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Meetup with other travelers in a new place

Shown by puzzledpenguin on Jan 4, 2022. Click the card to turn it over.

235points

188comments

#212of 2,570 in 2022

Top 9%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

15 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 27 critical, out of 70 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.

Idea: 9 for, 19 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 against

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Clean design, speed and ease of use
From 1 comment
- Nice idea, nice execution but I can see it going downhill. I sympathize with the idea/intention but it feels like a dating site. On top of that there are some privacy concerns.…
  NKosmatos on HN
Good concept with manual vetting of profiles
From 1 comment
- Love the idea. I also think the manual approval is a key factor here. I wouldn't expect this to work without it (sadly). But with some delegation it could hopefully scale even…
  alkonaut on HN
Works without JavaScript
From 1 comment
- Great concept. A few pointers: - The map select seems to spazz out when I pan and zoom, often panning far greater distances than I intended. - Maybe support something like…
  crawl_soever on HN

Support for planning group activities and shared costs
From 2 comments
- It would be better if this was less of a "dating" site and was set up as a way for groups of people to find additional people or groups to link up with for specific activities.…
  pydry on HN
- As someone who has extensively traveled both in groups and solo, this looks like a hookup app. This is not something I would have used back when I was traveling. What I'm most…
  tristor on HN
Show where travelers will be going, not just where they are
From 1 comment
- Looks like a great start. I'd love to see a feature that says where travelers are going to be, not just where they are. Also, a list of interests / desired activities, so I can…
  erezsh on HN
Interests and activities list for matching
From 1 comment
- Looks like a great start. I'd love to see a feature that says where travelers are going to be, not just where they are. Also, a list of interests / desired activities, so I can…
  erezsh on HN

How to verify people are not dangerous
From 1 comment
- as with any app where you get to meet new people, how do I make sure I'm not meeting a serial killer? at least locally in my city I have some sort sense of which neighborhood is…
  gdsdfe on HN

Couchsurfing
From 2 comments
- Love the idea! I've been using Couchsurfing for many years and tried their "hangout" feature a few times. It's 95% males harassing traveling women that happen to log in but the…
  elbajo on HN
- FYI after some nomading I have learned that after Meetup, the Couchsurfing app is the second best way to meet people.
  personjerry on HN
Nomad List
From 1 comment
- Used to use nomadlist for this. Probably share it on their slack[1] to see it helps them. [1] https://nomadlist.com/chat
  karthikkolli on HN
Dopplr
From 1 comment
- There was an app in 2007 called Dopplr. [1] It was part of the wave of new social networks that were to (and did) change how we use software. It was actually really useful and I…
  jmacd on HN
WAYN
From 1 comment
- WAYN (Where Are You Now) had the same idea. They eventually got bought out by lastminute.com and shut down.
  mnd999 on HN
Hostels
From 1 comment
- Isn’t this what hostels are for? Not shitposting at all; the organic aspect of it is why I stay at hostels well into my 30s.
  wayoutthere on HN