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New Year's Resolution: Plan Your Travel Journal!
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New Year’s Resolution - Plan Your Travel Journal (Hiking Journal/Paddle Journal/Cycling Journal/Road-trip Journal etc.) Think about the NIKE slogan - Just Do It! How often have you come home from a warm winter vacation or an epic road-trip and thought to yourself,’ I wish I’d kept a Journal on that trip!’ It’s not too late to pick up that sentiment and run with it in this New Year. I’ve ben keeping Travel Journals for years – and in some very out-of-the-way places. So I know a few things about what works and what can help you...
What's In It For Me? (the benefits of keeping a Travel Journal)
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What’s In It For Me? (the benefits of keeping a Travel Journal) Embarking on any kind of travel, whether it's a weekend getaway or a month-long adventure, can be an exhilarating experience. Certainly, creating unforgettable memories is an inherent part of traveling, and capturing those special moments and quiet reflections in a Travel Journal can add a whole new and unexpected dimension to your adventures. Beyond simply jotting down your itinerary, keeping a Journal offers so many benefits that go well beyond the duration of your trip. Let me give you a few of the benefits of...
Everyone Has A Story….yes….even you!
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Everyone Has A Story…yes…even you! What would you want your grandchildren to know about the adventures in your life? Trust me….they will want to know ‘who you really were’! After decades working in the Museum and Archives field, there is one thing I’ve seen that so many seniors regret. Certainly, there are the standard things - more time with family, speaking up for yourself etc. To be sure, these are important to keep in mind throughout our lives. The one thing that I’m referring to is a regret, a sadness really, that they have nothing (or very...
Travel Journal Hacks #1 - Selecting Your Travel Journal - everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!
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Travel Journal Hacks # 1 Selecting Your Travel Journal – everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask… After you’ve taken a Journal with you on a few trips, you’ll find that you begin to develop your own preferences. You’ll find that you have a certain the size of journal and page-count that you like. You’ll find there is a particular weight of paper that works for you, and so much more. Over the years of teaching others how to keep a Travel Journal, and after years of keeping them myself, it strikes me that...
It’s Not Always About You….yes, it is!
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It’s Not Always About You…yes, it is! There sometimes seems to be a notion floating out there that, if you do things for yourself, then you have some kind of ego problem. That’s simply not true; nor is it a healthy approach to this wonderful and magical short time we have here with family and friends and exploring an exciting world. A wonderful and busy view of the Fish Market in downtown Zihuatanejo, Mexico. If there were anything I could encourage you to do, it would be to put yourself first in more things in your life...