Going to a place the first time -do you take a map or seek directions?

I do both, some maps are hard to describe when you are seeing the real structure

If travelling for an appointment or business, I always use a map, so that I'm not late. However, when on holiday, no map, no time restrictions, just me, the road and whatevr I discover. Often the most fun to have on holiday may occur in a small taverna, an off-the-high street restaurant or a lttle piazza. Amble freely, and use a taxi to find your way home.

I use mapquest.com to give me directions to where I am going also a atlas book. I will ask for directions from family but always get the directions from mapquest.com also so I can print them off with a map of the area I am going so I won't get lost.

i travel quite a lot but am not good with maps so i hardly carry maps with me lest i get myself more confused but one thing i do is i try to get as many contact numbers as i can when going to a new place so i can in the case i get lost

Hi there ronaldinu If I have never been somewhere before I will always get directions and read them several times before I go. I then try and write them out as simply as possible so that I can take quick looks at them if I need to . My eldest always sits in the front and helps if he can but although his reading is quite good it isn't good enough for road directions!

I prefer having a map before going to the place so I can plan how to get there. What upsets me is when some streets might not have signs like what street it is. Even if I've a map but then I'm not sure of where to go, I'll ask for directions already so that I won't get really lost.

I love maps.So I usually map out the route to new places.I use both paper maps and the Net.It is fun.

It depends on where I am going and who is giving the directions. I sometimes am not comfortable with the directions that some people give me so I will look them up on my own. I have a wonderful street guide for the city that I bought when my son and his girlfriend were looking for a place, and I use it often. If I have time, I will go online and get directions, since they have always been very good for me. I have gotten as far as 12 hours away with no problems using online directions.

To me, map is actually useless because a map dun really show u the right way.. ANd most of the time, a map is more like a guideline and reference ^_^ Thus, i will rather seek direction with my frenz whom are always on the move within the country ^_^ If not, i also dun mind exploring on my own, for, it's quite fun to be in a strange and unfamiliar place in one's own country.. lol

I usually have with me map, but when I feel like the map is not really helping out I tend to talk to people in the place and ask for directions, asking and looking at the map are some friendly means to get to the place where you want to be.

I take a map in general but also ask for directions. Sometimes places change with construction and detours so i need the map to see where to make the changes if they come up. Sometimes people who give me directions give me the LONG way because they dont know the short way or they think its shorter. I like to explore my options but i HATE getting lost

well, i experience before.... I think it should be 1 years ago.... we have 1 group go to island for travel.... I'm the person who looking for map... well, although have map, you will get lost too because you never been there.... so, when we arrive there, we have someone to guide us... and we also ask around when we are there....

i'm a person who is always confused with directions, a map is no use for me. even if i ask my friend the direction, i'll forget as soon as i turn around. really a big problem for me~till now i still cannot go far alone unless someone is by my side~

I usually print out a map and get a cell phone number in case I get lost. I find that often Internet directions are more accurate than a friend or acquaintance's verbal directions; after all, they know the are and you do not. Of course, a lot of cellular phones have GPS capabilities now, which would make it a lot harder to get lost.

Hi. I couldn't read or understand a road map to save my life. I will ask friends for directions, strangers, anyone that I think can help me. I'm a woman, so I am not to proud or stubborn to do so. (smile) But of course I try to find out exactly where I'm going before I even go out the door. If I am in my city, Chicago, IL, and going to ride public transportation, I call CTA Travel Information. They have been getting me around my city for over 30 years.

Yeah, if I've never been there before, I almost always get directions first. I get online and get the directions, to make sure I don't get myself lost, I also take an Atlas with me. I don't like having to stop and ask for directions...lol.

Before I owned a GPS and there were on line directions and maps, I used to get directions from someone, then map it out on my map. Once online help was available, I would get directions in advance but also on line, still using a map for back up. Now I use my GPS but STILL get directions from the person or place that I am visiting, and STILL bring a map along, as even a GPS can be wrong, every now and then.

if we are going somewhere away from my place we use navigation system.Germany is too big. not easy to find the place where you aiming to go.

I usually like to look it up on the Internet and write it all down. That works pretty well for me and makes me feel very smart and efficient. Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

if it's for a vacation, i do my itinerary and research. if it's to look for a relative, i ask my relatives then the neighbors. if it's somewhere in manila, i ask for an accompany. hehe.