Wanderlust

During the eighth week of the GA Software Engineering immersive course, we were tasked with developing a full-stack app from scratch using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React.js, and Node.js) framework.

The inspiration came from a cold, wet, wintery March here in the UK, and all I wanted to know is what destinations are the perfect get-away for this time of year. So, we created Wanderlust - which will automatically tell you the best destinations based on the current weather in that location, and according to what type of holiday you are looking for: heat for lying by the beach, sunny for sightseeing, milder temperatures for activities/adventure, or snow for skiing.

I learnt a lot about creating a responsive grid for showing the results, creating schemas and models for the database, and integrating with Open-Meteo weather and Mapbox APIs to drive an awesome user experience.

You can read up more about the full development process here.