A Traveler’s Journal

I found as I traveled that keeping track of what we did and where our money went helped in many ways.  I started with a spiral notepad.  Soon I drew charts on the notepad pages to make it easier to record information and read. Then with my computer I have formalized my travel log into this kit. 

 

 

You will find that A Travelers Journal  will help you in many ways.

Such as:

• assisting your labeling of photos from the trip by referring to the diary entries
• helping you stay within your budget
• providing a chart to keep track of travelers checks used, expenses on credit cards, and cash
• providing a reference for future trip planning
• being a reference to return to exits, hotels, restaurants, etc. you liked
• being a reference to avoid exits, hotels, restaurants etc. you did not like
• saving time packing with the checklist you can customize for yourself
• helping you remember groceries and other items to buy on the trip
• giving you a place to gather notes of things to do when you go back to an area or other ideas to do in the future
• a recording of your mileage, time frames from place to place, and more

After more than 35 years of keeping Travel Diaries my family and I have referred back to them a lot more than we ever thought we would.  My husband counts on having it to use as reference for every new trip route he plans. 

A Travelers Journal includes:

• several copies of each of the 17 different chart pages (over 85  2-sided pages) – already punched for a 3 hole binder
• What to pack  ‘1’  &  ‘2’  (2 forms)
• ‘While we’re gone’ Family / Neighbor – to do calendar
• Last minute to do’s – before you leave
• Lodging reservation information
• Log your miles and more
• Liked or Don’t do again – Restaurants & Food, & Lodging, Campgrounds, etc. & Exits  (3 forms)
• What happened…write something for each day
• Things or Ideas to try next time we are in this area
• Tracking the spending –cash, credit card, travelers checks, debit card  (3 forms)
• Grocery lists while on the road
• Addresses – a form for family & friends, & another for credit cards, etc.  (2 forms)

All you have to do is put the forms in a binder, add a 3 hole pencil case to hold pencils, pens, sticky notes, a highlighter marker, paper clips and small pair of scissors.  And maybe even some tape.

Or use a clipboard and keep it all in a canvas type bag.

 Printed set of forms      -           $ 19.98                                       www.hollyshints.com