Why it worked
The post leverages a common travel planning scenario (creating an itinerary) and invites audience participation by asking for ratings. This encourages engagement through comments and shares, as users offer their opinions and potentially share their own travel tips or experiences.
Summary
The creator shares their husband's meticulously planned itinerary for a trip to Seattle, covering activities, dining, and transportation from July 10th to July 13th. The post invites viewers to rate the itinerary, with the creator expressing excitement to revisit the city where they met their husband.
Structure
- 1Introduction and request for itinerary rating
- 2Day 1: Travel and Pioneer Square exploration
- 3Day 2: Arboretum, U-District, and Underground Tour
- 4Day 3: Skyline Loop, Bellevue, and Seattle Center
- 5Day 4: Bainbridge Island and historical park
- 6Final day activities and departure
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July
FRI
10
SAT
11
SUN
12
6 AM
AUS -> SEA Flight
7 AM
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
7 PM
8 PM
9 PM
10 PM
1 Line -> Pioneer Square
Drop off Lugage CitizenM
Pike Place Snack Crawl & Gum Wall/ Wheel: Pike Place Chowder, Piroshky Piroshky, Beecher's
Monorail -> Seattle Center
Space Needle
Chihuly garden and glass
NEKO Cat Cafe
Linner: Kha-bar (bengali food)
Salt & Straw
1 Line -> Pioneer Square
Sleep @ Hotel
Breakfast: Skalka
Washington Park Arboretum
U District: Korean Tofu House Express or Aladdin Gyro or Saigon Deli or Xi'an Noodles
Walk around UW Campus
Seattle Asian Art Museum
2 Line -> Pioneer Square
Seattle Underground Tour
CID: Sichuanese Cuisine or Jade Garden or Honey Court
2 Line to Friend for Car or 1 Line to
Commute to Rainier (Paradise)
Skyline Loop
Commute back to Seattle
Fern Thai on Main (Bellevue)
Molly Moon's + Bell Square
2 Line to Capitol Hill
Seattle Dog + Pie Bar
July
MON
13
4 AM
5 AM
6 AM
7 AM
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
SEATTLE SUMMER IM COMING FOR YOU
12 PM
Breakfast: Bacco Cafe
1 PM
Check out of Hotel / Leave Bags
2 PM
Bainbridge Ferry Back and Forth
3 PM
Lunch: Phnom Penh Noodle House
4 PM
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
5 PM
6 PM
Kinokuniya / Uwajimaya
7 PM
8 PM
9 PM
10 PM
Snack: Fuji Bakery-ID/King St
1/2 Line -> Capitol Hill
Frankie & Jo's Capitol Hill
1/2 Line -> Pioneer Square
Pick up Suitcase
1 Line -> SEAtac