Going to a place the first time -do you take a map or seek directions?

I usually print out a map and get a cell phone number in case I get lost. I find that often Internet directions are more accurate than a friend or acquaintance's verbal directions; after all, they know the are and you do not.

Of course, a lot of cellular phones have GPS capabilities now, which would make it a lot harder to get lost.

i look it up online and HOPE that the site is correct!! anytime i get verbal directions from others i never find anything since they will have areas they use in their memory to find their way and i would drive right past it and never see them

Hi

It depends on situation.

If it is something I don't know a street or a location on my town,

I will ask my friends if they know the location,

but if it is about a foreign country or town I will use my GPS,

very good instrument to get the good direction.

I used it every time I was abroad and functioned perfectly.

So you don't need to ask people on the street especially

when you are in foreign country and people don't know english very well.

I prefer having a map before going to the place so I can plan how to get there. What upsets me is when some streets might not have signs like what street it is. Even if I've a map but then I'm not sure of where to go, I'll ask for directions already so that I won't get really lost.

I usually find and print the directions of the internet. (The internet comes in handy), I take my cell phone so that I can call if I need more information.

Hi there ronaldinu

If I have never been somewhere before I will always get directions and read them several times before I go. I then try and write them out as simply as possible so that I can take quick looks at them if I need to . My eldest always sits in the front and helps if he can but although his reading is quite good it isn't good enough for road directions!

Normally I would consult a map because that will help me to get from A to B however when you are driving on your own the last thing you can do is have a map in front of you!!! So I usually ask family or friends for direction and hopefully try and remember it in my head, or I'll write it down memorize it and then pull over in the car and memorize the next part of the journey! I hate getting lost whilst driving!

I have a map of my local area and another map of my surrounding area. I take them when I am going to a new location. If I am very unsure I look up a location on the Internet. I am very keen on traveling and in my travel guide book there is usually a map of each major city showing accommodation, sights and useful buildings like a central post office. I find the maps useful and in a smaller city I often get a map from the Tourist Information. I have had difficulty with finding my way around in Bulgaria because my map was in English and the street names were in Bulgarian. I got really lost and it was helpful when I found someone that spoke English. I also got lost in Estonia because most street names were not marked. I had an excellent map but with unmarked streets I had a hopeless time finding my accommodation. My son's pushchair was dropping to bits and I felt upset as well as confused. A local lady kindly helped me find the guest house and that was challenging. I asked a local lady with a child where I might be able to purchase a new pushchair. It was a bit easier walking back into town and I did manage to buy a new pushchair then return to the guest house.

Hi ronald,


I will be sking for some guide and directions too and when I will arrive in the place, will stop by and ask from people but I will also choose whom to ask, I will only rely in my observation and vibration of people since I hate also to be scam!LOL!

I will going to another province next week for the first time. I will be staying there for 6 weeks. I am going with someone and we will be met at the airport on arrival day so we will not get lost or something.
After that, we're on our own. i'll just take note of streets and landmarks of the places. Then I will ask for directions from host family and the people we will meet. usually, provinces that are not highly urbanized don't have maps with street names and all. It's very common in the Philippines not to rely on maps. And my going there involves map making in communities.