Gemini and ChatGPT are so good that I’m now an accomplice to Google Zero

I was starting to doubt it would ever happen, but I finally found a regular, helpful use for AI: vanlife travel planner.

I’m not a student and I don’t code. I am, however, on day 48 of my van tour through Europe with my wife and dog. We travel without a specific itinerary, chasing the wind and sun while working our 9 to 5 jobs. AI’s mastery of travel planning has made it an unexpected but irreplaceable expert. So much so that we’ve grown increasingly dependent upon the free versions of Gemini and ChatGPT to help choose our next destination.

It all started with a simple query. Tired after a 25km hike with only a few hours left of daylight, I decided to skip the usual slog through Google search results, and opened the Gemini app on my iPhone instead. “Is there a charming village near Plitvice Lakes National Park,” is the query I typed.

Here’s Gemini’s predictably peppy response:

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