You Are Here. Have you ever been in a strange city and found yourself lost and looking at a map in the main square? You know, one of those maps depicting the street layout, with a little arrow pointing to an area with the words neatly captioned "You are here." Once you have familiarised yourself with the area you once again stroll off to an art gallery or museum, safe in the knowledge that you have a vague idea of where you are and that the hotel, at least, is in the opposite direction. As a child I loved looking at old maps, those made by explorers or sea captains. I loved to see the little images of mythical creatures swallowing whole ships and seaman battling, valiantly, but in vain, to rid them of this monster. Or better still, looking at the maps made by hunters and explorers wandering through the vast wilderness of Africa. They marked their maps with their discoveries, rivers, waterfalls and mountains. I looked in vain for the x that marked the spot where they may...