Do you keep a travel journal? Not a blog or a video record, but a good, old-fashioned, paper-bound book? In switching to digital resources (photos, records, etc.) we've reduced our paper clutter but, at the same time, we've lost tangible items like printed travel photos, cards from great restaurants, museum tickets and quick sketches. Those who still keep travel journals have turned them into a real artform. We admire these collectors who make their journals into treasured keepsakes...
We've tried many different books and have found our personal favorite journal/sketchbook to be from Moleskin. Past AT posts suggest other journals for travel scrapbooks. Do you keep a travel journal?
All journals shown from Altered By The Sea.
Jonya & Brad's Modern A–Frame 
Quick Cleaning Tip: Keep Baseboards Cleaner With Fabric Softner
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Essence Wine Glasse...
Mac and Cheese: The Secret to Making It Rich and Creamy
Summer Recipe: No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
Comments (8)
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.