Create & Print Travel Maps

You came back from an incredible trip, your phone is full of photos, and you want something more tangible than a social media post to remember it by. A printed travel map — one that traces the exact route you drove, flew, or hiked — is the most satisfying way to turn a journey into a keepsake you can frame, slip into an album, or give as a gift.

The problem is that most map tools were built for navigation, not for storytelling. Google Maps gives you directions but not beautiful output. Canva lets you decorate, but you cannot trace a real route on an actual map. And GIS tools like QGIS are powerful but require hours of learning before you produce anything presentable.

That is exactly why we built MapMyMemories. It sits in the sweet spot: you get a real cartographic base map (powered by Mapbox), the ability to add multi-stop routes with driving roads and flight arcs, and then export the result as a high-resolution PNG, SVG, or PDF ready for print. No design degree required.

In this section of the blog you will find practical, step-by-step guides that walk you through the entire process — from choosing a map style and adding your stops, to customizing colors, labels, and icons, all the way to exporting at 300 DPI for professional printing. Whether you are creating a poster of your European road trip, a wedding direction map for your guests, or a branded itinerary card for a travel agency, these tutorials have you covered.

Each guide is written with real examples and screenshots so you can follow along in the app. We also cover edge cases like multi-country routes, mixing transport modes, and working with GPX files from fitness trackers. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you start a new map project — we add new guides regularly.