So How Did We Do On My "No Paper Maps" Policy?

We (mostly I) set out with a goal of not using any paper based maps of New York City (streets, subway, etc.), either in a fan-fold, book, poster, etc., form during our trip. We did succeed for the most part with this goal. We relied on web sites, Google Maps, Windows Live, the GPS in the my phone, and by asking people. The only exception we made was in the Museum of Natural History, where we used a "map" of the floor plan of the place. 4 flippin' floors of exhibits. With Michael the only one that had any sense of direction, Andrew and I needed help. Does that use constitute a failure of our mandate? I don't think so, but I leave that up to you to decide.

So, with today's technology, you can navigate, on foot, around an unfamiliar city without looking totally like a tourist with a map in your face the whole time. We may have looked like geeks, following our phone like a Star Trek tricorder, but we made it for 4 days being jacked into the interwebs the whole time.