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I'm sorry you broke your phone. We just got back from a Caribbean island, and once or twice my wife used Google maps as a backup to our paper map. It was alm
by gerbilly 8y ago
I'm sorry you broke your phone.
We just got back from a Caribbean island, and once or twice my wife used Google maps as a backup to our paper map.
It was almost always wrong. Google was always selecting really stupid routes that anyone actually living there would tell you are really impractical.
It became a kind of running joke, and we would amuse ourselves by talking back to the Google voice which was always telling us to take the wrong exit in roundabouts, or telling us to do a u-turn for no reason.
Once, a few years ago, before we gave up on GPS, Google planned a route including a highway that had been closed for 2 years. We had to turn back. Thanks!
I now never use GPS, even when travelling. I buy paper maps and plan and memorize ahead of time and watch for road signs. I find you meet more people and have better interactions with locals if you ask for directions.
- khalilravanna 8y agoThis is a fantastic strategy! The times I’ve done this have always resulted in more fulfilling journeys. Even just the act of burning new routes into the synapses of your brain and honing your internal compass is super rewarding.