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Most people I found don't realize there are some interesting options out there instead of just going to Cancun.\n\nWhat does the HN community think, is this a project w",{"problem":40,"audience":46,"pricing":9,"motivation":54,"time_to_build":9,"stack":58,"openness":59,"stage":60,"team_size":61},{"value":41,"source":42,"evidence":43},"Helps people find interesting travel destinations beyond obvious ones like Cancun","maker",[44],{"id":45},"post",{"value":47,"source":48,"evidence":49},"Travellers unsure where to go on vacation","commenter",[50],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},"2251554","JonLim","I'm going to second this. I'm relatively young, and I have some cash to blow, but I don't always know where to go for vacations. Love the idea by the way, keep developing it!",{"value":55,"source":42,"evidence":56},"Enjoys travel, geography and history; found the old project again",[57],{"id":45},[],"unknown","beta","solo",{"praise":63,"objections":77,"requests":104,"questions":122,"alternatives":127},[64,71],{"value":65,"source":48,"evidence":66},"Well thought out and fun idea with commercial potential",[67],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"2250949","sagacity","One quick suggestion, for Step 1 - use IP to geolocation and show visitor's country by default. Can improve the UX just a bit. :-) I'd call it extremely well thought-out (even if…",{"value":72,"source":48,"evidence":73},"Scenario results worked well for one commenter",[74],{"id":75,"by":69,"text":76},"2251093","I just completed running one full scenario (destination South America) and everything (including the results) went perfectly for me. 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Good use of flickr api. I had similar idea and found wanderfly, among others.",{"comments":136,"answered":29,"key":137},4,[138,141,144],{"id":139,"text":140},"2251425","Thanks for the tips, makes sense!",{"id":142,"text":143},"2251441","Thanks! 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