Make a travel journal scrapbook during and after a trip
A travel journal scrapbook combines dated observations with photographs and small keepsakes. Record details each day, then choose the page order and images when you return.
Collect dated notes, photographs and loose paper while travelling. Arrange the pages after the trip, when you can compare everything you kept.
Record details you might forget, such as sounds, food or a change of plan. Use your own words.
Make a book from these memories
Add your photos and keepsakes, then put the book together in your browser.
Record details each day
At the end of a day, match the photographs with the date and place. Include details that a photograph cannot show, such as a sound or something that changed your plans.
- Which stop took longer than you expected?
- What did the place sound like away from its busiest street?
- Which meal or small purchase do you still associate with that day?
Keep loose material organised
Use a dated envelope for each day's paper keepsakes. For digital files, use the date and place in folder names so you can match them to your notes later.
- Put the date on the holder rather than the original keepsake.
- Photograph a menu or map when you cannot keep the original.
Edit after returning
Select entries that explain the pictures or record a different part of the trip. Keep the full journal separately if you do not want every entry in the finished book.
- Put a longer journal entry beside one photograph instead of squeezing it between several.
- Combine quiet days on one spread when little changed.
Pages to make
Set out
Put the departure photograph above your dated first entry. Add a route sketch with the intended stops.
One day
Give one day a spread with a place picture, one keepsake image and your own observations grouped by date.
Plans changed
Pair the original plan or map with the detour photograph. Leave a clear area for your account of the change.
Looking back
Place the last-day photograph beside images of the objects you brought home. Leave room for your own account written after the trip.
Questions
How is a travel journal scrapbook different from a travel album?
The journal includes dated observations and your own account alongside images. An album can show the trip without recording what happened day by day.
Do I have to make pages while travelling?
Collect dated notes, photographs and keepsakes during the trip, then arrange the pages later when you can compare the whole collection.
What can I write in a travel journal scrapbook?
Write about what you noticed or what happened that day. A memory question can help you choose a subject, but you write the answer yourself.