Travelling holidays are full of amazing experiences but, that’s only half of the tale ~ Spending time with your travel memories when that moment for nostalgia strikes, is like taking a marvellous mini-break… IF you can remember them! Australia Map Journals simply summarize your trip on a single sheet… so, Here are 101 ways to use it 😉 […]
Travel journal? Forget it!
Forget the generic travel journal… when going off on a short break or holiday in Australia Lets face it, you’re on holiday ~ you want to relax, have fun. For highlighting your holiday adventures simply summarize your trip on a single sheet with a Journey Jottings Map Journal. For flying visits make a dash to your destination! With a […]
How many Australian Animals can you find on our Map Journal?
With the coming of the school holidays here in Australia and their associated car trips with children, to help alleviate the ‘Are we there yet?‘s, I’ve created an Eye Spy game with the aid of either of our maps ~ the Map Journal, which is A2 size, or a little Mail-It Map that is A3 size. […]
Year at a Glance – May 2010
At the end of each month… I jot down what has been the main highlight for that month, so at the end of the year (and for the fun of future reminiscing) I’ll have the year simply summarized on a single sheet on one of our Map Journals ~ The highlight for May was the expansion of our Map […]
Perfect for…
“If only I were going on a major trip, or doing the big lap?’ (i.e. travelling all the way around Australia) …is a common cry overheard when people first set eyes on a Map Journal. Why, only if you’re doing a ‘big’ trip? Aren’t annual holidays and last minute weekend breaks away to the beach […]
Not quite so spontaneous…?
“I’m not sure where to start” is a common cry with anything new! Whether that be the first gleaming white page in a new travel journal or your new Map Journal. Making that first mark on your Map Journal can be a little daunting ~ but remember there’s no such thing as a ‘bad’ mark or […]
Spontaneity
Some of my most fun and memorable travels started on a spontaneous whim No time for preconceived notions, experiences were judged as they should be, on their merits, not on expectations of hope. Jotting spontaneous notes, rather than planning and preening journal entries, is the same! By worrying about the perfect opening phrase for your […]
Journalling with a Map Journal
Map Journal Map Journals are Journey Jottings’ signature product having come into being when I returned from a trip to the Northern Territory, Australia and felt my traditional travel journal just didn’t cut it when it came to showing and sharing with family and friends where I’d been on my travels and what adventures I’d had. […]
On the Move
Moving House Are you moving house? Do you want to visually show people the spatial relationship of where you’ve moved from and where you’ve gone to? We’ve had a major removal company take our Mail-It Maps! They’re giving them to clients (like you) who’re moving home to use as change of address cards that will […]
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr Seuss
Year 12 Graduation Theme I’ve been contacted by a High School, here in Australia, looking for a year 12 senior school graduation gift for their students. The theme for their year 12 graduation valedictory is to be: Dr Seuss’ ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re […]