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Free, privacy-first turn-by-turn, map and navigation - no account, fully open-source.

AWAY
WITH
YA

Your journey. Your destination. Your destiny.

〜 TO THE SEA. | 🍃 TO THE LAND.

Founded in Ireland - currently being built and live tested. Pre Launch.

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How it works

Navigation without the surveillance

AwayWithYa gives you full turn-by-turn navigation — drive, cycle, or walk — powered entirely by open-source technology. No account. No data selling. No strings attached.

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OpenStreetMap

Built from the world's most complete open map. Your journey. Your destination. Your destiny.

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Photon Geocoding

Search any address, city, or landmark worldwide. We don't sell your personal searches or history data. Full data handling will be reviewed before commercial launch.

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Open-Source Routing

Fast, accurate routing for driving, cycling, and walking. Built on OSRM, the open-source routing engine trusted worldwide.

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Drive · Cycle · Walk

Three travel modes. Real turn-by-turn directions. Distance and time estimates. Everything you need.

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No Account Needed

Open the app. Navigate. That's it. No sign-up, no login, no email required. Your data is yours.

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Works Anywhere

A web app that works on any device, any browser. No app store. No install. Just a URL.

The symbolism

Why a wren on a signpost?

We didn't invent either of these. Ireland did — centuries ago.

The wren

rí na n-éan

In Irish folklore, the birds held a contest to crown a king: whoever flew highest would win. The wren hid on the eagle's back, then popped out at the last second to fly that bit higher and became rí na n-éan, King of all birds. In some Irish towns, on St. Stephen's Day (26th December), Lá an Dreoilín is still celebrated, and you might still see a wren being carried on top of a decorated pole in honour of this clever, adventurous wee bird. The wren, small, clever, and utterly Irish - this wee bird will guide you on your journey to your destination.

The Irish signpost

a genuine fingerpost

Ireland's black-and-white signposts were the standard on rural roads for the best part of two centuries - some examples date back to the 1800s - bilingual, hand-painted, distances given in miles. These were, and indeed still remain throughout the country, many standing beside the EU-standard signage that arrived in 1977. They remain one of the most recognisable symbols of an Irish road trip.

Why it matters

What does AwayWithYa mean for your travels?

For you as you travel

Free turn-by-turn directions for driving, cycling, and walking. No account, no ads, no data sold. Built on open maps that we all help to improve because the whole world can edit them!

From the sea to the land, our wren will guide you on your journey, to your destination, your destiny.

For your business

Your brand. Your guests' journey.

A branded navigation experience that helps your guests reach you, find their way around, and discover the places you recommend — no app to install, just one link to share.

Core navigation live · Branded business pilots in development

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Open source stack

Built on open foundations.

Every piece of technology powering AwayWithYa is open source.

Leaflet.js — map rendering

OpenStreetMap — map data

Photon — geocoding & search

OSRM — routing engine

CartoDB Voyager — map tiles

Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS

The origin story

Born from an "Ah sure, I'll build my own" moment!

I got locked out of my Big Tech account mid an essential family trip-in the middle of nowhere, travelling solo.
No Maps - No Emails - I was locked out of everything!
So that night I thought: Ah sure, I'll build my own! AwayWithYa was born the next day!
Built on OpenStreetMap, Leaflet, Photon, and OSRM - all open source, all free, all yours.
No account. No personal data selling. No shenanigans.
AwayWithYa- Your Journey. Your destination. Your destiny.

— Órla, Founder · Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪