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AI guided me based on what I was describing, and I got there.\"",{"id":600,"type":481,"data":601,"tunes":603},"Y2xr2fNYG5",{"text":602},"Vegan travel and the gap no single tool fills",{"alignment":604},{"alignment":486},{"id":606,"type":481,"data":607,"tunes":609},"rlCZXOsZUQ",{"text":608},"Running a YouTube series about vegan food around the world means Deanna thinks about this more than most. She uses HappyCow for specialist listings and AI for the gaps, searching by distance from her hotel, asking what has vegan options rather than what is purely vegan. Neither tool alone gets her the full picture. Together, they usually do.",{"alignment":610},{"alignment":486},{"id":612,"type":481,"data":613,"tunes":615},"FPxsB14lx8",{"text":614},"In the live Eia demo, she asked for ten vegan spots in Dublin for a couple. She had personally visited five of them. Two on the list were new to her. The test passed.",{"alignment":616},{"alignment":486},{"id":618,"type":481,"data":619,"tunes":621},"_wZz6OYYD2",{"text":620},"The best experience of her Ireland trip, by the way, had nothing to do with food or AI. It was the Aran Islands near Galway. Countryside and coastline in the same view. Cows standing at the edge of the sea. Electric bicycles to cover the whole island at your own pace. \"I've never seen that combination before,\" she said. She is not wrong.",{"alignment":622},{"alignment":486},{"id":624,"type":525,"data":625,"tunes":627},"_3L5NCn3ZR",{"text":626,"level":265},"Prapti Gogoi: Free-spirited, solo, and planning trips around concerts",{"alignment":628},{"alignment":486},{"id":630,"type":532,"data":631},"ZOM14DuSVA",{"withHeadings":534,"stretched":534,"content":632},[633],[634],"Prapti travels without forcing rigid plans. She calls herself free-spirited, and she means it, not as a personality brand, but as a practical approach. ",{"id":636,"type":540,"data":637},"q5m7eCM41G",{"caption":542,"withBorder":534,"withBackground":534,"stretched":534,"file":638},{"width":437,"height":438,"size":639,"name":640,"title":641,"extension":547,"fileId":642,"fileURL":643,"url":644},1922319,"BTG Grid slide 2.png","Btg Grid Slide 2","896c3a9e-4dec-4c89-b0cf-16d606524ab9","\u002Ffiles\u002F896c3a9e-4dec-4c89-b0cf-16d606524ab9","\u002Fassets\u002F896c3a9e-4dec-4c89-b0cf-16d606524ab9",{"id":646,"type":481,"data":647,"tunes":649},"5YSxT7CI0W",{"text":648},"Her first solo international trip came because of Blackpink. The concert was in Jakarta. She built the trip around it, kept moving through Indonesia and Malaysia, and then added Singapore as a last-minute decision. No plan. No research. Just ChatGPT for the MRT system.",{"alignment":650},{"alignment":486},{"id":652,"type":532,"data":653},"FR2VDW7uJB",{"withHeadings":534,"stretched":534,"content":654},[655],[656],"\"Singapore was totally unplanned, and I didn't take an inch of stress, thanks to AI, honestly.\"",{"id":658,"type":481,"data":659,"tunes":661},"IXSpzDfxS3",{"text":660},"She navigated MRT line changes, fare structures, and zone transfers by asking ChatGPT questions the way you would ask a friend who has been there. It worked. The city felt manageable within hours.",{"alignment":662},{"alignment":486},{"id":664,"type":481,"data":665,"tunes":667},"hdSJ6TBdk4",{"text":666},"Her 2026 energy is Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lakpa Sherpa, the Netflix documentary about the most prolific female Everest summiteer in history. Prapti did not have to explain why. It was obvious.",{"alignment":668},{"alignment":486},{"id":670,"type":481,"data":671,"tunes":673},"-eH6wEKJoT",{"text":672},"On AI and solo female safety",{"alignment":674},{"alignment":486},{"id":676,"type":481,"data":677,"tunes":679},"jC90ZTefEQ",{"text":678},"Prapti made a point nobody else in the conversation had raised. When she mentions in a prompt that she is a solo female traveller, AI automatically adds a safety layer to the response, flagging neighbourhoods, noting local norms, prioritising well-reviewed stays. She did not ask for it. It just appeared.",{"alignment":680},{"alignment":486},{"id":682,"type":532,"data":683},"MQkkV8NtNn",{"withHeadings":534,"stretched":534,"content":684},[685],[686],"\"I don't know if it reads my emotion somehow, but it already adds points on how to travel safe as a woman.\"",{"id":688,"type":481,"data":689,"tunes":691},"dqMvV1RHSv",{"text":690},"She pairs that with reviews filtered specifically for women travellers, stays rated and commented on by solo women, and makes her final accommodation call from there. It is not AI alone. It is AI as a starting filter, human judgement as the close.",{"alignment":692},{"alignment":486},{"id":694,"type":481,"data":695,"tunes":697},"nV6svQ2mzP",{"text":696},"She also does not post her location while travelling. Safety, not superstition. She posts after she has left.",{"alignment":698},{"alignment":486},{"id":700,"type":481,"data":701,"tunes":703},"MHAKbMKefH",{"text":702},"The one thing she would never trust AI with",{"alignment":704},{"alignment":486},{"id":706,"type":481,"data":707,"tunes":709},"hfwi1BFOKm",{"text":708},"Her emotions. Full stop.",{"alignment":710},{"alignment":486},{"id":712,"type":481,"data":713,"tunes":715},"EoxNVWbw-u",{"text":714},"Solo travel gets lonely sometimes. You are afraid, or overwhelmed, or sitting in a city where nobody knows your name. Those moments need something no tool can give. \"I won't trust that with AI, never,\" she said.",{"alignment":716},{"alignment":486},{"id":718,"type":481,"data":719,"tunes":721},"k1dVfVlze8",{"text":720},"Her favourite country from that first trip: Singapore. Clean, efficient, organised. She has even looked up what it would take to move there. She is not ruling it out.",{"alignment":722},{"alignment":486},{"id":724,"type":525,"data":725,"tunes":727},"Xc27vaQ913",{"text":726,"level":265},"The Eia segment: when the tool gets tested live",{"alignment":728},{"alignment":486},{"id":730,"type":481,"data":731,"tunes":733},"7J2hYANWei",{"text":732},"The final segment put Alike's AI trip planner,\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Ftrip-planner\"> Eia\u003C\u002Fa>, on screen with both creators watching.",{"alignment":734},{"alignment":486},{"id":736,"type":481,"data":737,"tunes":739},"wV0_koaPL8",{"text":738},"Deanna's prompt: a couple in Dublin, ten vegan restaurants. Eia returned a list of ten spots ranging from casual cafés to full sit-down restaurants, with walking distances and brief descriptions. Deanna verified five from personal experience. Two were new to her. \"It passed the test,\" she said.",{"alignment":740},{"alignment":486},{"id":742,"type":481,"data":743,"tunes":745},"5FBy_bhHln",{"text":744},"Prapti's prompt: solo female traveller, Bali, three days, mid-budget, off-beat locations, from India, safe stays, cute cafés, no long commutes. Eia opened its response with a line Aakash read aloud: this itinerary is designed for safety and soul-searching. It listed EVOA requirements, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood safety notes, and a timeline that could be rearranged by day.",{"alignment":746},{"alignment":486},{"id":748,"type":481,"data":749,"tunes":751},"wyjvpfKXQL",{"text":750},"Prapti's reaction: \"I really love how organised the whole system is. It's all in one platform. That's breakthrough.\"",{"alignment":752},{"alignment":486},{"id":754,"type":481,"data":755,"tunes":757},"SgZZrDdNf_",{"text":756},"The thing that separated it from other tools, in Deanna's words: \"The other AIs just spit out text and you have to organise it yourself. This separates the timeline, the notes, the calendar. You can actually move things around.\"",{"alignment":758},{"alignment":486},{"id":760,"type":481,"data":761,"tunes":763},"VfHs0RGY47",{"text":762},"The modern way to plan a trip is not AI or instinct. It is both, used honestly.",{"alignment":764},{"alignment":486},{"id":766,"type":481,"data":767,"tunes":769},"ZMy5NwKx2U",{"text":768},"Planning your next trip? Let\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Ftrip-planner\"> Eia, Alike's AI trip planner\u003C\u002Fa>, build the draft. Then take it from there.",{"alignment":770},{"alignment":486},{"id":772,"type":525,"data":773,"tunes":775},"JrjpghlxML",{"text":774,"level":265},"About Beyond the Grid",{"alignment":776},{"alignment":486},{"id":778,"type":481,"data":779,"tunes":781},"DJovskHBRo",{"text":780},"Beyond the Grid is Alike's creator series where real travellers talk about real travel, the missed flights, the wrong turns, the moments that never made the feed. Hosted by Aakash Khanwani and Sneha Chamaria, BTG brings together voices from across the world for conversations that travel content usually avoids.",{"alignment":782},{"alignment":486},{"id":784,"type":525,"data":785,"tunes":787},"w7pN2NTuB4",{"text":786,"level":265},"More from Beyond the Grid",{"alignment":788},{"alignment":486},{"id":790,"type":481,"data":791,"tunes":793},"Kajh24tH3x",{"text":792},"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\u002Fbeyond-the-grid-episode-9\">Beyond the Grid Episode 9: When Home Becomes a Question, Not an Address\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":794},{"alignment":486},{"id":796,"type":481,"data":797,"tunes":799},"JavcXxoFua",{"text":798},"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\u002Fbeyond-the-grid-live-home-moving-target\">Beyond the Grid LIVE: When Home Becomes a Moving Target\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":800},{"alignment":486},{"id":802,"type":481,"data":803,"tunes":805},"wXXWywora5",{"text":804},"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\u002Fbeyond-the-grid-italian-african-dubai-travel-creators\">Meet the Creators Dropping the Filter on Beyond the Grid 2.0\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":806},{"alignment":486},{"id":808,"type":481,"data":809,"tunes":811},"f0rb_48jOg",{"text":810},"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\u002Fbeyond-the-grid-alike-instagram\">Beyond The Grid: Alike's IG Live Series From Your Favourite Creators\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":812},{"alignment":486},{"id":814,"type":481,"data":815,"tunes":817},"yfVHflMedl",{"text":816},"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\">Show All Blogs\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":818},{"alignment":486},"2.31.0",{"id":821,"section":822,"theme":68,"status":69,"translations":823},"80a53b89-d4c1-4278-bc6e-93df811aba49","ea0e9eb2-dd72-46b2-98ab-c00872e61c72",[],{"metadata":825,"faqs":829},{"translations":826},[827],{"title":828,"description":23},"\u003Ch2>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)\u003C\u002Fh2>",[830,836,842,848,854,860],{"faqs_id":831},{"translations":832},[833],{"question":834,"answer":835},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Who are the creators on Beyond the Grid Episode 10?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Episode 10 features Deanna Troy (@deanna_troy_travels), a budget and vegan travel creator currently documenting Ireland across 22+ countries since 2016, and Prapti Gogoi (@prapti_gogoi), an Indian solo female traveller whose first international trip took her through Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. They joined hosts Aakash Khanwani and Sneha Chamaria for a live conversation about AI travel planning.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"faqs_id":837},{"translations":838},[839],{"question":840,"answer":841},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">What is Eia and how was it tested on the episode?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Eia is Alike's AI trip planner. On the episode, both creators submitted real travel prompts live. Deanna requested ten vegan restaurants in Dublin and verified five from personal experience. Prapti submitted a solo female itinerary for Bali and received a safety-first response that included EVOA requirements and neighbourhood-level safety notes. Both creators rated it positively.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"faqs_id":843},{"translations":844},[845],{"question":846,"answer":847},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Does AI make solo female travel safer?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Based on Prapti Gogoi's experience on the episode, yes — with caveats. When she mentions being a solo female traveller in her prompt, AI tools automatically add safety filters including neighbourhood flags, local norms, and reviewed stays. She pairs this with accommodation reviews filtered by solo women, then uses her own judgement to make the final call. AI is a starting filter, not the whole answer.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"faqs_id":849},{"translations":850},[851],{"question":852,"answer":853},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">What is Beyond the Grid by Alike?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Beyond the Grid is a travel creator podcast series by Alike, hosted by Aakash Khanwani and Sneha Chamaria. Global travel creators share unfiltered travel stories, live reactions, and real conversations about how they actually plan and experience travel. Season 2.0 runs on YouTube at @Joinalike.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"faqs_id":855},{"translations":856},[857],{"question":858,"answer":859},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">What happened with AI and Athlone Castle in the episode?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Deanna Troy shared that AI recommended Athlone Castle as a visit during her Ireland trip. A follow-up Google search revealed the castle was closed for redevelopment before she made the drive. As of May 2026, Athlone Castle in County Westmeath remains temporarily closed, with reopening expected in Autumn 2026. The example illustrated one of AI's real limits: it does not reliably know what is open right now.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"faqs_id":861},{"translations":862},[863],{"question":864,"answer":865},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Is BTG only for travel creators?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-teams=\"true\">Not at all. The conversations are for anyone who has planned a trip and wondered whether to trust an AI with it — or anyone who has ignored an AI suggestion on the ground and been right. You do not need to be a full-time traveller to get something from this.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{}]