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While I realise that this wouldn’t be the first time Google Maps Australia has got its knickers in a knot when trying to give directions, I thought I would post my own experience

All I wanted to do was, in the car on the way to Wagamama for Mother’s Day dinner, get directions. I never remember, is it on Little Flinders or Collins? Exhibition or Russell? I like Wagamama, so I didn’t want to get lost and have it ruin a fantastic yaki soba. So I checked Google Maps on my Nokia N73. But it didn’t give me the directions I wanted.

Sure, I could have used Sensis’s Whereis, but I always prefer to use Google where I can. But, as you can see above, in this case, Google could not have been more incorrect if it tried. First, it pointed me down a toll-road. I don’t want to go on CityLink if I don’t have to, so that was already one in the bad books. But then I looked closer, and what did I see?

“Turn right at Monash Fwy.” Uh, I don’t think so Google Maps. You have an excellent product, and it usually works great (even though at first it didn’t Wagamama in the city at all, and only the old place, so I had to manually Google it), but please, oh please, improve your directions. It would help out oh so much…

(I thought I’d add one last thing, too. Despite what my girlfriend Sam says (although I’m sure I’ll be earning enough brownie points by mentioning her name), you should go to Wagamama, because it has genuinely good food at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is great, as well. I reckon the one in Subiaco is better, but.)

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