Europe and have added the Greece Map as we drive on the mainland as well. The satnav takes all the stress out of the journey. It helps to have studied the route before you travel and be aware that some new road layouts might not be updated.
We don't use it much on Corfu but do if we are taking a new route. It even found the route from the airport to our house, a route we have been trying to fathom for years.
Invaluable in my opinion and fun too.
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My son relies totally on his sat. nav but on some occasions we have found that the route it has taken him has been circuitous and occasionally to the wrong place (maybe he input the wrong info?), and the roads also far less interesting.
Personally would not thank you if you gave me one!
It must be of use if what you are interested in is the fastest way from A to B, but for the journey to be a pleasure then I much prefer using other options.
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The problem for me is I'm one for driving non-stop and my memory isn't as good as it once was. I tend not to need long distance instructions (I understand N/S/E/W) but DO need something that can help me anticipate better especially as I will probably take the non-toll roads.
As for using it on Corfu, I probably won't my comment above was light-hearted (sorry I missed the smiley out).
AND I'm an IT specialist - using IT technology is what I am supposed to do.
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Enjoy the journey- I rarely use toll roads either, the others are so much more interesting, and often excellent, although obviously not as fast! Have found so many delightful places where I have been tempted to stop and explore!
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Quote: Originally posted by janmanessi on 24 August 2011
Save your money- choose your route then print out AA route finder maps and instructions, if necessary invest about 5 pounds in a European road map atlas!
Certainly will not need sat nav on Corfu, or even in mainland Greece, most signs in both Greek and Latin letters- anyway if you are coming to live you will pretty quickly recognise the Greek characters
Having driven to Corfu and back at least 30 times since 1992 and using AA routefinder and maps ... I can honestly say that my Garmin is the best buy I ever made. I prefer to go Dunkirk-Belgium-Luxembourg-Germany-Austria-Venice to save on tolls and the Garmin handles the route perfectly.
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OK guys...has anyone driven down through Italy? I've got all my AA maps and even signed up to Via Michelin which is superb for plotting routes. Jan has been super helpful (thanks Jan) but I am going to use my newly acquired 2nd hand Nuvi 1340 Garmin widescreen (not bad for a girl huh!) purchased on ebay for the cost of a meal on the ferry! I'm playing with the maps for Italy - but wont even bother turning it on in Corfu but it would be helpful when I explore Epirus on my hols next summer.
As some of you know my goldies Franki and Safi and coming with me and we are now thinking driving down to Bari to get a shorter ferry crossing. So interested to hear of anyones comments.
Thanks all!
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I'm going to probably reduce my driving as much as I can so am going from Weymouth - St Malo straight through France and Italy and probably will use Venice - Corfu BUT am very interested in the Bari or Brindisi route so if anyone else has experience of these crossings I would also be interested in feedback.
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