Finding the Perfect Travel Journal For You
The Traditionalist:
Good old pen and paper. This option is perfect for your creativity surges doing things the old fashioned way. This method is great for recording personal thoughts while on the go. The down side is that a physical record of your travel experience can easily go missing, or suffer damage, and is hard to share with your friends.
Laptop Lovers:
For those who prefer typing, keeping a chronicle of your adventures stored in your computer is the way to go. This strategy for preserving your memories is useful because you can easily send loved ones e-mail updates, share your travel experiences with others later, and include any links you find useful. Additionally, you wont get tired of handwriting or poking at tiny phone keyboards.
The Chronic Texter:
The spark notes of travel journals, using a phone to track notes is a great way to write down the bare-bone essentials of your trips by writing a few key words detailing what you do each day. This method is best for on the go globe-trotters who don’t have a need for long descriptions. Just be sure to back your notes up in case your phone gets lost or stolen.
The Social Butterfly:
One fun way to share not only your travel stories, but your pictures, videos, and other media with friends and family is through a blog. There are many free websites you can use to do this that are fairly easy to set up. This way you can easily spread word (and images) of your activities via social media, while simultaneously leaving yourself a record of your adventures.
The Expert Explorer:
Consider yourself a master of traveling? Want to share your expertise with the world? Then a professional travel blog is the way to go. A professional blog will help you amass a portfolio, and successful bloggers can turn their hobby into a profession. Bloggers beware: this is not as easy as it sounds, (trust me) and will take a lot of time and attention! However, with patience and hard work, your efforts will pay off.
