Create post‑trip journals and review drafts with Claude Sonnet Vision

Automatically transforms your travel photos and notes into beautiful journals, highlight reels, and review drafts using Claude's vision and language capabilities.

How it works

1. Trip Completion Trigger - Webhook or scheduled check for recently ended trips
2. Validate Trip Data - Confirms trip details, dates, and destination information
3. Fetch Photos from Google Photos - Retrieves all photos from the trip date range
4. Extract Photo Metadata - Gets EXIF data (location, timestamps, camera settings)
5. Fetch Trip Notes - Pulls journal entries, receipts, bookings from Google Drive/Sheets
6. AI Photo Analysis - Claude Vision analyzes each photo for content, mood, significance
7. Generate Chronological Story - Creates narrative flow from photo sequence
8. Create Travel Journal - Formats beautiful journal document with photos and stories
9. Draft Platform Reviews - Generates review text for TripAdvisor, Google, social media
10. Create Highlights Reel Script - Suggests best photos and captions for video/slideshow
11. Store Outputs - Saves to Google Drive with organized folder structure
12. Send Delivery Package - Emails journal PDF, review drafts, and highlights to user
13. Batch Processing - Daily check for trips ended in last 7 days
14. Analytics & Insights - Tracks most memorable moments, photo quality scores

Setup Steps

1. Import workflow into n8n
2. Configure credentials:
   • Anthropic API - Claude AI with vision for photo analysis
   • Google Photos API - Photo retrieval and metadata
   • Google Drive API - Trip notes and output storage
   • Google Sheets - Trip tracking and metadata
   • SMTP / Gmail - Delivery notifications
   • OpenWeatherMap (optional) - Historical weather data
3. Create Google Sheets with tabs:
   • trips - Trip records with start/end dates
   • trip_notes - Daily journal entries
   • generated_content - AI-generated journals and reviews
   • analytics - Photo quality and memory scores
4. Set up Google Drive folder structure:
   • /Travel Memories/{Year}/{Trip Name}/Photos
   • /Travel Memories/{Year}/{Trip Name}/Journal
   • /Travel Memories/{Year}/{Trip Name}/Reviews
5. Configure API keys and resource IDs
6. Activate both webhook and scheduled workflows

Sample Trip Completion Payload

{
  "tripId": "TRIP-2025-TOKYO-001",
  "userId": "USER-2025-1234",
  "userName": "Sarah Johnson",
  "userEmail": "[email protected]",
  "tripDetails": {
    "destination": "Tokyo, Japan",
    "startDate": "2025-03-15",
    "endDate": "2025-03-22",
    "tripType": "solo_adventure",
    "mainInterests": ["culture", "food", "temples", "photography"]
  },
  "photoSources": {
    "googlePhotosAlbumId": "ALBUM-TOKYO-2025",
    "includeSharedPhotos": true
  },
  "notesLocation": {
    "googleDriveFolderId": "FOLDER-ID-123",
    "googleSheetId": "SHEET-ID-456",
    "sheetTab": "tokyo_trip_notes"
  },
  "outputPreferences": {
    "journalStyle": "narrative",
    "includeMapRoute": true,
    "reviewPlatforms": ["tripadvisor", "google", "instagram"],
    "highlightCount": 10,
    "privacyLevel": "friends_only"
  },
  "deliveryOptions": {
    "emailPDF": true,
    "saveToDrive": true,
    "generateSlideshow": false
  }
}

Features

• AI Vision Analysis - Claude analyzes photo content, composition, emotions
• Intelligent Narrative - Creates cohesive story from disconnected moments
• Multi-Platform Reviews - Tailored drafts for different review platforms
• Photo Quality Scoring - Identifies best shots for highlights
• Location Intelligence - Maps photo locations and suggests points of interest
• Mood & Theme Detection - Categorizes trip segments (relaxing, adventurous, cultural)
• Automatic Captioning - Generates engaging captions for social sharing
• Memory Highlights - AI-selected "best moments" based on uniqueness and quality
• Timeline Reconstruction - Chronological story even with mixed-up photo timestamps
• Review Optimization - SEO-friendly, platform-appropriate review text
• Batch Processing - Handles multiple trips efficiently
• Privacy Controls - Filters sensitive photos, respects sharing preferences