Writers block no more: How to keep a travel journal and why you should

Writing down your thoughts and experiences is the best way to relive your memories. Writing everyday can be incredibly hard and it’s easy to fall behind. Here are some tips and reasons why you should get a travel journal.

I am so glad I brought a journal with me to write down my thoughts, sketch the views and get contact info for the people I met along the way. It blows my mind how easy it is to forget some of the amazing, funny, educational moments you experience SO WRITE IT DOWN!!!!

Janice Waugh writes for the blog Solo Traveler:

I write about my travels all the time.

In my journal I cover the details – date, time, place, cost… When I write for this site I delve into my discoveries, feelings and learnings.

For most, a journal is the place to hold both kinds of memories. You’ll want the details of what you did and where but at the end of a trip, it’s also nice to have a journal rich with the meaning of your travels .. read more

A travel journal is something you can share with other people so they can be inspired by your trip:

“It was a once in a lifetime type of trip.” Read ‘s travel journal from his recent trip to Thailand >>

– New York Giants (@Giants), March 26, 2017

Or it can have private moments that you’d rather keep for yourself: 

Really enjoying writinginmytravel journal..so much that yesterday I decided to make a blog! Not made any posts yet but I’ll get there!

– Jessica (@JessicaAlbot_x) Feb 5, 2017

Keeping your journal, while at the time may feel tedious, is worth it in the long run:

In an effort to feel joy; I’m catching up with mytravel journal. Writing descriptively the interesting days out, the food and the feelings.

-Claire Leach (@Claire_Leanne88) Jan 30, 2017

Try to take time at the end of your days to record the amazing memories you made, the people you met and the new things you experienced!

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