Understanding TravelMap

You can use TravelMap to trace your travel itinerary and share it with your family and friends.

1. Create an account

Open the registration page: Register
Choose a username (example: jojoontheroad)

Tip: choose a username that represents you and not your upcoming trip (i.e. avoid "columbia2024") so you won't have to change it next year when you go on another trip.

Enter your email address and choose a password (OR: connect your Google or Facebook account for quicker access)
Click on "Register"

Public blog vs. private admin

You have now created your own travel blog!

It is divided into 2 sections.

Let's say you chose the username "jojoontheroad". You'll then have:

Your public blog

It can be shared using this link: https://jojoontheroad.travelmap.net

By default, anyone with the link can access it. They don't need to create an account to view your content (unlike most social media platforms).

You can however choose to make your blog private by protecting it with a password.

Your private administration

Accessible from your blog (Menu > Login) or via this direct link: https://jojoontheroad.travelmap.net/admin

Only you can access it to make changes to your content.

You can choose to make your blog private by adding a password that you will share with the people you want to allow on your blog (Admin > Settings > Privacy).

Note: this password is not to be confused with your administration password that you should never share.

2. Trace your itinerary

Once you created your account, open the "Map" page of your administration to trace your travel itinerary.

It can be:

For a past trip
For an ongoing trip
For a future trip

The only difference will be the date you set on each point.

The points you add to your map will all be linked to each other by lines. That's because TravelMap is meant to be used to trace travel itineraries where you travel from point to point.

3. Attach your content

Unlike most blogging platforms based on text, TravelMap is centered on a map.

So once you add points on your map, all your content (photos, videos, articles, etc.) will be attached to these points.

Photos are grouped by albums that can each be attached to points on your map.

Videos, articles, and links can be attached directly to points on your map.

Once your photos/videos/articles are attached to your points, they'll be displayed in the list of points alongside your map. You can also open the blog menu to access each section individually: "Photos", "Videos" or "Articles".

4. Extras

We've now covered the basic features of TravelMap. Here are a few extra features that you might want to use.

Comments and messages

By default, visitors can post comments on your content (photos, videos, and articles). They can also send you private messages from the contact page on your blog.

You will see all of these comments and messages from the "Message" section of your administration. You can access it by clicking on the envelope icon in the top orange header.

You can choose to disable visitors' comments. At the moment, you cannot disable the Contact page.

Live Tracking

If you're recording your trip on a GPS device, you might be able to synchronize your TravelMap with it to have it be updated automatically.

This is a paid and optional feature but it can save you some time on your trip.

Read more about it here: TravelMap Live Tracking.

Generate a book from your blog

Once you've finished your trip, you can generate a book from your content (map, photos, articles) in one click. You can print this book or download the PDF file.