Sendero Group Travel Blog

Mike uses a Replay file, a new GPS version 4.0 feature, to take you on a short trip from Mecenate Hotel to the Train station cafe.

Mike and Wyndahm exploring the Roman Colosseum and churches of Rome on foot guided by Giovani.

Audio at the sport statue in the colosseum

Giovani describing the church towers

After two days at the Sight Village conference in Birmingham England, my son Wyndham and I flew to Rome to see how the new 4.0 maps worked in Italy as well as to check out a little history, food and Italian ambiance. We walked about 6 kilometers on our first outing and managed to survive some hairy street crossings with motor scooters appearing from nowhere.


The data content is fantastic. I haven't recorded a single user point yet because every place we go is already in the commercial database and the accuracy is quite good. I just wish the BrailleNote spoke the street names in Italian. Thank goodness for the Braille display. What a contrast with England where it was rainy. It is almost too warm here in Rome. This won't keep us from exploring the many sites and restaurants over the next 2 days.