Hole punch. We the Mead Journal you could punch holes in postcards or brochures and putt them right into the book. Glue Stick (or if you have SmashBook it comes with a cool pen with a glue stick end!) OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NICE TO HAVE IN YOUR KIT:Ī small pair of scissors If you have kids my age, you probably have 50 pairs in your house.Washi Tape (I like this vintage-inspired set.).Then when you drop your book, you aren't trying to pick up all your souvenirs all over the street. Quick solution: stick some double stick tape in the kit so I can secure all the loose pieces. I used to cram stuff into my journal very haphazardly, but as you can imagine things would always end up falling out. I prefer one with a ruler down the side like the Wescott T-816. It's helpful for use as a straight edge and to draw some simple shapes. I have a small template that I like to stick with my journal. I like capturing a tiny photo in the moment too. Usually, I take pictures with my phone or my big camera, but I have to wait to print them when I am home. I like to take an instant camera to capture some pictures for the journal AS WE GO. Fudenosuke (My ABSOLUTE favorite hand-lettering pens!!!!).I am also a BIG fan of Tombow pens because the two tips mean you can do so much with just one pen. If you are like me and get worried that you will "mess-up" your journal, you will love these things because they are FULLY ERASABLE. Right now, I am crazy over these Frixion pens. Leather Travel Journal (I have one of these.).Moleskine (I love these notebooks, but there is not any give in the spine if you plan to stuff pieces into it.Just take a hole punch, and anything can become a page in the book. It is that flexibility that has me loving this journal. It is held together by two rings so that it can be opened and the journal can be reconfigured however you like. It has a linen cover, different papers, dividers, stickers, pockets, and a fold-out map. But my current favorite is my Mead Travel Journal. I have journaled in everything from a Moleskine to a Smashbook to a Traveler's Notebook. I will be posting more in-depth about what my travel journals look like and what I like to include in future months. Below is a list of some of my other favorite travel journal items. This year I found a brand new journal that I love, and I have already filled it with fun things from those two trips. Since then I have tried to keep a journal (or notes) for all our trips. It expanded those experiences in my memory. (Like standing face to face with the Mona Lisa or next to Anne Frank's desk.) It helped me remember more. It helped me take mental snapshots of what it felt like to stand in certain places. It forced me to create a highlight reel of each day. Keeping a journal added something special to my trip. But I learned something on that trip that stuck with me. We have taken many, many much smaller trips since our epic Europe trip. I stuffed ticket stubs, postcards, receipts and other ephemera inside knowing that seeing them later, I would remember the paths I walked and things I saw. So using a small Mead memo pad (see pic below), I kept straightforward notes of what we did each day. I knew that I would want a record to help me remember the details. I knew just a couple days in that so much was happening each day, that if I didn't write it down, I would never remember what we did, where we went, what we saw. It was easily the BEST TRIP OF MY LIFE, but also the most exhausting. I think we spent about 75% of our time completely lost. It was a whirlwind trip full of adventure and chaos. Then a high-speed train to Paris, the Chunnel to London and home. Our trip started in Amsterdam, then moving on to Prague, then to Switzerland (Bern and the Alps) to visit historic castles once inhabited by the VonGraffenried family. In 2006, a year after Bryan and I got married, we went on a three week backpacking trip across Europe.
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