Travel is something many dream about.
It's a time for growth, meeting new people and experiencing the what the world has to offer.
While you travel, chances are, you'll take photos to help preserve your memories.
While photos are beautiful, things like thoughts, feelings, smells, sounds and even conversations are often forgotten with time.
But, if you keep a travel journal, you can document those things that the camera cannot capture.
You can relive the experiences time and again simply by reading your journal while looking at your photos.
Not only can journaling your trip help you remember it long after it's over, but it can enhance your trip as it's happening.
It can help you become more "in the moment"; so you make a deeper connection with your inner self as well as the things around you.
You can use your journal to:
Plan your trip. To talk about why you chose the location, time, etc.
Write about how you envision your trip happening
Write about what you plan to do on your trip
Document what you want to gain or get out of it
Talk about the travel itself. How did you travel? Did anything notable happen?
What did you like or dislike about it?
Write about things happening while you're on your trip, your daily experiences.
Add photos, ticket stubs and other mementoes from your trip.
Add a map and mark the places you visited.
Document your thoughts after you return from your trip. Would you have made any changes, would you return for another visit, why or why not?
While journaling, remember to:
Date and title each entry with something memorable
Journal every day and include plenty of details like sights, sounds, smells, feelings and thoughts.
If you're in a hurry and cannot document your day, at least make a few notes with any important details. Then finish the entry as soon as possible as memories tend to fade after a few days.
If you're journaling for someone other than yourself, consider questions they might ask and information that might be helpful to the reader at a later date.
If you're stuck on what to write about, consider things like what surprised you, made you smile or what did you learn today.
Talk about someone you met or something you saw that really impressed you.
Discuss the differences you see in where you are compared to where you live.
About the Author: The creator of this Journal, Alun Hill, is the owner of 32 profitable business.
He has long credited a large part of his success to Journal keeping.
By following his notes and advice, you too can emulate this success.
If you would like further training or help, his website at AlunHill.com offers his free 70 page monthly magazine, showing many ways to improve your income and lifestyle.
The newsletter contains no adverts or affiliate links etc - just independent, usable, advice and help.
His many courses on setting up and running small businesses, asking "Would An Extra $1,000 A Month Help You?", are available at Tetmo.com.
These have already sold over 250,000 copies, worldwide.
Alun can be emailed at alun@alunhill.com.
