Be honest... can you actually make sense of the places you save?

It happens to me all the time. I’ll be scrolling through Instagram or TikTok and save one of those “10 places not to miss in Tokyo” posts, followed by a Reel on “my favourite pizzas in London.”

Then I’ll get two different Google Maps lists from friends, a Notion page from my travel-savvy colleague, and a spreadsheet I paid $5 for from a travel creator.

But when I finally arrive, I find myself googling “where to eat in Shinjuku” because it feels faster than trying to find everything I’d saved. I end up having a forgettable meal and head back to the hotel feeling frustrated and a little mad at myself.

I’ve spoken to friends who know the exact feeling.

That frustration led my wife and me to build Doko, an iOS app that turns all those soon-to-be-lost places into personal travel guides. We’re preparing to launch here on Tuesday, 18 August, but before then, I’m genuinely curious about how other people handle this today.

What does your current system look like, and what’s the one thing it gets wrong?