How it works · A trip
A trip, day by day, in a book.
A Memory: the days, the places of each day and the photos of each place. The pictures are from Lúcia and Tonho’s trip to Portugal, married 35 years: an example family.
1 Start
A Memory, with the dates of the trip.
On your Dashboard, tap New Memory. Give it a title, the first and the last day, and a cover photo.
- 1The titleThe book’s name: “Thirty-five years later”.
- 2When and untilThe first and the last day of the trip. The days come from them, one for each date.
- 3This is a tripIn Who reads. Then the page and the book speak of places, stops and a route.
Title
When
May 12, 2025
Until
May 22, 2025
Cover
Who reads
This is a trip
The page speaks of places, stops and a route. Unticked, it speaks of moments.
2 The days
One day at a time.
In Days and moments, tap Create a day for each date (12 to May 22): a day appears for each date, “Day 1”, “Day 2”… Then give each one its name.
- 1The day’s name“Day 2 · The 28 and the fado”: the number, and what the day was. The date comes with it.
- 2The partsLisbon, The road, The North: tap + A new part, give the name and, in the list, drag the part to its first day.
- 3Before the tripA moment can come before, and last: “The trip jar”, from March 2023 to April 2025.
Days and moments
- 3The trip jarMar 2023 – Apr 2025
- 2Part 1 · LisbonDay 1 · ArrivalMon, May 12
- 1Day 2 · The 28 and the fadoTue, May 13
- Day 3 · BelémWed, May 14
- Day 4 · SintraThu, May 15
- Part 2 · The roadDay 5 · Where the land endsFri, May 16
3 The places
The places of each day.
In a day, under Where?, tap + place and type the name. Tap the place to tell how it was and add the photos.
- 1The day’s placesIn the order you went; drag to change it. Went back to a place? Type the same name on another day: it is the same place.
- 2The descriptionWhat you saw, heard and ate, in your own words.
- 3The photosUp to 10 per place, each with its caption.
Day 1 · Arrival
Where?
Name
Description
At the end of the afternoon, without unpacking, we walked up to the lookout. Orange roofs running down to the river, the bougainvillea, an old man playing the guitar for nobody.
Photos (up to 10 per place)
4 The look
Every day in its own colour.
Tap Preview and choose the Journey template: the trip becomes a route, day by day.
- 1The dayIts name and date, in the day’s colour.
- 2The stopsEach day's places, in order, each with its dot on the route.
- 3JourneyFour sets of colours. Change them whenever you like: the words stay the same.
Thirty-five years later
12–22 May 2025 · the example Memory
May 12
May 13
May 14
3Journey every day has its own colour
5 The book
An A4 book, to print.
In Download, the PDF: the cover, the contents with the parts and the days, and each stop with its photo large. And the EPUB, to read on a phone or a Kindle.
- 1The coverThe photo, the title, how many days, how many places, and the dates.
- 2The partsEach part opens on a page in the colour of its first day, with its days.
- 3The daysEach day opens with its band of colour and its route; each stop, with its photo.
Who sees it
Tell your trip.
The first day takes ten minutes. Write it soon, while you remember the details.
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