The Internet has a number of sites that will help you locate cities very quickly. All you really have to know is how to spell the name of the city and the country.

Here are two sites you can try (both are sites of companies that do travel business on the web. You can get into their map sections for free).
1. http://www.mapblast.com/(zwrbt455yzbtla45a5figg55)/Home.aspx
It's very simple to locate a place: you write its name and press "Go." These maps are very detailed and you can zoom in and out and move the view to north, south, east and west.
Once you've gotten your bearings, you can then go to this site:
2. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
This is a wonderful site for more general maps and for a great deal of information about the place.

Once you found the place you were looking for, you can:
make the map a permanent addition to your website , and
trace the movements of your family from one place to the next.

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