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I keep moleskines as travel journals. I get thin ones that I can use for one or two vacations and staple stubs and tickets in them as well as recounting my days and what I saw.

I see the village of Nether Wallop mentioned in the first journal picture above - they used to have great used furniture auctions there - its a lovely little village

I have tried to do this but I have come to find out that:

1.) My days are so full that I dont have any time to write in the journal in the manner that I would like.

2.) If I wait until my vacation is over, I will have no desire to write, and recapturing the magic of that day would be impossible.

So, I stick with photos.

We brought a little moleskine along on our honeymoon trip this year, and found it was a really nice way to unwind at the end of the day.... taking turns writing about what we did, where we ate, etc. It also was a useful reminder when it came time to label the photos.

i definitely keep a travel journal, though a lot of times i am not terribly consistent about writing in it. i have found that Borders sells some great journals. My personal favorite is a spiral journal with travel stamps on the cover that has pockets and baggies built in for things like postcards, brochures, ticket stubs etc. Of course, right now I can't remember the company that makes it- they also have tons of polka dotted ones. They aren't tiny but i love them anyway!

My husband's family lives in Ok state, and it is about a 23 hour drive for us. The last couple of times we have driven instead of flying. To help pass the time, I bring a few tools with me and actually document my trip on the road. This last trip I bought a Polaroid camera, so I could include the pictures as they are taken.

I personally love maya road's chipboard books.

I blogged my last road trip journal, and included it in a diy format. :) http://vol25.typepad.com/vol25/diy/

Everytime I travel I always take a journal with me. I started doing that when I went to Europe the first time as a child. It is a great way to make notes about photos taken, places you have seen, make sketches, have locals draw maps for directions....sometimes it is a journal dedicated to a trip or just added to my own personal one. Plus, it is great to sit at a cafe and write in the middle of the day too.

I received a travel scrapbook when I graduated from high school (went to England for 2 weeks) and was faithful to that until digital cameras became big. I recently finished the switch to a travel blog (http://amiabletraveler.blogspot.com/), but am pretty sure on my next trip, I'll be taking a journal and collecting things like I used to. There's just something pleasurable about going through a book and seeing your photos, coasters, postcards, etc all jumbled together.