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Plan a five-day Toronto family trip with vegan lunch spots using ChatGPT
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ChatGPT planned a five-day Toronto trip for a family of four, with vegan lunch spots near each day's activities.
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Plan a five-day Toronto vacation for a family of four with two kids, with a balance of family-friendly activities such as the zoo and Casa Loma. Some of us are vegan, so for each day suggest vegan or vegan-friendly restaurants that are open for lunch near that day's activities.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish. Goal: A five-day family itinerary with good food nearby for everyone, including the vegans. Questions to ask me first: - Which city and dates, and where are you staying? - How old are the kids, and how much walking can they handle? - Who eats vegan, and are there other food needs? Inputs (fill in or confirm): - City and dates: [CITY, DATES] - Base: [HOTEL OR NEIGHBORHOOD] - Family: [ADULTS, KIDS' AGES] - Food needs: [E.G. 2 VEGANS] Rules: - Put each lunch spot near that day's main activity. - Mark opening hours as something to confirm before going. - Leave rest time each day for the kids. - Include one optional day trip. Checkpoint: Show the five-day outline before adding restaurants. If you get stuck: If you can't confirm a restaurant still exists, label it 'check first'. Verify before you finish: Each restaurant is near that day's activities and open at lunch on that day of the week. Output: A day-by-day table: morning, lunch spot, afternoon, plus a short list of backups. Done when: Every day has a plan and a lunch everyone in the family can eat.
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Before a family vacation in Toronto, Michael Koenig had ChatGPT design a five-day plan for a family of four with two kids, including a day at the Toronto Zoo and a trip to Casa Loma. With vegan family members, it suggested vegan restaurants open for lunch near each day's activities and even explained the difference between Planta Yorkville and Planta Queen so they could choose. During the trip Koenig used it to plan a day trip to Niagara Falls, prioritize what to see at the Royal Ontario Museum and the zoo, and answer the family's questions on the spot, which Koenig found faster than searching. Koenig called the trip well balanced and a ton of fun.
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Context: LinkedIn post from August 2023 (date from the post's activity ID). The author says ChatGPT wrote the post from the trip's chat history.
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