Featured Itinerary of the Week - DC to SD

This week we have a very exciting itinerary from user Erika who documented in real time her epic coast to coast journey from Washington DC to San Diego.  Follow Erika's Witurcast (created from her iPhone) and learn all the details about her car trip: snow, fog, dead battery, and the California sun!

This is a great example of how you can use your iphone or Android device to Witurcast and keep your friends and family up to date while you travel.

Click here to read the itinerary

Enjoy!

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Boston, Massachusetts

This week, user mrct takes us through Boston, Massachusetts, a charming city on the East Coast of the United States.  This short itinerary takes us through four stages, starting with the Freedom Trail -- a three-mile trail that takes you to some of the most important places of the American Revolution.  Then, we travel to the Back Bay, full of interesting architecture.  After that, we visit the Museum of Art, second only to the New York Metropolitan Museum!  The final stop, of course, is shopping.  This brief but informative itinerary is perfect for anyone wanting to visit or just know a little bit more about Boston.

To view this itinerary, click here.

How To Create An Itinerary From The Web

We've shown you before that you can create an itinerary from your iPhone or Android phone, but did you know that you can also create an itinerary from the web?  Well, you can, and we're going to show you how!

First, go to http://www.witur.com and log in using your e-mail and password.  Then, click on the "Create" tab, next to the red arrow below.

This will take you to a screen that will ask you to compose the itinerary summary.  This is the first thing that people searching for itineraries will see, so be as specific as you'd like!  You can see an example of this screen below.

You need to give your itinerary a title under "Name the Itinerary," then write a summary of your itinerary under "Summarize your Itinerary."  Decide whether or not you would like your itinerary to be public or private, choose a language for your itinerary, select a category from the dropdown list, and upload a picture.  You can see how we've filled out an example of a summary below.

When you are finished with your example summary, click "Save."  This will take you to your itinerary page, where you can add stages.  To begin adding stages, click on the "Add stages" button, shown next to the red arrow below.

Next, you will be taken to a screen for a new stage.  This looks similar to the itinerary summary page, but is just for one stage of your trip.  First, ender the name of your stage.  Then, describe what you did at this stage.  After that, you need to locate your stage on the map.  You can enter search terms and search for the location of this stage if you choose to locate it automatically.  If you locate it manually, you need to enter the address of your stage.  Then, upload a picture of this stage and choose how long you have spent there.  A completed example can be seen below.

When you're satisfied with your stage, click "Save."  This will take you back to the itinerary page, seen below.  You can add any number of stages you like by clicking "Add stages" on this page and entering information the same way.  When you're totally finished with the itinerary, click "Finish," which can be seen next to the red arrow below.

After you click "Finish," you will be taken to your itinerary.  This is what people see when they search for your itinerary and select it to view.  You can see an example of this below.

But what if you clicked "Finish" and you realize you forgot a stage?  You can still edit your itinerary from the web.  First, click on the "My Witur" tab.  This will bring up a list of all of your itineraries.  Then, locate the itinerary you would like to edit.  Click on the "Edit" link underneath the itinerary picture, as seen next to the red arrow below.

This will take you back to the edit phase of your itinerary.  Here, you can edit stages, delete stages, and add more stages to your itinerary.

Don't forget to click "Finish" when you're done editing your itinerary!

Safe travels!

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Machu Picchu

For this week's featured itinerary, user pau takes us to Machu Picchu, one of the wonders of the world.  According to pau, Machu Picchu is one of the most important tourist cities of the department of Cusco.  It was build on top of a granite mountain, and boasts extraordinary scenery and beautiful architecture.

This itinerary has four stages through the city, starting at the Inca Trail which is actually a network of trails built by the Incas.  Then, we move to Intipunku, or the "Doorway to the Sun."  After that, we see the fascinating Temple of the Moon, and end with Wayna Picchu, or a "young mountain" that towers over the city.  The views in these photos are just breathtaking, and if you've ever been curious about the city of Machu Picchu, you should definitely visit this itinerary!

To view this itinerary, click here.

Help Us Improve Witur!

As you can see if you visit Witur.com, we have made many changes to the site and are entering a new phase of our development.  As we enter this new phase, we would like feedback from you to help us improve the site!  We also want to know what you think of the iPhone and Android apps, and if we can make any changes to those to make them easier to use.

Please let us know what you like about the site and the mobile apps, and what you'd like to see changed or removed.  You can leave a comment here letting us know.  Our ultimate goal is to make the site easy and enjoyable to use, so let us know how we can do that!

We look forward to your feedback!

- The Witur Team

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Stockholm in a Day

This week's featured itinerary comes from user mdxyz and takes us through Stockholm, Sweden.  We start at Slussen, or "the lock," and see beautiful pictures from the observation deck there.  We are then taken to the German Church, the Royal Palace, and the House of Parliament.  These are all beautiful places, and well worth taking a look at this itinerary.  The City Hall, the Haymarket, and the Vasa Museum are the next stops on this trip, and give us a look at the cultural aspect of Stockholm.  If you're planning a trip to Stockholm in the near future, you must check out this itinerary!

To view this itinerary, click here.

How To Download an Itinerary in PDF Form

Have you ever found yourself wanting to print out an itinerary so you can take a hard copy with you on a trip?  Well, with Witur's new "Download As PDF" feature, now you can!

Open up any itinerary, and now you will see a link in the top, right of the window (next to the red arrow below) that says "Download PDF."  Click on that to get started.

This will bring up a box with two options.  You may choose either the Roadmap version, which will show you Google Maps images of the stages, or the Satellite version, which will show you satellite images of the stages.  Select whichever option you like (next to arrow 1 below) and click Download (next to arrow 2 below).

This will bring up a PDF that you can save and print and take with you!  Below is an example of the first page of a PDF itinerary in the Roadmap version that shows you an overview of the entire trip.

Each subsequent page shows you markers of each stage on the map, along with descriptions of the stages, so you can follow along on your own trip!  You can see this below.

Now you can take itineraries with you everywhere you go!

Safe travels!

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Mexico DF Chiapas, Yucatan and Mayan Brook

This week, Witur user marilena2 takes us to beautiful and historical Mexico.  The itinerary starts in gorgeous Mexico City and Teotihuacan.  and moves on through Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Casas, Palenque, Chichen Itza and Pyramids, the Riviera Maya, and Cancun.  Each stage is full of rich descriptions of events and history, and the pictures are well worth looking at, even if you can't plan a trip to Mexico any time soon. For example, marilena2 says of San Juan Chamula:

We then went to San Juan Chamula: green mountains and red lands, corn and vegetation...This community hardly speaks Spanish. You must visit the church, of course with a local guide: you will see all sorts of figures, small statues with traditional clothes, before you join San Juan's sculpture. Amerindian are celebrating their rituals, with candles, incense, food and drinks. You must be very respectful, you can't take pictures and there are poeple constantly watching you. This community produces a very typical and beautiful handicrafts, you will find many young girls selling their creations. In the cemetery you will find a special amosphere: this people are used to spend time with their dead.

Just reading the story of marilena2's trip is fascinating.  To view the itinerary, click here.

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Best of Greece

This week's featured itinerary comes from user trafalgar and allows us to see some breathtaking views of Greece.  Trafalgar says it best: 

In Greece, you are standing at crossroads of cultures, colours and civilisations, you feel the grandeur of history and the warmth of being at the southernmost part of Europe, you discover the evolutionary process of thought, influence and experience.

This itinerary starts in Athens with a leisurely sightseeing tour and continues over the Corinth Canal and into the remains of the city of Corinth.  The itinerary then moves through Olympia and the home of the Oracle of Delphi and the back to Athens.  The rich history and stunning landscapes are enough to make anyone want to visit right away, or at least view an itinerary of someone who has!

To view this itinerary, click here.

Featured Itinerary of the Week - Road Trip to the Pacific Northwest and Back

This week, user KevinWhite takes us on an epic road trip from San Francisco, up to Canada, and back to Las Vegas with several stops in between.  The trip starts in San Francisco, California and drives up the coast to Coos Bay, Oregon.  The coast through here is beautiful with huge boulders in the water and gorgeous sunsets.  The trip then continues on to Portland, Oregon and on to Seattle, Washington.  From Seattle, the road trip continues over the border to Canada: Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, and beyond.  Then, the trip curves back to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and down to Salt Lake City, Utah.  KevinWhite then takes us through the Grand Canyon - a sight for everyone to see - and through Las Vegas - one of the most exciting cities in the States!  This is one road trip worth checking out, and maybe even recreating for yourself.  And if you can't recreate the trip for yourself, at least check out the stage descriptions on this trip; they're hilarious!

To view this itinerary, click here.