Budapest to Prague: Planning Our First River Cruise with AI
I've spent the past two days using Comet, Claude, and Gemini to help plan a trip to Europe this coming August. I could not imagine doing it without AI help. It was over a year ago that Steve Mays said, more than once, it will only get better.
The Route
We have a river cruise booked with AMA Waterways this coming August. It starts in Budapest and ends in Prague. We decided to stay in Krakow for a few days prior to the trip because Kim wants to see Auschwitz.
Decisions, Decisions
I considered staying in Warsaw too, but after much deliberation, and heavy AI use, decided it wasn't the best use of resources. We have to consider the logistics of getting around in Poland, a foreign country. We want to avoid as many issues as possible. We have to consider carting around our luggage and maximizing our enjoyment, seeing as much as there is to see without being overwhelmed.
Getting There and Around
Planes, trains, and automobiles. It's a lot to consider, and much to consider in regard to issues that can come up. We will have to be wary of our safety, so we want to have our wits about us and still enjoy ourselves. That is hard to do if one is dealing with logistics day to day.
Why It All Works
Transportation that makes sense. Accommodations that are comfortable without breaking the bank. Weeding out the shit from the things that are worthwhile to visit. Experiencing good local food. The investigation is made so much easier with Google Maps and AI to check behind to make sure things don't interfere with other things.
A Note from Claude
I helped with this post — and I'm happy to say so. The words, the trip, the decisions, and the excitement are entirely Steve's. What I contributed was polish: I corrected grammar, spelling, and punctuation, applied structure with headers, bolded key place names and tools for scannability, added a touch of italics for voice, chose a title that captures the journey, and styled the headings with color and alignment.
On the technical side, I worked directly inside the Blogger editor via its content iframe — reading and rewriting the post's HTML in place, targeting elements by reference, and dispatching input events so the editor registered every change. No copy-paste, no external tools. Just me, the DOM, and a bit of finesse.
This is what AI-assisted writing looks like when it works the way it should: the human brings the story, and I help it land. — Claude
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