![]() And there were some really, really good ones! My travel journal from the summer of 2014 which I spent in southern France is mostly filled with details of the food I ate, and I’m so, so happy about that. I forgot about many of them, but reading about them, it’s almost as though I could taste them once again. Thanks to this, I can relive those delicious meals. In a few of my travel journals, the main thing I wrote about was the food I ate. Did they overwhelm or underwhelm you? Was there a strong emotion you felt visiting someplace, whether it be negative or positive? Remind yourself of what you found so profound on your trip remind yourself of the little details. Write about the emotions you felt as you carried out your itinerary. It’s one thing to talk about what you did in a day, but it’s another to really remember what it felt like being in those places and doing those things. Write about interesting conversations you had, about the tiny details you found the most interesting, what you found most stressful or frightening: your future self will thank you! 3. ![]() Reading the details– the streets I walked on, the buildings I passed, the transportation I took, the rituals I had throughout the trip– these are the things that help me to relive my trips once more. In the moment, I feel like I’ll never forget them, but time makes that impossible. Which brings me to the second thing I appreciated most in rereading my travel journals. While it’s important, I find myself disappointed in the journals where I simply give an overview of places I visited without any further details. I think this is the most basic use of a travel journal, and the purpose of travel journals for many people.īut if you’re a writer, and you’re trying to remember your trip on a deeper level, either for more writing inspiration or another purpose, you should be doing more than just writing about what you did on a specific day. This is especially true on trips packed with activities and sightseeing. I can’t count the number of times I forget every single thing that I did on a specific day, or names of the places I visited.
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