what is travel journal

A travel journal is a personal diary that allows you to record your thoughts, feelings, and experiences during your travels. It is a place to plan and organize your trips, write about your experiences, and add paper mementos from the trip. Travel journals can be used to write about memories large and small, who you met along the journey, and what you learned. They are not just for voyaging to far away places, but even a day-trip just an hour from home is worth journaling about. Travel journals can be used to create a travel bucket list or wishlist of places and things you want to see, and to plan your trip including where you’ll go and what you’ll do. There is no set formula for creating a travel journal, and it can ultimately be whatever you make of it. Some travel journals are designed exclusively to be used as a travel journal and include things like travel-related writing prompts, questions, quotes, and trip planning exercises. Benefits of keeping a travel journal include documenting and cherishing your travel experiences, reflecting on what you have learned, and applying it to other parts of your life.