I hate travel planning, usually leaving it to a few clicks on travel apps. But travel apps usually bring up generic advice. I wanted to create personalized AI walking tours that felt like a history nerd whispering secrets in my ear. Paying for a guide was a non-option, and I needed the best free alternative to paid travel apps . So, I am trying out a digital prototype on Google’s research tool, NotebookLM, for the fun of it.

My tiny trick isn’t a "secret" NotebookLM method. It’s just deciding to use it as a hyperlocal research partner for one neighborhood at a time, then letting Google Maps anchor that research to walk those streets. Then, the method can be easily carried over to other kinds of travel plans.

1 Why NotebookLM can be an alternative travel planner

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