Who this is for
Travelers who mean to keep a trip journal but are too busy actually traveling to ever sit and write one.
The moment this saves you
I take four hundred photos and write zero words, so a year later the trip is a blur of images, no memory of how the day felt or what that tiny restaurant was called.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
Day three in Lisbon. We got completely lost in Alfama this morning which turned out to be the best thing, these tiled streets just going up and up, laundry everywhere, an old guy singing fado out a window for real. We found this tiny place for lunch, I think it was called Ti-Natércia, the grilled sardines were unbelievable and the owner basically yelled at us to eat more. Took the famous tram 28 in the afternoon, honestly too packed, wouldn't do it again. Sunset from a miradouro, the one near the castle, was the moment of the trip so far.
Travel log, Lisbon, Day 3, June 5, 2026
Got completely lost in Alfama this morning, which turned out to be the best part. Tiled streets climbing endlessly, laundry strung across them, an old man actually singing fado from a window.
Lunch at a tiny spot, Ti-Natércia: the grilled sardines were unbelievable and the owner cheerfully yelled at us to eat more.
Took the famous Tram 28 in the afternoon, too packed, wouldn't repeat it.
Sunset from the miradouro near the castle was the moment of the trip so far.
Highlight: getting lost in Alfama.
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
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The prompt behind this context
I'm going to narrate my travel day out loud. Turn it into a readable, first-person travel journal entry, flowing paragraphs, not bullets. Start with a bold heading "Travel log, [place + day if I gave them], [today's date]". Preserve the specific, sensory details I mention (place names, food, the small moments) because those are what I'll want to remember, and keep my voice and reactions. Tidy the rambling into a few short paragraphs. End with an italic "Highlight:" line for the best moment if I name one. Don't invent places or events I didn't mention. Output only the entry.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
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Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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