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10/04/2008


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travel journal ...

This colourful travel journey was given to us as a gift by family, before we set off on our whistlestop tour of a small part of the Antipedes and the Far East, back in late January, early February of this year. I believe it came from Paperchase? It has great sections for writing, sketching (if you can!), snippets and photographs, and a nice little pocket at the back for storing all those little things that you just can't throw away.

From our travels I brought home, which fills up a large shoebox, memories from our trip, which will eventually be put down in words, and bits 'n bobs stuck in the journal. Don't forget I have my Postcards from Oz travel blog on the go too, which with very limited time, I am trying to keep updated, before I forget all these terrific memories I have.

If the posts on my other blogs become few and far between, or I forget to visit and leave comments, this is where I am likely to be for a while.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a thoughtful gift. It is wonderful to have somewhere special to record all your memories.

Marie x

cd&m said...

That was a lovely gift to receive, Paperchase have some great stuff. Will pop over to your Oz blog to take a look.

Anonymous said...

always good to get excuses in early! ;o)
The travel book is fabulous, it looks very pretty and a great gift idea!
Memories have a habit of slipping away unless we record them! Good move!

Anonymous said...

What a terrific idea, Louise! I don't travel much and never think to keep a very good travel journal. But with a trip coming up, I think I will try.

Nicola said...

Three blogs on the go, yikes, I am finding it enough to keep two going, AND I have help!

Naturegirl said...

A great gift to have..I am journaling my trip here in Arizona on my blog..it will be nice for me to look back on ...on those rainy gloomy days...or next winter when I am looking out through frosty windows! Nice stopping by..hugs NG

Ragged Roses said...

We bought a journal like that for our friend when she went to New Zealand and she used it all the time too It's great to keep all those memories together and also to have a blog for that purpose too.
Kimx

Chelle said...

Definitely get those memories taken care of before they slip into oblivion. I found I did the same thing shortly after returning from our UK trip last spring. As a result, I know exactly where each and every picture we took was taken, and we took a lot. I actually turned them into my screen saver at work, so when it comes up I remember where each picture was taken, and the moment in which it was taken.

Happy reminiscing!

P.S. I left a new comment on the "Bad Dog" blog in response to your question. :)

Val said...

I have really enjoyed my visit to your blog. That was a very nice gift. I will return soon.

Unknown said...

how nice to have a travel journal,a break from everything electronics happy weekend :)

Christy Amular said...

That's a very thoughtful gift!Looking forward to reading your travel blog. :)

Joanna said...

Thats funny I thought I must catch up on your wonderful journey before visiting you at home and then I read this post, how strange!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Louise,
Thank you so much for your good wishes for Max xxx
I love journals,wonderful things...i am going to have to visit your other blog and see what you got up to!
Have a great weekend.
Love Kristina XxX

carolr said...

Louise, it looks lovely. Really.
Also, thanks for yor kind responses on my blog. You seem like a nice person. Smiles, Carol

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

That's a very nice journal, Louise! I find it helps to write everything down too, because if I don't do that I foget all the little trip details such as the names of restaurants,etc.

Pat