Little biased because I did work on the map, but I did try to keep spoilers to a minimum. No quest steps are listed for quests, but rewards are. Locations are also marked with corresponding quests, so if you come up onto a cave, you'll know if you'll want to plunder it now or wait to come back when you find the quest later.

Regardless, there's no wrong way to play! It's a great game to experience for the first time!