I was talking to a sadge friend that I met on the internet. (He’s an engineer. There seem to be lots of Sadgy engies and architects, but maybe that’s because I live in a mining town.)Anyhoo, I said I wanted to travel to Prague and Budapest. He had been there, he said, and sent me some photos. I then said I wanted to go and stay in one of those ice-palaces that they have in the scandinavian countries. He had also been there, stayed in one of those, and sent me more photos. Finally I said I wanted to go cave kayaking, rock climbing etc in N.Z. He had NOT been there, but “My ticket is booked for N.Z. for my next lot of leave, the beginning of 2007.” Lol. I love ‘em: The expedition to Mars has uncovered life- A saggio holding a beer and waving at the buggy.

I am Sag (sun) and I am not the least bit like that. I may be the exact opposite as far as directions go. When I want to get somewhere, someone has to write down exactly where to go, how many stop signs, landmarks, etc., otherwise I’m a nervous wreck.

And, it’s not that I’m on the cusp of anything, I’ve had my chart done and I’m a true Sag. However, the travelling part has never been overly big in my life.

Uber Saggie here… and I’m very determined to know where every location/place I need or want to reach. I must find it and have every gadget to help me too! LOL… I never really thought of it this way until now…

All I know is that if I want to go somewhere and “linger” for a while, a sadge friend is all I need.

I have lots of Sag in my family. Myself, my dad and my daughter are all Sag rising, I have two Sag sun sisters, my older sister is a moon/rising Sag. So I definitely agree with this travel/direction expertise thing.

My dad carries around notepads, a Palm (electronic) notebook, maps, the whole nine yards. He isn’t necessarily good at explaining directions, but he is very zealous and thorough about it. He is a teacher, which is sort of funny for this.

My daughter is really too young to express this (5 mos), but I will be highly amused to see what happens (since she is a double Sag (Sun, Rising, Mercury, etc).

I love going on little trips, excursions, making lists of what I’m doing to get there and what I’ll do when I get there. I’m not as technical, but I like to be thorough. I think the short trip thing is also related to my several planets in the 3rd house (short trips).

My little sisters (Sun sign Sag) are both pretty good with directions, despite just being teens and having limited or no experience driving. A great story is when my sister (now 17) was about 12 or so, could describe how to get to the hotel she’d never been to but once from our apartment complex (in Denver (waves at Elsa…we’ll have to get together one of these years)). Actually I’m in Loveland now, but anyway, I am getting off track. I think another thing to note about my younger sisters is that they were uprooted travel-wise a few times when my grandpa was dying, and they took it very well, wheras I know lots of other teens might have taken it badly.

My older sister (moon/rising Sag) is even more mental about it because she has Aquarius. I know this isn’t directions per se, but she has these really involved journals. She says she has to stop herself from filling her daytimer out for months in advance and says sometimes she spends hours and hours just planning things. She is always going on hiking/outdoorsy trips (Sag), and she tends to change her mind a lot about where she wants to go or what plans she wants to make.

Anyway, I hope this is somewhat interesting and not just rambling…

My mother’s boyfriend is a Sadge, and couldn’t direct his way out of a paper bag.
My dad, who is a Cancer, can tell you how to get to any city on the East Coast (with route numbers), and which one is the most direct, the fastest, the least turn-offs, etc. I’ve never did his chart, though, so he may have Sadge influence.
The only planet I have in Sadge is Neptune, and I’m a very competant navigator - at five I could tell you how to get from my house to all of my relatives’ houses, even the ones who lived more than an hour away. Who knows?

Nothing to do with travel, just some advice for the ladies from a reliable lady (I’m not a lady): Sadgies will importune you shamelessly, and the most important thing in turning them down is to leave them feeling you’re up for them. “Honestly, I really would love to go to bed with you, it’s just that I’ve got a plane to catch.” That’ll leave them feeling happy.

Ha ha! I have Merc/Mars/Sat all in Sag. People stop me in foreign countries where I do not know the language and ask me directions in their own language. Usually they are tourists themselves from yet another country. This has happened to me all my adult life.

I am have Sagittarius Ascendant and I love traveling. When I go to a new place I pack a map and wander off for hours, then check to see where I am and how to get home.

By the way, my pockets are always FULL of random bits of paper that I’ve written on and it is high time I started carrying a notebook, so thanks for the tip!

Sag sun, moon and other planets here and I have no sense of direction at all. I love to give directions but rarely can because I barely know where I am. I can only give directions in places I am very familiar with and even then I have a hard time explaining them, maybe because I walk and bus and don’t drive.

I do always have pens and paper/books/pads, etc. with me at all times and like to jot stuff down because I forget if I don’t.

p.s. have you ever tried wikipedia travel? it’s blocked here but you can still get it through proxy, and it’s excellent.

Heydie ho, I am a Sag rising, and I can relate. I used to brag, say, 10 years ago, that I could show people around all but a few of the major cities of Asia and Europe. Alas, time changes everything. But I also believe that I CAN give far better (verbal) directions than most people (i.e. when a pencil and pad aren’t handy). Sometimes I’ll overhear someone giving some other person, a stranger, directions, and I’ll stop the advice seeker afterwards to make some clarifications and additions to the advice I’d overheard. The expression, having been “around the block” has always had a special resonance for me, I think.

The one thing that I’ve noticed about Sadges, however, is that while they do love to give directions, they also love to TRAVEL and sightsee and they’ll generally send you by the most circuitous routes rather than the quickest way to get whereever you need to go.

Lol, yes this is so true! It ends up that certain people complain bitterly later about what a strange and circuitous route I’d sent them on. But then, that person didn’t know what the alternative routes were, so who were they to complain?

Lastly, I have to admit to feeling exasperation with people who just can’t get a handle on the compass points. I mean, “the sun sets in the west,” don’tcha know.

last night I asked the sadge rising: which way do you do you want to take to the restaurant– I point… he points… “that way” I turn and start driving, “it’s quicker,” he says. I say, “yes, but the other way is more scenic.” “OH,” he says, “we could turn around!” he also has libra.

Deirdre! The cafe is called ‘Don’t tell Mama’ and it is opening in St Pauli on the 22 of August! I really hope you enjoy it…she is one inspiring Gemini (with a Moon in Cancer).

Kashmiri! Thanks! St. Pauli is the cool and groovy part of town. I will crash the opening 4 sure. What’s the street address? Can you give me some Sagittarian directions?

I’m a Sag woman, with Sag rising (the entertainment never stops) … with a Sag man with Capricorn rising. He is the most wonderful thing ever.. Between his I phone (which has a notebook-esque function) and GPS we are never lost… although I do prefer asking directions.. its how adventure happens

Kashmiri: The cheesecake lady and I will toast to you, thanks to your good vibe, wild streak and a charming knack for talking while in a thread!