How to travel by dragon via Google Maps

Published June 4, 2014 3:41pm

"Game of Thrones" fans who want to travel in style (read: by dragon) can now estimate how long the flight will take, thanks to this Easter egg on Google Maps.

In a post on its Google+ page, Google Maps said this is a faster way to get from Snowdon to Brecon Beacons in Wales.

"Want a faster way to get from Snowdon to Brecon Beacons? It’s 21 minutes by dragon you know," it said.

The link in the Google+ post leads to a Google map indicating the travel between the two points by dragon would take 21 minutes.

Tech site Mashable noted Google Maps' Easter eggs had made references to popular fantasy series.

It cited a case in 2013 when it allowed tours of the TARDIS from Doctor Who, and in 2011 referenced a meme if fans of Lord of the Rings attempted to search for directions to Mordor.

Meanwhile, other Easter eggs as reported by UK Metro included:

Loch Ness Monster route: Fort Augustus and Urquart Castle.
Antarctica day trip: Find Half Moon Island on Google Maps, then grab the pegman in the bottom right hand corner and drag him over the island's southern tip.
Punt: from Magdalene College to President’s Lodge Queens College; and from Magdalen College to Wolfson College.
Royal Carriage: Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace.

— Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News

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