By Charlotte Li ’28
Are you traveling somewhere over the summer? Are you going back home as an international student? So done with finals and can’t wait to plan for summer break? This summer, we are building a living, collaborative travel guide open and created by all Wesleyan students. This is a shared world map where anyone can drop a pin on a destination and leave their personal tips and recommendations. Heading to Japan? Let people know about the unspoken subway etiquette. From Hong Kong? Share a local restaurant that no tourist ever finds. Spent a week in Costa Rica? Tell us what was actually is worth it.
Whether you’re a local with insider knowledge or a traveler looking for advice, there’s a spot for you on this map. And the best part? You can comment on each other’s posts — so locals can respond directly to travelers heading their way.
What can you share?
- Food you absolutely have to try
- Cultural norms and etiquette
- Honest tips/ tourist trap
- Local secrets tourists
- Activities and hidden gems
- Questions for locals if traveling
Heading Home? Know a place well?
Share your insider tips to people who are traveling there this summer– food spots, cultural norms, hidden gems that tourists often miss or always get wrong.
Traveling or working somewhere else?
Pin your destination and ask for advice. Locals from that place can comment with their best recommendations.
HOW TO JOIN?
- Click on the Padlet link — the world maps will load, and you can zoom in to any location
- Choose your section — post under “From a Local” if you know the place, or “Headed There” if you’re traveling.
- Add a post and share your tips — add a title, your recommendations, a photo, or a link if you would like.
- Comment or React on others’ posts — if someone’s traveling to your home country, leave them your best local advice! React to the post if you found it interesting and useful!