You’ve been up all night traveling to an international destination. You’re tired, hungry and probably cranky. All you want to do is get to your hotel. You hop in a cab only to find there is a huge language barrier. If you have a printed map with you, just show it to them and you’re off. Bring a few copies just in case.
Ed’s note: this is a good idea in the US, as well, given that some taxi drivers rely exclusively on GPS now, and occasionally the address you need isn’t in the GPS…