We all love a holiday, some of us live to travel. This last year has taught us more than ever the importance of travel. When someone tells you that you can’t do something the need and want to do it increases! Human nature I guess. Once we are allowed to travel further afield, I think we will be wanting to treasure the importance of wonder of it even more. This is why I wanted to create some new journal prompts. This time for those who live to travel and love to journal!
Capturing memories
For me creating a journal has always been about capturing a moment. A place to reflect daily on what we’ve been doing, where we have been and of course how we feel. So much more than a diary, a place that holds more than significant dates. A journal can be a snippet of life, pages of detail or photo’s and memento’s.
Which is why documenting your travel adventures in a journal is the perfect way to capture your memories but also your future dreams.
Live to Travel and Love to journal
The beauty of a journal is that the sky is the limit. You can reflect on everything from way back or dreams of things to come. This is why journal prompts and travelling are a winning combination.
- What is your earliest memory of travelling?
- How many countries have you visited?
- Your favourite way to travel and why?
- You have £10,000 to spend, where are you going?
- Where would your ideal city break be?
- What sort of holiday do you favour?
- Top 10 countries on your bucket list?
- Where would you never visit again?
- What is it about holidays that you love?
- Museum or beach?
- Pool side holiday or adventure holiday?
- Countries you have no desire to travel to?
- Where has been your favourite destination?
- Funniest holiday moment?
- Any travel disasters?
- Who is your ideal travel buddy?
- What is your packing essential?
- Have you ever travelled solo? How did you find the experience?
- What is the best picture you have any taken on a holiday?
- Do you embrace local cuisine?
Ready for more?
- What has been the best meal you’ve ever eaten abroad?
- The worst hotel experience you’ve ever had?
- Where was the most beautiful place you visited?
- Greatest holiday day out?
- What is the best souvenir you’ve ever bought?
- What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on holiday?
- Is there somewhere you’ve visited that you feel a connection to?
- 5 star luxury or camping?
- Do you like to plan your holiday out in advance before you arrive?
- Have you travelled a lot in your own country?
- Have you ever forgotten something essential?
- Did you ever lose something while you were on holiday?
- Have you ever had a holiday romance?
- Is there somewhere you’ve visited that made you want to stay forever?
- Where would be your top recommendation?
- Is there somewhere you could visit over and over?
- Would you, or have you ever taken a cruise?
- Do you class the airport as the beginning of your holiday?
- How do you feel when you get home from a holiday?
- What holidays have you got planned for when lock down is lifted?
Documenting your travels forever
Of course, these journal prompts are more about looking back over travel. A great way to prepare for the world opening up again.
But once we are back up to our full travelling capacity, documenting your travel’s in a daily journal is really valuable. Summarising each day, the amazing things you’ve seen and all the adventures you hope to have.
You can even create a travel journal for adventures you hope to have. Making plans and being organised, what could possibly be better than that!
Would you like to document your travels using a journal of some kind? What would be your best holiday memory?
That’s an interesting prompt, “Countries you have no desire to travel to?” – for me that would be the Far East, although I don’t really know why. When Flora was younger we got her to keep a holiday diary of what she did each day with pictures and a wallet at the back to keep cocktail swizzlers, beer mats, tickets, etc. We were looking through all 5 of them the other day, it was such lovely – I’ll have to try and persuade her to start doing the same again 🙂 xxx
Oh that is such a lovely idea. I don’t really want to travel to Australia. Don’t get me wrong, it looks beautiful and I have friends and family there but I can’t get past all the bugs and nasties!
What a great list of prompts, I really want to start writing a journal properly and having it there to read in years to come.
Putting these prompts together each month has certainly made me stay on track with my journal x
I love the travel themed prompts. I think we could all do with using those right now! I didn’t ever think I was a “traveller” so to speak and although I’m not one to up sticks and backpack around Thailand for months, the pandemic has definitely made me realise I NEED to travel more!
I think it is almost that feeling of being ‘trapped’ we just all have an urge to spread our wings now x
I love these prompts! I always document my travels using scrapbooks, and I’ve always kept a collection of leaflets of attractions I’ve visited ever since I was young hehe. The ‘You have £10,000 to spend, where are you going?’ prompt kept me thinking for ages, so many possibilities! x
Hahaha me too, I have still not decided. It changes daily!
Love all these prompts! I never thought about having a travelling journal, but it’s such a great way to keep all your bucket list places together with your past experiences! Will share some of these with my sisters and see the answers! Thank you for sharing x
That’s a lovely idea, they would certainly make a good talking point x
I couldn’t agree more! Documenting our travel adventures in a journal is always a great idea to capture our beautiful travel memories! I love journaling, so these prompts will come handy 🙂 Thanks for sharing ❤️
Thank you. I am glad they will be useful for you x
You made me miss traveling by going through your lists. man, can’t wait to do it again once this pandemic die. it will! soon!
Oh me too! It feel’s like a really long time x
Great journal prompts, definitely has me inspired to start a whole section in my bullet journal dedicated to travel. And I can’t wait to get exploring again, so loving the ideas here!
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What a great idea. I saw a travel journal in Aldi last week and was going to buy but didn’t know what I’d write in it. Wish I’d bought it now as these prompts are ideal. Thanks for sharing.
I bought that journal!! They’ve had them for a while so hopefully it’ll be there next time you go x
Those are some fantastic journal prompts! I think a journal is a lovely way to jot down notes and memories from travelling.
I agree, small enough to take away with you and capture everything x
I love the idea of doing a travel journal. Those memories are so priceless!
Rosie
Aren’t they just. Holidays always fly by but they are so enriching x
Wow how good are the prompts within your list. so many fun and cool suggestions to get all the ideas flowing x
Thank you Melanie x
I love these prompts as they really get you thinking. Travel disaster stories are my favourites. Even though they tend to be horrible at the time, they’re great to laugh about afterwards!
Yes I have a few horror stories, terrible at the time but you have to laugh now x
I have a memory book and I record everything in there from cinema trips and gigs to holidays. I keep things like flyers and tickets and it’s quite a nice visual representation of what I’ve been up to. Although it’s not really been touched the past year x
I love that idea. We did create a lockdown scrapbook which the whole family got involved in x
Some lovely ideas. I have a bullet journal when I have time to use it and some of these ideas would be perfect! x
Love to bullet journal but it is definitely time consuming x
I love the travel prompt ideas! When I was working in the US for a summer I kept a journal because I never wanted to forget a moment of it but I haven’t kept one for any other trip. This is something I think I will start when we can travel again.
Let’s hope we are not grounded for too much longer! I bet working in the US was an incredible experience x
The journal prompt ideas are great. Good for when you have a creative block. So many love to journal these days.
It is such a great way to reflect x
I am missing travelling so much. Can’t wait to be able to explore more. Until then these journal prompts will keep me going. Thanks for the inspiration
You’re most welcome. Let’s hope adventure is not too far away x
We love to scrapbook and keep a family journal when we travel anywhere new to help us record it.
It is a lovely way to record wonderful memories x
These are great prompts. I’m hoping to make a scrapbook detailing holidays I’ve been on and will include some of these on pages inbetween.
That sounds like a lovely idea Kelly x
In a time when travelling is difficult, I enjoy reading and writing about Travel. And I actually quite enjoyed reading through your prompts and answering them myself happily 🙂
I am glad they have been useful for you x
I love travelling but I rarely ever journal my travels apart from sharing on the blog but I love these prompt ideas, I can utilise them in the near future.
I love travelling and am gutted I only found my travel bug a month before the first lockdown in the UK. But I’m saving and hoping I”ll be able to travel again soon so would love to create a travel journal to remember my travels and adventures by. Will be saving this post so I can come back to your list of prompts!
I cant wait to get out and explore again, we are not great at being grounded are we x
I like traveling. During the trip, I would like to keep a notebook and pen handy so that I will be able to hold onto those thoughts or feeling about the adventures. Your ideas about the journal prompts are great, thanks.
I hope they are helpful for you x x
I love traveling and this idea is great ❤️ I miss traveling so much
Thanks for sharing
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I hear you, it’s been really tough not being able to explore x
These are some great prompts to use in your journal about travelling and exploring. I am going to use some of these in my journal. Thank you for sharing these. Xx
I am glad they’ll be useful for you x x
I love this! I have missed travelling so much – we used to go away a lot. I have too many favourite memories to list, but thank you for these amazong prompts. Kaz
Thank you Kaz, I am sure we are all itching to get out again x
These are lovely prompts. I love journaling but I have never done a travel themed one. This is the first time I am hearing about a travel themed journal and I think it’s a fab idea. I’ll give it a try.
These are some great prompts! I really miss travelling and can’t wait to go somewhere again. I always keep a scrapbook and collect things from wherever I go.
Tash – A Girl with a View
Absolutely love this idea for relieving the even painful urge to get back on the road or in the air! I’m one of those who literally live to travel (hence, I’ve lived in 5 different countries within just the past 10 years), and cannot wait until it’s possible for me to get back to it. Thankfully, since I live abroad, I’ve been able to travel back home multiple times even during lockdown, because they can’t deny me entry to either direction ;D It’s been a major lifeline during this past year.
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These are such nice journal prompts! I never thought of doing Travel themed journaling before – makes me really want to start travelling when it’s safer to do so! I’ve never had the chance to travel before (because of age and money), so I will be coming up with a major bucketlist! Bali here I come 🙂
Em x