Visited Places
Track places you've visited and how many times.
Overview
Visited Places is a long-form record of everywhere you have been and how many times you have been there. Where a trip planner deals with the next trip and a journal deals with daily entries, this tool sits at the highest level: a single row per place, growing over years. It answers questions like "have I been to Kyoto more than three times?", "when did I first visit Banff?", and "is there anywhere I keep going back to that deserves a longer stay next time?"
Each row is intentionally compact — place, country, visit count, first-visit date, and a notes field — because the value comes from breadth, not depth. Over time it becomes both a travel CV and a planning signal: places where the visit count keeps climbing are clearly favourites, places visited once and never returned to may be worth a second look.
How it works
Add a place by name, optional country, optional first-visit date, and the number of visits so far. The list shows each place with a visit-count chip, the first-visit month and year, and any notes. A one-click "plus one visit" button increments the counter the next time you go back, so you do not have to retype anything.
The flat list keeps the entire travel history visible. There is no map and no geocoding — places are whatever string you choose to enter, so "Kyoto", "Banff National Park", or "Mum's house" all work equivalently. That keeps the tool flexible for travellers whose definition of a "place" varies between cities, regions and specific destinations.
Examples
- Tracking "Kyoto" with five visits, first visit October 2018, notes about preferred neighbourhoods.
- Adding "Banff" with two visits, country Canada, notes mentioning the shoulder-season conditions on the last trip.
- A single-visit row for "Reykjavík" with a note like "would return in summer" so you remember the context next time you plan an Iceland trip.
- A "Paris" row whose count quietly climbs each year via the plus-one button, with no notes needed beyond the count itself.
FAQ
Can I track countries instead of cities?
Yes. Use the place field for the country name and ignore the country field, or use both fields for something like "Tuscany" with country "Italy".
What does "first visit" mean if I do not remember the exact date?
Use the first of the month or first of the year as a reasonable approximation. The date is for ordering and nostalgia, not for legal records.
Does it integrate with the Trip Planner?
No direct integration — they are deliberately separate. Once a trip in Trip Planner is complete, add or increment the relevant places here.
Can I mark a "want to visit" place?
The tool is for places already visited (count one or more). For unvisited destinations, keep a list in the trip planner notes or a regular notes app.
Is there a country-count leaderboard?
The list itself functions as one — count rows or sum the visit chips to get the high-level numbers.