How To
By
eHow Travel Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Make the journal part of your trip-planning experience. Some journals provide travel-planning and packing tips, to-do lists, checklists and other features to make the planning go smoothly.
Step2
Buy a journal that's trip-specific. Cruise journals are just one example of a journal that's designed for a specific travel experience.
Step3
Find a journal that's spiral-bound. It will be easier to write in if it lies flat.
Step4
Look for a journal with special pages that contain extras, such as maps, international dialing codes, conversion charts, tips, travel advice and so on.
Step5
Be sure the journal is compact and portable and will easily fit into luggage without taking up a lot of space.
Step6
Choose a journal with a weather-resistant cover.
Step7
Make sure the journal has a place for names, addresses and phone numbers. Having the names and travel journal together will forever link the special people met on the trip with the larger travel experience.