I hate GPS... But that is because I love being lost, particularly in a place like a strange city. There is a kind of joy in not knowing were you will be next an

I hate GPS... But that is because I love being lost, particularly in a place like a strange city. There is a kind of joy in not knowing were you will be next and what you might discover. Something like GPS more or less forces you to decide on a destination. Often times, having a destination means you miss a lot of interesting places. Even if you have a destination it can be better to end up at that destination through an interpretation of your surroundings and what they mean. My father used to call this process "getting the lay of the land". You don't have to just travel past your environment, you can become part of it.