BETA YOURSELF FIND YOUR WAY
Gawping at a smartphone might not give you a sexy explorer vibe. But when you need to get somewhere, Craig Grannell recommends clever apps over paper maps every time…
THE BASICS
■ Use your brain
Don’t be that ‘drove into a lake because an app said to’ person. Map apps can have outdated info –or prioritise twisty routes down narrow lanes over a nice Aroad if it’ll shave half a nanosecond off your journey time. So if in doubt, re-route –the app will catch up and make adjustments soon enough.
■ Plan your journey
It might sound old-school to map out a journey in advance when apps have turn-by-turn navigation, but it can be useful when heading somewhere new. Double-check your destination’s location, in case your app has it wrong. Use Google’s Street View to clock landmarks that’ll help while driving or walking.