The Travel Blog — real-time and NoSQL with React and Firebase

Type

Personal project (learning)

Role

Design and development (solo)

Technologies

React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Firebase, i18n, PWA

Result

Bilingual installable (PWA) blog, real-time, live to try

The goal

A learning project to explore a NoSQL database and real-time synchronisation, by building a bilingual travel blog. The idea: step away from relational databases and work with a different data model, while polishing the user experience.

Features

bilingual EN / FR (i18n);
dark mode;
installable on mobile (PWA);
interactive photo gallery;
real-time comments and likes (Firebase).

Technical choices

Firebase / Firestore: to work with a NoSQL database and real-time sync without managing a server — the core learning goal.
React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS: a typed interface, built quickly.
PWA + i18n: going beyond a plain site — installable, usable offline, and available in two languages.

What I worked on

Modelling data in NoSQL (and understanding how it differs from relational), handling real-time synchronisation of comments and likes, and turning a React app into a bilingual PWA.

What the project demonstrates

Knowing when to choose NoSQL, handling real-time features, and caring about experience (PWA, internationalisation, dark mode).