I went to York to visit Ania this weekend as a last minute sort of thing. It was a really good weekend.

Most of Saturday afternoon/evening involved being by myself while Ania worked. I decided to go for a York walk to buy a book and maybe get a haircut.

I put a star on the location of Ania’s work on Google Maps and then searched for a local Waterstones. I found the shop straight away with no messing (admittedly it was a straight journey aLong one road). I bought a copy of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and set off in a random direction.

I found a street that looked like it might have a barber shop on it, and walked along for a while. Towards the end of the street I found that it actually did have 2 hairdressers. They were closed, so I looked at the map on my phone and saw where I was, then sauntered along a different route back to the city centre.

I went for a fairly twisty-turny walk through the city centre and then found my way back to Ania’s workplace. At absolutely no point did I worry that I could get lost, knowing that I had my phone with GPS and Google Maps.

I love smartphones!