Travel recommendations from people you know
Plan your trip with picks from friends who've been.
Ask your friends where to go. Their pins land on one map: a trusted shortlist, private to you and your friends.
- Pin.
- Trusted recommendations from your friends, on one map.
- Bora.
- Let's go, in Brazilian Portuguese: plan the trip together and make the most of it.
Tokyo in March. Where should I go?
Sent to 6 friends who've been
- MiaFuunji, the tsukemen in Shinjuku★ Must go
- ZaraShibuya Sky, sunset, book weeks aheadRecommended
- YukiteamLab Planets, book the first slot★ Must go
Their pins land on your Tokyo map
Pins, not ratings
Each friend can mark only three places per city as Must go. So a Must go means it.
Answer in 30 seconds
Friends answer from your link on their phone. No account, no download.
Plan the trip together
Put their pins on a day-by-day plan. Tripmates join from one link and see who's booking what.
How it works
Ask. Send one link to the friends who've been.
Answers. Their pins land on your map, ranked by who knows the city best.
Go. Save the ones you'll go to. They'll know it helped.
Why I made this
People have always travelled on the word of someone who's been. Before every trip I asked friends where to go, then lost their answers in group chats, while search and AI gave me the average of the internet. Pinbora keeps my friends' picks in one place: a shortlist I trust, ready for the plan.
Pat, Sydney · hello@pinbora.com
The promise
Friends see what you recommend. Nothing else. No public browsing. Pins can't be bought.
Questions people ask
What is Pinbora?
A free web app for asking your friends where to go. You send one link to friends who've been somewhere; they answer in about 30 seconds without an account, and their pins land on your private map.
Do my friends need an account?
No. They answer from the link. If they want to keep their pins, they can save them to a map of their own.
Who can see my pins?
Your accepted friends. Where you've merely been stays private. There is no public browsing, and a pin can't be bought.
How is it different from a saved list or an AI planner?
Lists and AI give you options. Pinbora gives you a friend's yes. Each friend can mark only three places per city as Must go, so the answer is short and you can trust it.
Can we plan a group trip on it?
Yes. Share one trip link: tripmates join, put friends' pins on each day and see who's booking what. Book wherever you like and forward the confirmations to the trip's own email address.
Where does it work, and what does it cost?
Anywhere in the world, in the browser on any phone or computer. It's free. Made in Sydney, Australia.
What happens when I sign in?
You enter your email and a 6-digit code. There is no password. The first thing Pinbora asks is where you're going next, so your first ask is ready in a minute.
Why is it called Pinbora?
Pin: you pin the places worth going. Bora: let's go, in Brazilian Portuguese.
Who's behind Pinbora?
Its founder, in Sydney, Australia. Email hello@pinbora.com and you reach a person.