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Way to get out and find some awesome options!  So jealous.

How did you deal w/ directions/finding a route/ sticking to a route once you were out on the road?

I've tried it a few times when I have to travel for work, and it only sort of worked. I mapped a route online, and tried to memorize the directions. I screwed it up, but luckily was in a small American town. Once I got the center of the city, I was fine as the last bit of the run was the perimeter of a college campus. Whether I remembered the street names or not I just kept the campus to my right.

I have a fairly extended trip planned for December/January (4+ weeks) in Southeast Asia. I won't have a specific race to train for, but don't want to take the time off entirely. I did that this past year and have lost several minutes per mile on my already slug like run. It won’t be NEARLY so easy in places w/ a foreign language AND different alphabet. Also there won’t be computer access every day. I can map a few routes ahead of time in the major cities.

The way I travel is a little impromptu. I won’t know exactly how many days I’ll be someplace until I get there or where I’ll be. Just 5 or so major cities planned w/ flight dates w/in the 4 weeks I’ll be gone. I'll need more than those 5 routes for the those 4 weeks.