As I’ve talked about in earlier posts, when we were designing the site, we spent a lot of time considering the uses people might have for Tripline other than just planning vacations. We always considered those things whenever we made design decisions and it’s great to see people actually using Tripline the way we envisioned. Three examples from this week really stand out.
First off, author Julian Smith created a trip describing the story in his upcoming novel “Crossing the Heart of Africa”, set to be released in December (more here www.juliansmith.com). The trip is a story of Julian’s journey from South Africa to Cairo, following in the footsteps of British adventurer Ewart Grogan, who made the same journey on foot in 1898. Check it out:
Also this week, Jim Spavins posted a trip for an upcoming tour of Japanese Baseball stadiums. While technically this is very similar to a traditional plan for a trip, its specific subject matter is nearly identical to one of the use cases we covered in our design, so it’s great to see.
And finally, Paul Lewin posted “Pueblo Colorado’s Best Mexican Restaurants”. This type of best-places trip is something we’ve been seeing a lot, and I think it’s a great way for locals to put together their knowledge of an area to share with friends and the Tripline community. Look forward to some new features related to this type of trip on the way soon.
Keep it up folks! We’re all part of making something special here, and we certainly couldn’t do it without you.
– Byron