amigareOUR STORY / HELLO, I’M BEN.
MADE ON THE ROAD.
FOR THE ROAD.
A backpacker, a laptop, and an app I kept wishing existed.
A BACKPACKER, LIKE YOU.
I’M USUALLY
THINKING ABOUT
THE NEXT TRIP.
I’m Ben. I’ve spent two years travelling, and I think about it pretty much all the time. The next place, who I might meet, and where the trip could go if I leave a bit of room in the plan.
Amigare came from being part of that world myself. Meeting people on the road, swapping recommendations, and wanting a better way to keep all those little connections together.
I wanted to make an app that could make travel feel 100× better. Something I’d want in my own pocket when I arrived somewhere new.
Say hello to meWHERE IT’S BEEN BUILT
FROM THE
HOSTEL DORM.
I made Amigare in hostel dorms, while I was travelling. The people around me were the people I wanted to build it for.
I took recommendations and suggestions from people I met on the road. What would make arriving in a new place easier? What would make it easier to meet someone, find a good plan, or keep in touch after heading different ways?
That’s the way I want to keep building it: listening to travellers and making something that earns its place on the trip.
WHY IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER
A GOOD TIP
SHOULDN’T END
WITH ONE PERSON.
So much useful travel knowledge gets passed around in conversation. Someone knows a great food spot. Someone else has just taken the bus you’re about to book. Another person is heading out and has room for one more.
I wanted those things to help each other. A post can give a place its story. A shared price can help the next person understand the cost. A plan can give people a reason to meet.
I’m building the app, but the travellers using it bring it to life. Your recommendations, posts, plans and shared prices are what make it useful to the next person.
See how one post connects it all
WHAT I WANT AMIGARE TO FEEL LIKE
A LITTLE HELP.
A LOT MORE
TRAVELLING.
I want it to feel like something made by someone who gets why you’re out there. A way to find your feet, meet your people and get on with the trip.
I’m starting in Hoi An, on the Southeast Asia backpacker route. There’s plenty I want to build, but I want to get the important bits right for the people using it.
If you’ve got a thought about what would make travel better, I’d love to hear it. That’s how a lot of this started.
Send me an ideaYOUR NEXT CHAPTER
GO ON.
MEET EVERYONE.
Big trip. Tiny app. A lot of people you haven’t met yet.
Coming to iPhone. Starting in Hoi An.