Although Google Maps sucks in data from all over, what it shows me on my phone is often wrong here in Portugal. It often suggests driving or walking down streets that don’t exist, or which are one-way in the opposite direction. Its opening hours for stores are not reliable, and I have dined well at restaurants that Google doesn’t see.
Great photos. I use Google Maps in USA religiously and it is almost always correct. I think the Europeans use it less often. I noticed that when I visited you in Czechia. Also, I just cycled across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, hardly the cheapest place in America, and it is obvious that it pays to take the airplane across the ocean to Europe just to eat and drink and stay in hotels. They are that much cheaper.
More wines from Portugal are selling in the US. I like them.
On another matter have you ever formed an opinion about Braess' Paradox. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27s_paradox? It basically says that removal of a grade separated road from an urban grid can reduce travel times. The SF Embarcadero and Octavia Blvd are examples. Also Seoul's removal of the Cheongecheong Expressway is another; so is Milwaukee's Park East removal. John Norquist
Great photos. I use Google Maps in USA religiously and it is almost always correct. I think the Europeans use it less often. I noticed that when I visited you in Czechia. Also, I just cycled across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, hardly the cheapest place in America, and it is obvious that it pays to take the airplane across the ocean to Europe just to eat and drink and stay in hotels. They are that much cheaper.
Hi Alex,
More wines from Portugal are selling in the US. I like them.
On another matter have you ever formed an opinion about Braess' Paradox. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27s_paradox? It basically says that removal of a grade separated road from an urban grid can reduce travel times. The SF Embarcadero and Octavia Blvd are examples. Also Seoul's removal of the Cheongecheong Expressway is another; so is Milwaukee's Park East removal. John Norquist
Nice narrative. Thanks