Papernation

Travel journals are a great way to store memories from your trips and holidays. But it can be quite daunting to start a travel journal from that first blank page. Here are some tips to get you started:

1.  Decide whether your travel journal will be a personal one or something that you’ll show to friends and family when you get back – if it’s always going to be a personal journal, you can write freely and let your writing go wherever it wants.

2.  Try to write something every day, whilst on your trip. Get into the routine of writing daily, and don’t leave it until five minutes before you want to go to bed!

3.  Add physical things to your journal – tickets, photos, postcards, leaves – anything that makes an impression on you or that will evoke a vibrant memory later on.

4.  Try to avoid a list-based approach that merely states where you went on which day…instead, describe how things made you feel,  snatches of overheard conversations, people you met, smells and sounds.

5.  If you’re short of inspiration at any time, pick a theme for that day.  Ideas might include food, wildlife, people you see, shopping, local news – anything that takes your fancy!

6. Don’t worry unduly about whether your writing style is perfect or your spelling is impeccable – just enjoy your trip and write about it as it happens and as it feels to you.

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