lennypartiv
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So who here ventured to a foreign country before GPS? Get lost much? Did you get frustrated with signs that were in a different format than American road signs?
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I did travel, but did not get lost. Of course most of that travel was in leadership positions and was done using military maps, that I was supposedly pretty good with and always with a compass.So who here ventured to a foreign country before GPS? Get lost much? Did you get frustrated with signs that were in a different format than American road signs?
I did and no. I still prefer maps when traveling though as opposed to GPS. I have a pretty good sense of direction so just as long as I know which direction to head and how far it is supposed to be, I can usually triangulate in on the place I want to go. The only place I still get turned around in sometimes in NYC and I used to live there. The walls of concrete and glass can sometimes throw you off because you cant readily see the sky or horizon from street level.So who here ventured to a foreign country before GPS? Get lost much? Did you get frustrated with signs that were in a different format than American road signs?
My second wife and I traveled through Greece in 1997. We used old-fashioned maps and travel guides to navigate our way accross the country. We rented a car as opposed to following the standard tourist script.So who here ventured to a foreign country before GPS? Get lost much? Did you get frustrated with signs that were in a different format than American road signs?
I did travel, but did not get lost. Of course most of that travel was in leadership positions and was done using military maps, that I was supposedly pretty good with and always with a compass.
So who here ventured to a foreign country before GPS? Get lost much? Did you get frustrated with signs that were in a different format than American road signs?
I did travel, but did not get lost. Of course most of that travel was in leadership positions and was done using military maps, that I was supposedly pretty good with and always with a compass.
My second wife and I traveled through Greece in 1997. We used old-fashioned maps and travel guides to navigate our way accross the country. We rented a car as opposed to following the standard tourist script.
I use GPS a lot now, especially on vacation, though I always take a Rand McNally under the seat. I use maps more on rivers or back country. On roads, Garmin keeps me aware of hazards, quickest bypass routes, speed limits, fuel points, arrival times in route, not just for navigation anymore.I still use maps, of course I never leave the country. Never got to travel outside the nation. Always wanted to.
No, actually I usually had a SPC 4 driver and did the navigation.So, in other words, your sergeants navigated for you.
I use GPS a lot now, especially on vacation, though I always take a Rand McNally under the seat. I use maps more on rivers or back country. On roads, Garmin keeps me aware of hazards, quickest bypass routes, speed limits, fuel points, arrival times in route, not just for navigation anymore.