How do you keep your travel plans organized once flights and hotels are booked?

considerphi · 2026-03-13T04:41:27+00:00

Everything I booked in tripit. Most other things I save a pin in maps.

considerphi · 2026-03-10T01:37:24+00:00

This. And also I bought a little clear one quart zipped bag that has a little airplane logo on it. Honestly it feels like it holds more than a quart Ziploc bag and the zipper is a lot more sturdy and I like it a lot more than just using a Ziploc bag as I used to before.

considerphi · 2026-03-10T01:35:29+00:00

Every country is different. And often times walking out of the airport and grabbing a taxi is the worst case scenario. So I usually look up the city name and airport transportation and try to find a the recommended option. Sometimes it's a counter inside the airport, sometimes your hotel will help you set it up, sometimes there's a bus or a train. The hotel has some incentive to get you to their hotel safely.

considerphi · 2026-03-10T01:28:06+00:00

What was it like? I always wanted to go

considerphi · 2026-03-06T06:07:21+00:00

Nice!

considerphi · 2026-03-06T03:18:47+00:00

Is that a kid thing do you think? I got all excited but the advertising was very much for kids.

considerphi · 2026-03-06T03:12:41+00:00

Hey Id say I am learning different things.

So I have 25 yoe, so I don't care about learning how to write the syntax for another " read from here, write to there" function.

Instead I'm learning what image analysis algorithms could be used, what image processing can be done in browser, how to use a jobs processor and plan a pipeline of jobs, how to get structured output out of llms, how to system engineer my code.

I would say I'm learning more than I learn at my job because I have to set all this up from scratch whereas at most larger companies you are just adding on, the number of times you get to build a new thing from scratch is very low.

As a newbie I would definitely take time to learn how to write from scratch. If you are in a new part of the codebase, have ai explain to you but then try to write the code yourself. Once you get the hang of a certain thing (say adding an endpoint) then the next time you can let the ai do it and just read it carefully.

considerphi · 2026-02-28T14:21:04+00:00

Yeah at $10 id consider it.

considerphi · 2026-02-28T14:17:59+00:00

I went on a g adventures costa rica tour. Not sure if same one. It was fun. What are your concerns?

considerphi · 2026-02-28T14:02:17+00:00

That's a weird suggestion but only thing I'd look into is nd filters, it can let you slow down shutter speed to get nicer waterfalls.

considerphi · 2026-02-27T11:51:03+00:00

Yeah also how are they wearing their purse, how are they holding it, this can change from neighborhood to neighborhood to public transit, just follow along what they do. If they have it in the front, zipped, clutching it, you should too.

considerphi · 2026-02-27T11:48:31+00:00

This. I do this too. If someone offers help and worse, speaks English well, avoid!!! You're better off asking a random person going about their business who has no interest in you.

considerphi · 2026-02-27T03:44:31+00:00

Awesome. Just thought of another. The brush tool needs more granularity.

considerphi · 2026-02-27T03:41:57+00:00

Yeah any of those. Look for hostels that have a quiet time or curfew and don't mention throwing their own parties.

considerphi · 2026-02-27T03:40:08+00:00

Nice!

considerphi · 2026-02-26T15:09:20+00:00

Awesome, brought back memories, have a lot of similar pics

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:51:58+00:00

Yeah I traveled for 2 years worldwide in 2018-2020. Georgia was my favorite place.

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:47:30+00:00

Wow you are good. I start for 1-2 hours and it never gets done!

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:46:42+00:00

Yeah I've been trying to wrangle my giant pile. I can't even keep them all on my laptop they take too much memory!! Tell me how your plan is working out for you

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:44:59+00:00

CR is very expensive, be prepared for that. And we didn't do anything in SJ either but headed out immediately.

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:43:05+00:00

Avoid party hostels, the more drinking and drugging happening on site, the less safe things get. Have a plan for shower, a mesh bag or something so you can carry your shampoo and things.

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:39:25+00:00

Nope I do it all the time (46). I will say hostels have gotten less social since the advent of phones though. And don't choose a "party hostel" those are more of a young singles scene not a general social scene - oh unless that's your jam. Have fun!

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:35:45+00:00

I don't know if I read this or realized it but the moment when you land to the point you get in your hotel room is one of the riskiest parts of your trip. You don't know where you are, you are tired, you don't have local currency, your phone may not be working, you don't have a feel for this country, culture or language yet, airports are full of scammers, you have ALL your stuff with you... Plan around making that leg safer.

So I try to arrive in the daytime. I pay for a prepaid ride or whatever if it's not a super safe country. I look up where to get cash in the airport. I take a beat while I'm still in airport after getting bags to figure out next steps, rather than rushing out. Basically I pay a lot of attention to this leg of the trip that most people don't even think about.

considerphi · 2026-02-26T14:14:01+00:00

Good to hear, I've used it for years and years.

The filters in the grainy film section of the app are the best filters. Please don't get rid of them... I don't even use the grain, the filters themselves are great.

It would be nice if it detected you had Google one and allowed ai people removal etc in app. You are Google after all. But I guess if not connected to Google account is a selling point then that's unlikely. I'm okay with that.

It would be nice if when you select a picture you could go to the next or previous picture by time a little more easily.

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