Solo Travel Safty

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Inspiration: I'd been working on another project since day one of the hackathon with a teammate, but just before the finish line, he gave up on me.

The project was far from done, and I thought I wouldn’t make it.

But then, I saw Dann Petty’s tweet about jumping into the this hackathon late.

Just to ship something meaningful.

That inspired me.

So I decided to build one.

Then, while browsing Greg Isenberg’s IdeaBrowser, I came across an idea that really stood out:

“A review site for solo female travelers to feel safe.”

The idea is from this.

In the final 14 hours, I decided to build something that actually matters to people.

SoloTravelSafety.com, a platform that could help solo female travelers feel safer and more confident and maybe even save lives.

What it does: SoloTravelSafety.com is a safety platform built specifically for solo women travelers. It crowdsources real safety tips, red flags, and trusted travel advice from women around the world so they can:

• See how safe a city feels at night, on transit, or walking alone • Read honest reviews from other solo women • Get alerts about scams, unsafe areas, or cultural expectations • Share their own travel experiences to help others

It's clean, fast, mobile-first, and designed with empathy.

How I built it: I built the entire MVP in under 14 hours entirely using Bolt.new.

Started with a basic homepage that lets users search for city safety reviews

Created destination cards with live safety scores (Night Safety, Public Transit, Walking Alone)

Built a dynamic detail page template for each city, showing:

• Reviews from users • Safe & unsafe zones • Safety tips and red flags • Trusted accommodations • Safe stays

Designed with simplicity and user-friendly in mind, with a soft, safe visual language (pastels, rounded UI) to make it feminine.

Everything was built solo in one sprint — design, structure, and copy.

Challenges I ran into: • Starting a brand-new project with just a few hours left was emotionally and mentally draining • Designing for trust and safety in a super short time is tough. Especially for a sensitive topic like solo female travel • Had to be extremely focused. No extra features, no distractions, just the core value. • Bolt was not showing the preview on the screen for the last few hours which slowed me down and got me worried

Accomplishments that I'm proud of: • Shipped a fully working MVP from scratch in less than 14 hours, still can't believe it • Designed an app that genuinely speaks to an underserved audience • Created a clean, calming, mobile-first UX that feels safe and supportive • Built a product that has the potential to save lives and change the way women travel

What I learned: • Speed is clarity. With no time to overthink, every feature had to serve a purpose • You can achieve anything if you believe you can do achieve them • Getting done is more important than perfection if you want to move fast • Safety is emotional. This is about how women feel, not just numbers • Trust is a design challenge. From the tone, layout, and copy, everything had to feel human

What's next for SoloTravelSafety.com: • This is just the beginning. There are a lot of things this can do • Add more useful features like get alerts, safety circles, advanced maps, community and more • Launch a real-time reporting tool (like Waze for solo travelers) • Partner with hostels and local guides to verify trusted places to stay to monetize • Monthly subscription for advanced features

Create a global safety map powered entirely by women’s stories

Localize the platform into multiple languages for international access

SoloTravelSafety.com isn’t just a hackathon project. It’s a mission — and I’m going to keep building it.

Built With

• bolt
• netlify
• supabase