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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone ought to try driving somewhere they haven't been before without bringing gps or even printed maps.

Look at a country/state map to get an idea of the general direction beforehand, but then otherwise just drive there and follow the signs as you get closer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's pretty much how I do it. The interstates in the US make it simple to get to just about any major city, and friends might boggle a bit, but they can tell you what the minor highway/street you need to look for and give you a landmark.

...It really drives home how the old horror movies weren't unrealistic in folks getting lost randomly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I remember the 80s or early 90s, where there were phonebooks in pay phone booths. The first or last pages were maps of the local area and an index of street names, so if you needed to find "groove street" it would be on map 5 section F3.