I just returned from a trip to Bangkok which is 650 Km away, easy enough to get there as Thai roads are excellent and well signposted in English, but getting around Bangkok by car is a bloody nightmare if you get lost.

In December last year I bought a new car and decided that the time was right to buy a GPS unit. To be honest there is not much choice in Thailand, and after a chat with Maurice at Eagle GPS in Chiang Mai I went for the Garmin Nuvi 300.

Now 6 months later I simply would not consider driving any distance without my Garmin, the maps are excellent and it’s so very easy to use. Outside of Bangkok I’m fairly good at finding my way around, but the Nuvi can find things like fuel stations, ATMs and Hotels for me which is more useful than it sounds.

The last update to my Nuvi was in January so I am hoping now that there will be an update soon as there are a lot of new roads in Thailand. The software is licenced from ESRI in Thailand, and they supply updates via dealers rather than by download..so I’m hoping that Eagle GPS stay in business for a while yet!

If you have a Garmin from outside of Thailand you can buy just the maps for 11,200 baht which is good value if you are planning on staying a while and driving about, especially driving in Bangkok.

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