Having A Travel Journal
January 20, 2012
Traveling is a great way to escape the rat race and experience new cultures and places, but unfortunately your experiences can fade with time. The best way to prevent this is to keep a travel journal for your trips.
Your Travel Journal
You should consider your most recent trip. What was the most memorable event during that trip? Then, think about the first trip you had taken. You surely remember just a few things about that trip. Time has erased most of your experiences. If you had kept a journal, this wouldn’t be the case.
There are famous instances of people keeping journals throughout time. Of course, Anne Frank’s Diary is the best example. Anne’s diary tells of her family’s experience while hiding from the Nazis for 2 years. Having a travel journal will enable you to remember all those great experiences.
A good travel journal would have a number of characteristics. First, it should be compact so you don’t have to take up unnecessary space for other things. Secondly, it must have a case for protection from rain, spills, and other things. Third, the journal should contain blank areas to write your notes. And the journal must have cue spaces so you’d be reminded to jot down notes on certain things. The cues should include:
Who you traveled with,
Where you chose to stay and how the place was,
The people you met and their contact information,
Good places to eat, and
What to see and if you would consider visiting again.
At the end of the trip, you should be able to get the following from your journal.
The contact information of the people you met on the trip,
Enough detail to provide you with a guide if you travel to the location a second time.
Memories that you’ll want to remember in a few years, and
Something to give your kids and even grandkids in the future.
To get the most out of your travel journal, you should spend a few minutes writing in it every day. Each day brings new experiences that you would want to remember. If you can’t write about much, then at least take note of what you saw, who you met, and so on.
Traveling is a chance to experience new things and meet new people. Don’t lose these experiences to time.
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