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Photo credit: Copyright Martin Dare, martin.dare-connect.org
Photo credit: Copyright Martin Dare, martin.dare-connect.org
Photo credit: Martin Dare, martin.dare-connect.org
In this day and age when people tote GPS units and Google has its Street View, there is one simple question regarding these four maps of China:
Why do I still carry them in – out of all places – my laptop computer bag?
I can get wireless Internet connection on my laptop and log on to mapping services from Google, Yahoo and MapQuest. And people are accustomed to the automated voices from GPS devices: “Turn left in 100 yards.”
The answers: Back in 1994, I pedaled my Bridgestone mountain bike on a solo trip for 1,200 miles in China. I didn’t have a cell phone. I couldn’t speak Mandarin.
These Nelles Verlag maps, a compass and dozens of strangers guided me to the right places. I also studied the sun hovering in the sky to make sure I pedaled in the right direction – south.
I’ve misplaced my compass. I want to safeguard these maps. There is another reason why I want these maps nearby.
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