Jun
15
2009
Need some inspiration for what to do in or with a journal?
Check out the 1000 journals site.
The 1000 journals project was initiated in the year 2000 when 1,000 journals were sent out into the public domain; some to a fixed location, others that roamed the world, but wherever they were they were open to anyone to make an entry –
It was so successful a selected collection of the results has been published.
While these are not travel journals per se they all reflect the essence of the moment in which they were created and so convey an emotion that comes from making spontaneous entries responding to where you are and what you are doing.
There is now a 1001 journals project operating.
The joy of travelling is its spontaneous nature –
Events change courses and lead to unexpected adventures –
Let your journaling follow suit 
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May
31
2009
Kodak created a billion dollar industry by giving people a tool to feed their nostalgia. We don’t take pictures because we want to know what we’re seeing now… we already know that. We take pictures because it makes us feel good to know that years later, when nostalgia for that moment comes around, we’ll be ready.”
Traveller's Treasure Trove
I agree!
Its amazing how many people I have spoken with who say they wished that they’d written down even the odd place name when travelling, but they felt quite convinced at the time that it was all so vivid how could they forget? Yet 2 years on, they’re really disappointed that they can’t even recall the name of that pretty little town where they had such a wonderful al fresco lunch 
...tracking my trails & tales
Godin goes on to say as an ‘Aside’ that “when doing something important, like launching a big project, or a new company, or running some sort of campaign designed to change things, keep a scrapbook. Not a note book, a tool for writing down facts. A scrapbook. Include photos and quotes and clippings and events. Two reasons. First, you’ll be glad later (I still have scrapbooks from some of my previous projects) and more important, because it will remind you that you’re doing something important and that time is precious.”
Time is precious and travelling is important
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