Wanderlust

How travel has changed

Paper to Google Maps

once advised readers not to be so blatantly obvious when using paper maps abroad, as looking like a tourist can increase your chance of being targeted by muggers! Now, it’s easy enough to blend in with the invention of Google Maps, as everyone these days seems to be looking down at their phones anyway, sadly - but perhaps just turn down the volume on the spoken directions. Although it saves a huge amount of time when it comes to plotting routes, and prevents you

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