How To Get Lost

In a time when anything can be found the best thing to lose is yourself

“Map of the World in Columbus’ Boyhood (1920)” by Eric Fischer via Creative Commons

Sometimes you need an excuse to get lost. Half a dozen years ago, before magazines began to perish in droves, a publication called Afar started an innovative feature called “Spin the Globe.” The concept was simple. A writer was told to hold a week open and then a day before travel the editors would quite literally…