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 […]
Crazy, Stupid and Scary Travel Tales
Last month we asked our Facebook page friends What was your ‘Favourite Journey‘? We had 20 fabulous responses, which I put together in a couple of blog posts for all to enjoy 🙂 This month Genevieve suggested we recount tales about: crazy, stupid or scary things we’ve experienced or done whilst travelling ~ Here is […]
New Eyes
Spotted this poster on the Community Board down at the ferry terminal 🙂 “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust Having recently written a blog post about travelling on home turf its a quote that I love! 😀
Who is Linda?
To give a quick background summary as to who is behind Journey Jottings I’ve added a ‘Who is Linda?’ tab to our Journey Jottings Facebook page ~ Click here to view a bigger version! What do you think? 😉
Favourite Journeys – Part 2
When I asked followers on our Facebook page : “What was your favourite journey?” Here is what *you* said in Favourite Journey Part 1 Here is the second half! 🙂 Julie Wise Not my trip but I think we all need to hear the story…My neighbours are just back from what was to be 6wk […]
Favourite Journeys – Part 1
When I posted this on our Facebook page : “What was your favourite journey?” This is what *you* said 🙂 Yvonne Adele My first trip to New York, where I came back with a life-long souvenir– a NY yankees tattoo! The day after I got it, I sat at Yankee Stadium – forward in my seat […]
Jottings on PostCards
My good friend Kirsty Wilson from Travel Tips Plus & Interim Business Solutions wrote a blog post last week entitled ‘Souvenirs: Postcards from Travel Destinations”. I posted the link onto our Facebook page asking: “Do you keep all the PostCards you receive?” Photo: Travel Tips Plus “I keep them!” piped up Charley Jones And Sarah […]
Mangroves
‘Mangroves’ vegetate the inter-tidal area between land and sea that gets flooded with the tides. The name Mangrove is therefore applied to any plant that is able to live in salt water whether a tree, a bush, a fern, grass or shrub. Over 18% of the Australian coast line is vegetated with mangroves ~ This week, I was […]
Cultural Exchanges
Cultural exchanges in Australia ~ I was in Brisbane last week ~ And with business done… I couldn’t resist popping into the Queensland Art Gallery for a quick look! It fascinates me how they’re able to have such a beautiful big water feature in amongst their delicate art works! For the longevity of the exhibits the […]
Tripbase & Travel Secrets
Best Kept Travel Secrets I was thrilled when I received a nomination from Kirsty Wilson of Travel Tips Plus to reveal 3 of my best kept travel secrets as part of a Blog Tag game initiated by Tripbase. (Click on the images below to get the FREE pdfs 😉 ) My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets feature in the blue […]