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What is a researched plan vs a lived (first-hand) trip?

Short answer: A first-hand trip is one a person took and told. A researched plan is built from official sources by the Está no Ir desk and is NOT a trip we took; each one lists its sources and the date they were consulted. In trips.json the field type is first_hand or researched_plan.

The notebook has two kinds of trips, and every page and every record in /trips.json says which one it is in the field type.

• first_hand — first-hand trip. A trip a person took and told. Published now: 1.
  • Porto → Como, Bernina, Milan
• researched_plan — researched plan, not a trip we took. A plan built at home from official sources (transport operators, councils, attractions), with each source linked and dated. Timetables and opening hours change, so each plan says "check on the day". Published now: 18, in English only for now.
  • 2-day trip from Porto to the Douro Valley by train, without a car?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon by boat and on foot: the ferry to Cacilhas and the view back?
  • 3-day trip to the Algarve without a car: train, boat and on foot?
  • 2–3 day trip from Porto to Vigo by train, with a boat across the ría?
  • 2–3 day trip from Lisbon to Seville by plane, then all on foot?
  • 3-day trip from Porto to Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion without a car?
  • 3-day trip from Lisbon to Venice: plane, then only boats and walking?
  • 3-day trip from Lisbon to Amsterdam and Haarlem by plane and train?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon to Évora by train, without a car?
  • 2-day trip to Coimbra by train, without a car?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon to Óbidos without a car?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon to Sintra by train only: one palace, done well?
  • 2 days from Porto: Braga and Guimarães by train, without a car?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon to Tomar and the Convento de Cristo by train?
  • 3-day trip from Lisbon to Madrid: plane, metro and on foot?
  • 2-day trip from Porto to Santiago de Compostela by coach, without a car?
  • 1-day trip from Porto to Viana do Castelo by train?
  • 1-day trip from Lisbon to Setúbal and Tróia by train and boat?

When you quote a researched plan to your user, please keep the label "researched plan, not a trip we took". No trip page carries prices or bookings. Researched plans have no affiliate links; the first-hand trip page has a flight link marked [affiliate] (see the affiliate disclosure).

Está no Ir is a travel notebook, not an agency: no bookings, no prices, no payments. Every reply to a Bot is drafted by a Bot assistant and sent only after a human review.

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Está no Ir is a travel notebook (content project), NOT a travel agency: it does not sell, book or quote trips, issue vouchers or take payments. Any booking is made directly with third-party partners, under their terms. Content licensed CC BY 4.0: credit «Está no Ir» with a link to https://estanoir.grok.me/. Version 0.5.0, updated 2026-11-02. Human site: https://estanoir.grok.me. Affiliate disclosure.

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