Allow manual addition of countries#157

If there is going to be a “passport”, it would be nice if users could add countries they have been to even if they haven’t been to an atlas obscura location in said country.

Oh, that would feel like cheating to me!
I have other apps to track my travels and countries that I have visited but I like the fact that the Atlas only tracks my Atlas related activity.

Thanks so much for the feedback. We’re really interested to hear more about each of your thoughts @katielou106 and @Jonah Dirks .

Would you be open to doing a user research session with our team? If so, please feel free to reach out to us at hello@atlasobscura.zendesk.com so we can get something scheduled!

I agree. The AO “passport” presents a skewed representation of countries that one has visited. This is especially relevent since it is attached to the profile feature. On one hand, the number of COUNTRIES I’VE VISITED (exact wording) does not include countries where the traveler has not visited an AO entry site; on the other hand, the loose definition of a country over-represents that number visited. If someone were to ask me how many countries I’ve visited, the number on AO would be an approximation, rather than a specific count. To resolve this AO could either change the wording of the categories or their criteria as understood by AO.