Free tourist map that came with rental car was as good, maybe better
927367
Its sad, the free map I received with my rental car in Martinique was about as good as this one.  Then, as I visited places on the island, I picked up a few free detailed maps of various locales, like the Le Marin area, that were much more detailed for the area/city.  This map simply isn't worth it, it has only one side used, with some detail of the few places it has 'up close' tiny maps off, like Forte de France, but the free tourist map had greater detail by far of Forte de France and also Le Marin, one of the largest cities after Forte de France, which this map didn't.  This map did have very small up-closes for Ste-Anne and Les Trois Islets, which the tourist map didn't (though it did have Point de Bout, which is the main section of Les Trois Islets).  The free tourist map also had many advertisements on the sides of interesting things to do and places to visit, as well as placing them on the map.
1197862
This is the one.  Any of the pop-out maps are great.  I might supplement this map with the free map given at the tourist office (TI office in Oslo), as that one has more streets, but this was a MUST on my recent trip.
3198724
On a recent trip to Costra Rica I used the Toucan Maps waterproof map that I purchased in February, not knowing that it was a 2008 map that was not up to date. No where on the Toucan Map does it show that it is a 2008 map which is more than a little disingenuous so buyer beware definitely applies.

I checked with locals and found other maps that were more current for my travels around Costa Rica as I kept discovering problems with the Toucan Map (which does not show the Amistad Bridge on Highway 18 for example which has been in place since 2003). I used two other maps while in Costa Rica and was very glad that I did as they filled in the gaps.

Although there are street maps for the largest cities they are often of little use as they stop before the city limits and so when navigating along highways and entering a town one has no idea of how to get through the town to get to where the same highway continues on the other side. Key cities like Grecia, San Carlos, Upala, where this is a problem, are not included on the map and it is in these tiny towns where I needed a map the most to navigate through the town and pick up the highway again.

This is where the approach of the Toucan Maps falls down. It covers the city of San Jose and the largest towns and the resort town of Tamarindo (where a map is not needed) or Escazu which for a tourist is important only if you want to see one of the country's best shopping malls. Where a map would be most helpful in getting through towns with more than a main street the Toucan Map is worthless.

What I came to find was that unlike the USA and in particular the Monterey California area where I live, it is very easy to get WiFi and an internet connection in even very remote areas. I was inside the Parque Tenorio in seemingly the middle of nowhere and the local soda shop had free Wifi and internet access.

I came to rely more and more on Google maps of the surrounding areas where I was heading and using a bluetooth link from my netbook to a tiny and very inexpensive Holux GPS receiver. With Google maps I could also screen capture the satellite images and get current local landmarks which is also extremely helpful in a country where the streets are not marked.

The Toucan Map of Costa Rica is good for trip planning, but for traveling around the country I found a combination of GPS, local maps, and asking for directions in the small towns to be necessary to get from one area to the next. I also quickly learned that the locals in a small town often had little to no knowledge of surrounding towns much less one that was 100 kilometers away. I had to ask for the road that would take me to the next nearest town or village, and by so doing learn how to get to the next section of the highway. This is where a basic Spanish speaking capability was a godsend.

The new Toucan Map for Costa Rica is due out in May of 2011 but I will not be bothering to buy it. There are much better alternatives for navigating around Costa Rica.
This is much less of a concern if you are traveling along Highway 1 or restrict your travels to the common tourist destinations along the Pacific Coast. But the more you travel outside of these areas the more you will want to have a GPS with maps of the country and some conversational Spanish skill.
620652
Nice suggestions and map will make it easier to plan a trip.
4149274
While the content does provide a quick synopsis of old San Juan, I felt that I got more valuable insights on what visit from the Trip Advisor web site, which is free.  I thought neither of these adequately prepared me for driving/parking in San Juan, or for the expense of taxi service ($24 one way from old San Juan to the airport in Feb. 2014).  Driving can save you money, but be prepared for unpredictable traffic, and trying to find paid parking.  Old San Juan is an amazing place to visit, and this book provides the traveller little help despite being inexpensive.
621537
Bought this hoping to get by without the monster atlas that needs a seat for itself!
I do like :
  -that it is compact
  -fits in the glove box
  -the pages turn easily and stay open to the state you choose
I don't like:
  -not a lot of detail on major city blowups
  -not enough city blowups
  -not all states are alphabetical
  -California and Nevada are together; obvious you'd think, until you want to find Nevada and think you are going crazy when it's not near Nebraska and New Hampshire!  I had that duh moment a couple times, could very well just be me.
  -missing small towns along the way, since they had to make up for enlarging the font

All in all, it's an ok map; it got us half way across the country and back, I'll keep it.  If you like to do lots of small town sight seeing, I'd go for the one that needs it's own seatbelt!
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The ITP map is generally reliable in my experience, but the closer you look the less help it is.  Don't count on it alone for back country travel or, for that matter, for suburban areas.  It is not like an AAA map in the USA.  It won't, for example, tell you if there's a bridge or a ford at remote stream crossings.  That said, I have not found a better map of CR.  The National Geographic map is good, too -- Better in some ways, especially topographic detail, but omits many tiny villages, etc found on the ITP.  I now carry both.
566036
I also use Google Earth's paid version... but more often than not I pull up Streets & Trips for my mapping needs when traveling to a new territory. It has a good hotel and restaurant database and the construction feature is very useful!
2366512
I used this map on a two week driving vacation through the Yucatan.  It wasn't a replacement for my GPS but it was extremely helpful in navigating between major points of interest.  It was also helpful because it showed the location of ruins, many of which we decided to visit because they were on the map.  It may be missing fine detail and is not helpful for navigation in cities but it was met our needs.  It is made from very durable paper that withstood the many abuses inflicted upon it, including spilled water and footprints from sandy shoes, during the road trip.  I would recommend this map for anyone visiting the area.
795516
Great map; a must have for anyone living out here, and quite useful for those just on a visit as well....
2414674
I love the ease of the foldout maps, each corresponding to their own neighborhood. I did find that a few enthusiastic restaurants reviews didn't quite match my own thoughts, but overall a very convenient and helpful travel tool.
3894743
Worth getting. We are AAA members and can get maps for free, BUT their Hawaii map has all the islands on one, so nowhere near the detail. (Haven't left for our trip yet, so I'm assuming it is accurate).
2947594
Map was ok to get my bearings, but we ended up using city maps posted at the light rail and freebies from the hotel.
3588314
Very helpful map -- drove through Spain in a rental car a couple years ago and this, coupled with GPS, was indispensable.  (A few times it bailed me out when the GPS choked up.)
2620697
I used this travel guide as a resource while recently taking a roadtrip through the Northeast. It was very useful in locating the tourist highlights with zoomed in maps of areas of interest. Since I was just spending a few hours in the area, I used the guide to pick and choose some spots to checkout vs. using it as a full 2-day guide. To be honest, spending more time by foot would have made my visit in Boston probably more enjoyable than what I experienced, so I wish I had more time in that regard. Since I was driving through by car, I would have given the guide 5 stars if it offered a little more detail on where to find parking along with any good insight about where to park from a local's perspective. With Boston being a big city, parking inevitably became a big deal.
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I used it in conjunction with the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and that was a good combination. The tour gave me the logistics, but was a little dry. I need the flavor of a place to narrow down what I really want to see, and the novel provided that. From my own point of view, you should go to the riverfront, you shouldn't underestimate your first sighting of a container ship passing by. It was a hell of a lot more impressive than I thought it would be, a city of boxes towering right beside you on their way out to the open sea.  More coming in than going out it seemed, sad, encourages me to buy American made. Anyway, it's a handy little guide, but a simple map from our bed and breakfast was what we used the most. Savannah is exceedingly easy to get around in, at least the historic district.
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Disappointing access to maps which needed wifi and then had poor definition and couldn't be enlarged.  I found the maps in the Footsteps Travel Guide more helpful.  Amman is notorious for having different versions of street names and Google maps of Amman don't provide many street names anyway so more help from LP would have been good.  Although Lonely Planets says that many people speak English, I haven't found that to be the case with taxi drivers even less likely and most unable to relate to tourist maps.  Outside Amman the guide was interesting and helpful.