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Pack for Your Trip Tool is a travel packing checklist website built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Users select their trip type, weather, trip length, and main activity, and the website generates an organized packing checklist with interactive checkboxes, saved progress, print support, and reset options. The website code and main project functionality were built manually.

I made a travel-themed Higher or Lower game using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The player compares two famous travel destinations and guesses whether the second destination has higher or lower annual visitors than the first one. The game includes a split-screen design, destination background images, score tracking, high score storage, a shuffled destination system, and a game over screen.

The most challenging part was making the game feel smooth and not repetitive. At first, random destinations could repeat too often, so I added a shuffled deck system that goes through the destination list before repeating places. Another challenge was finding visitor numbers because annual tourism data can change depending on the year and source, so I used approximate values for gameplay.

I am proud of the visual design because it looks like a real Higher or Lower style game. I am also proud that the JavaScript does more than just compare two numbers. It manages the score, high score, game state, random destination order, answer reveal, and restart logic.

To test the project, people should click Higher or Lower and check whether the answer is revealed correctly. They should make sure the score increases after a correct answer and that the game over screen appears after a wrong answer. They should also refresh the page to confirm that the high score is saved. Since the visitor counts are approximate, the game should be tested as an educational guessing game, not as an official tourism statistics source.

I made a website called Local Hidden Gem Finder. It helps users discover interesting local spots across the United States. Users can search by city, state, or keyword, filter by categories like nature, food, art, history, beaches, and viewpoints, click on an interactive U.S. map, view hidden gem cards, open a details popup, save favorite places, and use a Learn More button to research each place.

The most challenging part was connecting all the JavaScript features together. The interactive map, API results, favorites, search, filters, details modal, and Learn More links all had to work with the same set of place data. Debugging small JavaScript errors was also challenging because one missing function or misplaced bracket could stop the whole site from working.

I am proud that the project feels like a real travel discovery app instead of just a basic webpage. I added an interactive map, cards, favorites using localStorage, a modal popup, category filters, and API support for real place data.

To test the project, open the live URL, search for a place or category, click different states on the U.S. map, use the category dropdown, click Details on a card, save a few favorites, and try the Learn More button.