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Depending on how full you'll want to stuff the book, you could just slice out every other page or so of a blank book.

Robin - Lovely Design has a few great books...but this may be the best for you...it is made up of mix and match found paper and has envelopes sporadically placed throughout the pages to put little findings in.

http://www.lovelydesign.com/lovely_products_journey.html

Enjoy your trip!

I have done something like that, but I just used an unlined spiral notebook from an artstore. I bought some photo squares that are adhesive to stick in ticket stubs and whatnot and polaroids I took along the way. Sort of a photo album/journal. I've done it twice for big trips and have loved the outcome.

Photo tabs: http://www.dickblick.com/zz173/01/

And a sketch book like this: http://www.dickblick.com/zz118/11/

I do just this sort of thing whenever I travel, writing a journal and pasting in ticket stubs, restaurant cards and other detritus from the trip, but no photos (as those don't get printed until I get home).

I use a Moleskine-knockoff sketchbook. The thicker paper is better for glueing stuff to, and for including a sketch (if that's your bag). They have a little pocket in the back, which is handy for collecting all your bits between writing sessions.

Happy travels! Pack yourself a gluestick and a pair of scissors, but keep those in your checked luggage, lest they get seized by airport security!

Anne in Chicago's suggestion is a good one!

Another version to allow padding:
Instead of completely cutting out the page, leave a 1 inch strip of it still attached. Fold this strip in half, back into the spine. This will mimic the technique used by photobooks to allow for bulk by making more space closer to the spine.

Of course- the best choice would be to make your own book, that way you could incorporate accordion pages, picture pages, and pockets through out. ;)

In pursuit of your hip travel memories, don't be afraid to muck about in your journal. Nothing sadder than a journal kept 'precious' by someone afraid to use it.

Have fun

I am not much for scrap-booking (most of my travels' goodies end up in ziploc bags for later perusal on room cleaning attempts) but I AM an avid photographer. So, given that I have a few thousand pictures from any trip i take, I like the idea of using BLURB www.blurb.com to make your memories into a book. If you're enterprising, you can scan or photograph your actual keepsakes (tickets, etc) for a cool look!

Hope someone finds that business useful.

a nice book with some good ideas--binding your own pages?
http://www.hellotraveler.com/detail.aspx?ID=712&Name=The-Decorated-Journal
I used my

sorry, meant to say
I used my maps of london to cover and bound my own journal.

Thank you for all of the fantastic ideas!! Now I have a ton of great options to look into.