Travel Journals - How To Keep A Travel Journal
It goes without saying that memories of trips and vacations fade
with time. If you learn how to keep a travel journal, this need
not be the case.
Traveling tends to be a schizophrenic event. On one hand, there
is the trip you intended to take and may have even organized
down to the tiniest detail. Then there is reality. Reality, of
course, is what really happens as you head perpendicular to your
original travel plans. It is these changes that provide the
unique fodder to your trip that you'll want to remember for
years. This is where keeping a travel journal become invaluable.
Travel Journals
Keeping a travel journal is a simple task and worth its weight
in gold. It is a given that you will forget funny little events
as the years pass. I've lived and/or traveled in over 40
countries and forgotten more than I care to admit, which is how
NomadJournals.com came into being. There is nothing worse than
reminiscing with a friend and not remembering what the heck they
are talking about. This need not be the case.
The good news is keeping a travel journal is a simple task.
First you'll need something to write in such as our Nomad
Journals. Once you have it, the key is not so much what you
write, but when you write it.
When traveling, there is more down time than any of us would
like to admit. Sitting in airports, bus station and hotels gives
you plenty of time to write. An ideal time is just before
hitting the sack as you have a quit moment to reflect on the
good, the bad and the funny snippets of the day. Since everyday
holds interesting little adventures, try to write at least once
ever two days.
The writing itself need not be complicated. You are writing the
journal for YOURSELF. Don't worry about punctuation, grammar and
so on. If you want to write paragraphs, then write paragraphs.
If you want to just keep notes, then just keep notes. If you
want to doodle, for the love of God go ahead and doodle. You
will not be graded!
Although you are writing for yourself, there is one bit of
information you should always write down. When you meet people
while traveling, you tend to write down names, phone numbers and
email addresses on thing such as napkins, maps and brochures.
Much like socks in a dryer, these will mysterious disappear
during your trip. If you keep a travel journal, you will be able
to FIND the information when you return from you trip. Just whip
open your travel journal, find the email address and you'll have
a friend for life.
Keeping a travel journal is incredibly simple. You just write
whatever you want. As time passes, you'll be happy you did.