I code, but am not a programmer.

Now cyberhobo ... he is truly a programmer / webmaster. see his "hobomap" and zoom out to see his work. This plugin works on WordPress blogs and is quite remarkable.
see also the plugin homepage and source at google code

BTW if you use Firefox you should try this bookmarklet; it works very very well, to be used when viewing a photo on flickr:
GeoCode bookmarklet at labs.sumaato.net.

Pages in progress:

• Peaks, Mountains, Hills and Trails - flickr feeds

Just now I have 2 test maps happening:

1. Polylines (multi-segment lines c/w display of distance) polyshape (c/w display of area)
2. Pull-down maptype menu