Make Your Travel Time Productive: AI-Powered Audio Guides

Have you ever found yourself in a rush, perhaps heading to a new, even remote, destination for work or leisure, only to realize you haven't had nearly enough time to plan or research the place?

Arriving in an unfamiliar city without any prior knowledge isn't ideal, though of course, you could always figure things out once you get there.

But what if you could use your travel time efficiently to fill that knowledge gap, all thanks to AI?

Here’s how you can do it:

• Let an AI model, like Claude (known for its extensive context window), generate a detailed "book" or guide for you. Of course, you can use ChatGPT or any other suitable AI model as well.
• Export this generated content as a PDF file.
• Feed the PDF into an AI text-to-speech reader, such as ElevenLabs.
• Then, enjoy listening to your personalized guide during your flight or train journey.

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I created a travel guide for my trip to Finland using this method.