Travel Journaling

This post is the final one in my How to Journal series from another blog. I thought it was a suitable transition post, as My Cozy Book Nook is now my primary blog.

Last week I shared my Travel Bucket List - one that I'm sure will change and grow over time.

Today  I will discuss how I document my travels ... and how these same techniques can also be used to document my life journey.

I owe much of this content to Dave Fox, author of Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals, a book I highly recommend! I refer to this resource at least once a year, and each time I find a new nugget to incorporate in my own journaling routine.

In essence, Dave suggests there are four different stages of travel journaling:

• Pre-Journaling: when you journal your plans for the trip, your expectations and anticipations.
• In the Moment: when you journal while on the trip, speed journaling a few minutes at a time. 
• Post-Journaling: when you journal after the trip, reviewing the notes from above, and crafting meaningful entries
• Re-Journaing: when you journal several months or even years later, revisiting these essays and discovering meaningful themes or lessons learned.