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[Night Train]

What idiot gave her the map?

She's clearly got a map of Paris (France - for the americans), and she's holding it UPSIDE DOWN!!!!

Maybe she has turned it around to suit the direction she is facing? Can you recognise the building behind her and work out which way round it is?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Is that more to your approval CP?

Fingers correctly positioned - check

Studious look (not smirking) - check

ILL FITTING BLOUSE ALERT...............!!!

Fell at the last hurdle

 

[sprocket]

I use a Garman Nuvi 250. Gets me through and across Europe without any problems. Also alerts you when nearing a speed camera, here and abroard, very usefull.

 

[peanut]

this is what you want
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146672
Navigo 3.5" screen, MP3 player MP4 video and photo player .
Excellent 7 digit postcode search.

If you wish you can install TomTom software and voices instead.

£59.99 how can you go wrong with that?

 

[Globalti]

Well how about this one then?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Well how about this one then?

A change of continents, an upturn in map reading ability?

Sure, she has the quizical look of someone lost, but she's in the middle of New York looking at a map. She lost it for me doing this, she has made herself a target for pickpockets, robbers and other street 'life' that only too happily feed on misguided tourists.

Also her hair's going to be a right mess if she doesn't get it tied up soon.

 

[wafflycat]

MrWC has a Road Angel Adventurer 7000. It's got all the usual sat nav functions for the whole of UK, and on top it comes pre-loaded with OS maps for the national parks (& you can buy the rest of the UK maps to add if you want). It's got a cycling mode on the sat nav function, plus you can get a cycle mount for it and it's waterproof.

Haven't used the OS mapping bit yet, but the thing itself has proved valuable in driving to places new and not worrying about getting lost. The thing with sat navs is to not slavishly adhere to what it's telling you - if you're in an area you know, you may well know the 'shortcut' the sat nav doesn't. But if you're in a new area and not wanting to faff about with paper maps when you're driving (such faffing with paper maps is not good if you're driving alone...) then they can be very useful.