The Hold My Pin journal

For the places
you keep thinking about.

A little inspiration. A little know-how. Thoughtful guides for turning your next saved reel into a very good plan.

A sunlit Mediterranean cove with limestone cliffs and clear blue water.

The starting point / 3 min read

A Europe trip, built from the places you can’t stop thinking about.

Turn a folder of saved reels into a flexible shortlist, one city and one neighborhood at a time.

Read the story

Editorial artwork created with AI.

Notes for your next stop.

13 stories

A brass compass on a lavender plinth in warm window light.

Engineering / 3 min read

What happens after you send that reel?

A plain-English look at the Instagram-to-map flow, including what happens when the clues aren’t enough.

Read the story
Four quiet neighborhood streets meeting around a tree-lined square.

Guide / 3 min read

Google Maps and Hold My Pin: two parts of the same plan.

Use Hold My Pin to find the place in a reel, then use Google Maps to check it, save it and get there.

Read the story
A warm bistro with burgundy seating and marble dining tables.

Guide / 3 min read

A restaurant shortlist you’ll actually use.

A lighter way to organize food discoveries by neighborhood, occasion and the places you really want to try.

Read the story
A butter-yellow bakery with a blue doorway and pastries in the window.

Guide / 3 min read

That place in the reel? Here’s how to find it.

Follow, forward, check the map link. A practical first-reel walkthrough without another app to download.

Read the story
A quiet seaside work nook with a laptop and a terracotta chair.

Guide / 2 min read

A softer landing in your next city.

Build a useful shortlist of cafes and workday essentials before you arrive, then check what matters in person.

Read the story
A Tokyo-inspired side street with warm lanterns reflected in wet pavement.

Guide / 3 min read

Tokyo, one neighborhood at a time.

A planning exercise for turning saved Tokyo reels into a flexible shortlist. Choose a few anchors and leave room to explore.

Read the story
A pinboard holding a varied collection of travel photographs.

Opinion / 3 min read

Your saved folder isn’t the whole plan.

Keep the inspiration. Add the missing location, decision and next step.

Read the story
Colorful tomatoes, basil, aubergines and lemons at an outdoor market.

Guide / 2 min read

A better way to discover your next good meal.

Use reels for inspiration, venue information for the details, and a map for the plan.

Read the story
A winding limestone staircase leading through a hillside village.

Guide / 3 min read

Is that place in the reel worth the detour?

A practical way to evaluate an Instagram recommendation before building your day around it.

Read the story
A printed architectural photo beside the same building in the background.

Guide / 3 min read

Keep the screenshot. Find the place.

How to turn a visual reminder into a location you can check and use.

Read the story
An olive-painted doorway opening onto a sunlit courtyard.

Guide / 2 min read

Before you go: the five-minute place check.

A small checklist for the gap between a beautiful reel and a good day out.

Read the story
A quiet countryside railway platform with a bicycle and an approaching train.

Guide / 2 min read

One weekend. A few good places.

Turn a handful of saved reels into a day with room to wander.

Read the story

Give that reel somewhere to go

Your next good plan.
One reel away.

Try it on Instagram (opens Instagram in a new tab)

Follow @holdmypin. Send a public reel.
Get map links back in your DMs.