Not completely Disney related... maps

[newkie]

So our kids are getting pretty excited about our upcoming trip to the US in October, but I've had to giggle over a few things they've asked. Like after a day at Disney, do we have to go back to the airport to fly to where we are sleeping the night? We are actually staying at the Del Sol Inn, which is literally across the road from the entrance, so no need to fly anywhere

Anyway, I thought it might be cool to make a sort of visual itinerary, with a map showing us leaving from Hobart, via Sydney, into LAX, then onto Anaheim and San Diego and back again.

But I'm having trouble trying to find a printable map online that has Australia in the "middle" so to speak. All the world maps show Australia on one side and the US on the other side of the map, and I don't think it will connect with the kids if the lines aren't continuous, if you know what I mean?

Does anyone know what I should be googling? Or has anyone else come across something similar out there in blogland ?

 

[losfp]

I would guess that most maps are drawn like that so that the international date-line doesn't appear in the middle - ie: everything on the map is in the same "day", so to speak.

Try googling world map, and flick through, I'm sure I've seen some where the IDL is in the middle.

 

[newkie]

Sorry, I should have said, I've managed to find plenty of maps online to buy, but if I try to print that image, it comes out terrible, so I need a proper printable type one.

I think I might just raid the local op shop for some old geography books!

 

[elphaba91]

Just googling 'World map Australia centred printable' I found quite a few results, so maybe give that a try.

 

[newkie]

I knew I wasn't using the right words to google, thank you! I have one now, fingers crossed it prints well enough

 

[LisaAJ]

I made a travel route for my kids and did it on http://www.travellerspoint.com/member_map.cfm

I'm not sure how it would print though.