Originally Posted by
fietsbob
GPS ? or just a camera? I go back to the 35mm film camera era and I stop and ask the locals questions about directions . I have a nice collection of maps from many countries now and memories of Friends I Met in my travels. I brought a Mandolin rather than a Bunch of electronics ,The better to sit in at Pub Jams and play music and Drink with the Locals that way.
Congrats on the 35mm, paper maps and mandolin. But none of those help the OP's wish to record any untoward events while riding, which is why the basic Garmin Virb is a good idea for them.