GPS hackers create crowdsourced maps
Last month, when Zack Ajmal was planning a vacation to Italy, he set out to find the first thing that a traveler would need in a foreign land: a map. But digital maps of Rome and Venice for his Garmin GPS device cost almost $100. So instead, Ajmal turned to OpenStreet Map, a community-driven maps database.
Back on the Bus: D.C.-N.Y. Travelers Line Up for Low Fares, High Value
With a new generation traveling between Washington and New York, the bus is making a comeback. To shake out the good from the bad, the comfortable from the dismal, Travel reporter Andrea Sachs dedicated a month of her life to riding the buses to New York, boarding nearly a dozen to figure out what makes these vehicles go 'round and 'round -- or go flat.