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Have you ever been getting ready to go on a trip, and not have a clue how to get where you wanted to go? As full time Rv’ers, Fabgrandpa and I often go to places we have never been before. The first thing I always do before the road trip begins is open up my Microsoft Streets & Trips. I have been using this great software for many years, and had a copy of the 2009 version of it. Microsoft recently sent me the newest edition of it, Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011.

The software is very easy to use. It has several features I really like, like the Route Planner. You just pick a beginning point and an ending point, then click Get Directions, and it produces a route for you on the map.

I like that I can look for places of interest along the route. The one we use most frequently is Campgrounds. You chose the places you want to find from a long list, such as restaurants, banks, hospitals, stores, etc., then choose a distance of how far away from the route. The one  we use most frequently is Campgrounds within a 10 mile radius of the route. To do this, click on Tools in the menu bar, then on Find Nearby Places. When the Find Nearby Places box opens up, click on Categories. Choose the ones you want, then click OK, then click on Refresh. A list of places will appear. You can click on each one to find its location on the map.

And once the campground is found, I can then click on the little tent icon on the map, and the telephone number and website will appear! It makes my planning soooo easy! And take a look at this video, showing just how easy it is to change the route:

And one more thing I really like, since I am going on 60 years old now, is that I can enlarge the font on the map with just click of a button. It makes reading the map much easier for this old grandma!

 

And from Microsoft says this about the ne Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011:

Simple to use

Save Planning time

Find More Fun

Be Flexible

Personalize Your Maps

Great GPS Companion

and more….

AND, right now through August 30, 2011, Microsoft is running a Cruising the National Parks Triva Sweepstakes! You could win! This summer Microsoft Streets & Trips is sponsoring a trivia sweepstakes—all about our national parks. Come back to this site each Tuesday from June 28, 2011–August 30, 2011 when we will post a new trivia question about our national parks. All correct answers will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a $50 Visa gift card. You can enter once each week! Click HERE to learn more about how to enter!

OH, but wait! There is even MORE! Microsoft is giving away three (3) copies of Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011, one to each of three readers here! It enter, click over to the Microsoft Streets & Trips website, then come back and tell me in a comment what learned about the software.

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This giveaway will end on August 30, 2011 at 11:59 pm MST. Each of three (3) winners will receive one (1) copy of   Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011 from Microsoft valued at ERP $39.95. The winners will be selected using And The Winner Is…plugin.  Winners will be notified by email, so please make sure you use a valid email address when entering. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the notification of winning. If the winners do not respond in 48 hours, a new will be chosen. The mandatory entry must be satisfied before an extra entries can be counted. You can enter once each day by tweeting about the giveaway one time each day per twitter account. Giveaway is open to residents of the United States and must be 18 years old or over. The prize is the responsibility of and will be shipped by the sponsor. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery after the giveaway closes.

I received free product  from Microsoft as compensation for hosting this review and giveaway.