function createMarker(map, point, message) {
            var marker = new GMarker(point, { draggable: false });

            GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
                map.openInfoWindowHtml(point, message);
            });

            return marker;
        }

        function initialize()
        {
        var mapWidth = 500;
        var mapHeight = 350;
        var mapCurrent = new GMap2(document.getElementById("mapCurrent"), { size: new GSize(mapWidth, mapHeight) });

/*     car stickers:
    id rather push my landrover than drive a land cruiser
    this is landrover country, on a quiet night you can hear the toyotas rusting.
*/

/*
            var point = new GLatLng(-29.5044, 31.236952);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>28 February 2010</b><br />Salt Rock caravan park<br />KZN<br />South Africa.<br />Next stop - St. Lucia!'));            

            var point = new GLatLng(-26.395767, 31.172533);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>4 March 2010</b><br />Timbali lodge<br />Beer is good - Sibebe'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-25.4701, 30.97808);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>7 March 2010</b><br />Nelspruit'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-25.4483, 30.884867);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>21 March 2010</b><br />Natures Gate, Nelspruit, South Africa'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-14.24042469326361, 34.67010498046875);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>12 April 2010</b><br />Lake Malawi, Malawi'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-14.24042469326361, 34.67010498046875);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>21 April 2010</b><br />Chitimba camp<br />This is the overlanders camp of choice going to or coming from Tanzania.<br /><br />We can see why!'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-6.84985, 39.35865);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>28 April 2010</b><br />Sunrise beach campsite - pity about the restaurant!!'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-5.7439, 39.29125);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>30 April 2010</b><br />What a place!! What a view!!! WOW!!!'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-1.2688171804967087, 36.81793212890625);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>12 May 2010</b><br />Nairobi'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-1.288783,36.7606);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>13 May 2010</b><br />Nairobi'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-1.288783,36.7606);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>30 May 2010</b><br />Nairobi'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-13.710035342476668,28.4326171875);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>20 June 2010</b><br />Zambia'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-21.739091217718574,16.875);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>26 June 2010</b><br />Namibia'));
            
            var point = new GLatLng(-25.918526162075153, 28.0810546875);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>12 July 2010</b><br />'));

            var point = new GLatLng(-25.815102, 28.313906);
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>13 July 2010</b><br />Woodhill golf estate'));
*/
            var point = new GLatLng(51.297417,-0.353223);

            mapCurrent.setCenter(point, 7);
            mapCurrent.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
            mapCurrent.addOverlay(createMarker(mapCurrent, point, '<b>3 August 2010</b><br />Home - Leatherhead'));
        }