I am a big fan of maps. I will spend time studying a map, reading a map, walking down the roads in my mind. I've visited places just because I liked the shape of it on a map. Technology is all well and good; GPS will grab you by your nose and lead you where you want to go, but you won't learn anything. Maps can reveal a city, a landscape; show you the alley behind the wall; the pathway that leads out of town to the Roman ruins over the hill. With a map in my pocket, the world is mine. Now, that doesn't mean I won't get lost, in fact a map usually gives me too much confidence, which guarantees I will get lost, but that's alright. I've made some of my best discoveries when lost.
This is a map I know fairly well of one of my favorite cities in the world. I will be there soon,
OK HW
...and maps of places that you are about to visit can calm your fear of the unknown and add to your excitement! It's hard to see - is this a map of Scotland?
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