about tripsnek

We built tripsnek after 15 summers traveling Europe with itineraries informed by Rick Steves - author of the most reliable European guidebooks in existence.

Each guide provides a handy breakdown of the covered region - also available on his website - describing the most important places to see, and which you can reasonably see given the time you have available. This "high level" view of Europe is empowering, allowing the traveler to plan complex itineraries independently even before diving into detailed research. They are, however, necessarily general purpose. Your itinerary is specific: it likely begins and ends in whatever cities allow for the best airfare, and may cross borders arbitrarily. You may have specific places you must visit or want to avoid, and your own preferences for pace, transportation and the types of sights that interest you. All of this could be figured out with research, but it takes considerable time.

Tripsnek addresses this by reasoning about Europe in the spirit of Rick Steves, but with the flexibility of adapting to your exact constraints. Set your parameters and get an optimized route that makes sense — minimizing transit time, seeing the best of what you can, avoiding expensive mistakes like cross-border car rentals, and surfacing time-sensitive booking tips. And, of course, everything is fully adjustable with immediate feedback on how changes affect your trip.

Naturally, the best companion to a tripsnek-planned itinerary are Rick's guidebooks, which contain invaluable, detailed guidance on what to do, how to do it, and why it's worth doing in the first place.