Much is lost when you never get lost

I have never understood the male hesitancy about asking for driving directions [“No More Back-Seat Navigators With GPS,” Oct. 22].

Some of my happiest memories involve getting lost in different parts of the world. By asking directions from an assortment of nationalities, I have been invited to a 10-course gourmet dinner with a French family in Le Mans, taken to a seance in Thailand and invited to dinner aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga.

I once got lost in London. I asked a man with a dog the way to a certain hotel. It turned out to be Lord Tebbit. I ended up having tea with him in the House of Lords.

Getting lost isn’t something you plan, but when you do get lost, it sometimes can turn out to be a positive experience. It all depends on your attitude.

GEOFFREY DEAN-SMITH

Los Angeles