Why still a hard copy map?\u00a0 Yes, yes, yes I know all the modern technology is available \u2013 and I do own a GPS and a smart phone with navigational abilities, but I still love a good old map with all those red lines connecting places.<\/h5>\n

Where are we going – love the planning stage!<\/p><\/div>\n

You see this is where the practical me jumps in again.\u00a0 I like it because:<\/p>\n

There is nothing more rewarding when you are planning<\/em><\/strong> a trip than to spread out the map on the table and say that is where I want to go.<\/p>\n

Yes, yes, I know the GPS shows me where I want to go, but sometimes we get so blinded by tunnel vision <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0focussing on what the GPS tells us what to do that we do not actually know where we are in the bigger picture.<\/p>\n

Driving in town that is fine, you can just replace\/recharge<\/em><\/strong> the batteries or plug into your car\u2019s power source, but what happens if you are in deepest darkest Africa with no shops around to get the right size of batteries and\/or no auto electrician to find the electrical failure and fix the problem while out there?<\/p>\n

Seeing the bigger picture – nice!<\/p><\/div>\n

Theft<\/em><\/strong> is a real issue these days in our day to day existence.\u00a0 You are in Africa and jump out in a small village to buy that cold Coke to quench your thirst, but forget to press that button on the remote \u2026.. Gone is your GPS!<\/p>\n

You can even scribble<\/em><\/strong> a quick note or telephone number to someone on a piece of your map if needs be!<\/p>\n

Ever spared a thought what you will do if you loose that vital satellite signal?\u00a0 It is unbelievable what a piece of paper in your hand can do towards reassuring<\/em><\/strong> you on a remote adventure trip. \u00a0\u00a0In our travels we have learned a few times that the GPS is not always right.<\/p>\n

And then there is the me<\/em><\/strong> thing.\u00a0 \u00a0I do not always want to follow a tinned voice telling me what to do, because<\/p>\n

I am me:<\/p>\n

I am an individual \u2026<\/p>\n

I want to explore more \u2026<\/p>\n

I do not always want to follow \u2026<\/p>\n

I want to test my own navigational skills \u2026<\/p>\n

And what else tells a better story<\/em><\/strong> than a well travelled map with pigs ears, creases and plotted routes?<\/p>\n

Our well travelled pig eared, coffee stained map from our Sudan trip – such good memories!<\/p><\/div>\n

Hopefully I have planted a map \u201cseed\u201d while you were reading this.\u00a0 So go out and buy that map, learn to orientate and read the map \u2013 sooner or later you will need that map!\u00a0 And do not fret, we take our trusted Zumo on all our trips into the unknown.<\/p>\n

…. and if you need some assistance in the planning department – I will gladly help! \u00a0Just email me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis heart of mine was made to travel the world.\u201d \u2013 Unknown<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH PLANNING ROUTES DROP ME AN E-MAIL
\n<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why still a hard copy map?\u00a0 Yes, yes, yes I know all the modern technology is available \u2013 and I do own a GPS and a smart phone with navigational abilities, but I still love a good old map with all those red lines connecting places. You see this is where the practical me jumps in again.\u00a0 I like it because: There is nothing more rewarding when you are planning a trip than to spread out the map on the table and say that is where I want to go. Yes, yes, I know the GPS shows me where I want to go, but sometimes we get so blinded by tunnel vision \u00a0focussing on what the GPS tells us what to do that we do not actually know where we are in the bigger picture. Driving in town that is fine, you can just replace\/recharge the batteries or plug into… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,445,131,127,510,139,135,130,204],"tags":[1081,374,518,516,520,521,519,54,517],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-botswana-countries-countries","category-eastern-cape","category-ethiopia","category-kenya","category-countries-namibia","category-south-africa-geocaching-countries","category-sudan-countries","category-tanzania-countries","category-zimbabwe-2015","tag-africa-trip-planning","tag-botswana","tag-maps","tag-maps-versus-gps","tag-off-road-planning","tag-off-road-trips-africa","tag-planning-a-4x4-route","tag-transkei","tag-why-maps"],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\n