Sobremesa · A travel companion for iPhone
A little direction. Room to wander.
Plan your next solo trip with a companion that listens for what you're hoping for. Give the journey a shape, keep the dates loose and leave space for being there.
Coming soon to iPhone
01 / Begin with what matters to you
Say what you're hoping for. Start there.
Somewhere quiet for coffee. An afternoon with nothing booked. A city you have wanted to know a little better. Tell your companion in your own words.
Sobremesa brings the conversation back to real places. Ask why a suggestion fits, say so when it doesn't and save the ones worth considering.
A few good possibilities, not another long list. Screen shown for product context; venue details can change.
02 / Give the journey a shape
One journey.
As many chapters as it needs.
Four days in one city. A slow month across a country. Name the chapters you know and let the dates arrive when they're ready.
Structure for the parts you know. Room for the parts you don't.
A chapter can be a city, a country or a phase of the trip. It doesn't have to start as a calendar.
Begin with a feeling, not a schedule
Most trips start as a half-formed wish. Slow mornings. One meal a day worth sitting down for. Enough time to walk home by a different street. That is a good enough place to begin.
Tell your companion what you're hoping for and what you already know about yourself. Ask for a few possibilities, look at the real places behind them and keep the ones you might want. A useful plan gives you somewhere to start on the first morning. The rest can wait until you're there and know how the place feels.
Something you might say
I'm going alone for five days. I love quiet cafés, small galleries and lunches that run long. I'd rather get to know one neighborhood than cross the city for every stop. Where would you start?
And once a few ideas come back:
The second café looks lovely, but I'll have a book and nowhere to be. Is it somewhere I could stay a couple of hours without feeling rushed?
These are illustrative requests, not transcripts or promised recommendations. The more of yourself you bring, the better the conversation gets: where you're staying, how much walking feels good, what you'd like to spend and what you'd happily skip.
How it travels with you
- Before you go. Give the journey a name and add chapters for the places or phases that matter. Dates can stay open while the shape settles.
- When you arrive. Your saved places sit on the map, so you can see what is close and what is a long way off. If the day changes, with rain, tired legs or a better idea, ask your companion to rethink it with you.
- After a good day. Leave a trace in your journal. One sentence is enough to bring the day back later.
- When another journey begins. What you've shared about the way you travel comes along: the quiet mornings, the long lunches, the things you'd rather skip. Your journal keeps the moments; the companion keeps the preferences and intentions.
A few honest answers
Is Sobremesa a trip planner?
Planning is one chapter of it. Sobremesa is an iPhone travel companion that brings conversation, journeys, real places and a journal together, so it stays useful after you land, and after you're home.
Is the companion AI?
Yes. The companion uses AI to think through choices with you, in the context of your journey and what you've told it. You decide what fits. Opening hours and availability change, so check anything you're relying on with the place or provider. If you'd like help asking well, read how to plan a trip with AI.
Will it book things for me?
No. Sobremesa helps you think the trip through and keep the places you're considering. Make bookings directly with the providers you choose and confirm the details there.
What if my dates aren't settled?
That's fine. A journey can begin with an intention. Chapters can be a city, a country or a phase of the trip, and dates can join them when they become useful.
Where should I start?
The solo-trip planning guide has a first-day plan and a small worksheet you can use with or without the app. When you're ready to think about the other side of the trip, see how the travel journal keeps what the plan couldn't predict.